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Programmes and Services of Youth Work Ireland- Roscommon
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Youth
Information Centres & Services. |
Welcome to our Youth Information section. Our aim is
to provide information and assistance when needed, or
even just to be a friendly ear to listen. So drop in,
phone or email us any time with a query.
So, whats so great about Youth
Information Centres?
They are places you can visit where you are respected
and welcomed, never judged, and always encouraged to
return. The main reason our centres are so useful is
that they are places you can come to and get all the
information you need, whether you want:
-Flying the coop booklet for guidance on leaving home to go to college
a student travel card
- information for a health project or migration & visas
- to view or take home a college prospectus,
- youth hostel information when travelling or doing
the Presidents Award,
- get a passport form or apply for your driver theory
test,
- your CV typed or advice on doing an interview
- info on the minimum wage and employment rights
... the list goes on, and you can get all of that information
under one roof, in any of our Youth Information Centres.
Where are the Youth Information Centres?
We cover Roscommon County and part of North East
County Galway. The Youth Service has developed four
Youth Information centres/cafes, and a school information
point and library.
• Roscommon Youth Information Centre, Castle
St. Roscommon town. Tel : 090 6625395 email: youthinfo@roscommonyouth.ie
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• Ballaghadereen Youth Information
Centre & drop in. Cathedral St. Ballaghadereen. Tel:
094 9861505. email: yicballagh2@eircom.net
• Strokestown Youth Information
Centre & drop in. Church St, Strokestown. Tel: 071
9633883 email: strokestownyic@eircom.net
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• Castlerea Youth Information
Centre, Barrack St, Castlerea. Tel: 094 9621136. email
: castlereayic@eircom.net
• St Cuan's Youth Information Point & Library,
St. Cuan's College, Castleblakeney, Co. Galway. email
stcuansyip@yahoo.co.uk
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St Cuan's Information Point and library is also unique,
because every year 8 senior cycle students volunteer
to be trained to run the Info point and library for
their peers and the teachers. This facility has won
both National & International recognition.
What if you don't live near
our centres?
We are actually part of a national network of Youth
Information Centres. You can find out which centre is
the nearest to you by going to www.youthinformation.ie
and click on Ireland then on map.
Finally...... We are always thinking of ways to find
the right information and present it in the easiest
format. One of our successful examples is the publication:
'Flying the Coop - a guide for school leavers'. This
booklet has more than 14,000 copies going into schools
and colleges, and is also ordered individually every
year. It provides information and tips on:
- finding the right accommodation,
- tenants rights,
- costs,
- budgeting,
- staying healthy and safe,
- adjusting to the changes and
- support people and useful contacts.
It's relevant to any young person leaving home, to go
working or training, but there is an emphasis on going
to college. Your interest is most welcome, be it to
order a copy or to make suggestions for the next edition.
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| Community Youth Work
Projects |
Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway also works
with young people in their local communities. Two examples
of this type of work are our Ballaghaderreen Youth Project
in County Roscommon and our Ballygar Youth Project in
North East County Galway.
Community Youth Work Projects respond to identified needs
in local communities, targeting in particular those who
are most disadvantaged. These projects provide a wide
range of programmes and services for young people and
work closely with the local communities.
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| Counselling & Support
Services |
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Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway provides a
range of Counselling and Support Services. These include
General Counselling, Bereavement Counselling, Anxiety
& Phobias, Depression and Behaviour Management etc. Our
Teen Between support services also assists young people
who are experiencing difficulty as a result of parental
separation and divorce.
These services are by appointment only. Contact can be
made confidentially through any of our centres of directly
through our Head Office in Castle Street, Roscommon.
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Youth Clubs |
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Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway has a network
of Youth Clubs throughout the region. Youth Clubs provide
a local, safe environment in which young people can participate
in recreational and educational activities. They also
provide opportunities for young people to socialise with
other young people of their own age and to have fun. Youth
Clubs provide a wide range of learning opportunities where
young people can experiment under mature guidance. Our
Youth Clubs are run by trained volunteers in their own
local communities and can cater for different age groups,
from the very young to older teenagers.
Youth Work Irealnd-Roscommon / NE Galway provides a range
of services and supports to Youth Clubs. These include
- Help in setting up
- Insurance
- Club Network
- Leadership Training
- Competitions
- Programme Planning
- Club Exchanges
- Club Grants
- Club Mailing
- Access to National Office of Youth Work Ireland,. and
other national programmes and services.
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| ROSCOMMON ACTIVE DIVERSION
YOUTH PROJECT (RAD) |
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Our RAD Project is run in association with
An Garda Siochana Roscommon and the Department of Justice,
Equality and Law Reform. The RAD Project is designed to
work intensively with young offenders, or those who are
at risk of offending.
Through a combination of intervention and prevention the
Project aims to:
- Divert young people from becoming involved in criminal
/ anti-social behaviour
- Provide suitable programmes and activities to facilitate
personal and social development and encourage civic responsibility
- Work towards improving educational and employment prospects
of the participants
The Programme of the RAD Project is tailor made to suit
the particular client group and incorporates:
- Personal & Social Skills Training
- Groups Skills Training
- Recreational Activities
- Vocational Guidance
- Drop-in Centre
Participation in the Project is strictly by referral only.
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Other
Projects:
Stokestown's 'The Hub'
Strokestown Youth Information
Centre opens every Friday evening 7-pm -9pm for local
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| After School Clubs
Support |
We offer support to local communities who wish to start an After Scchool Club. After School Clubs provide both formal and
complimentary educational supports to young people of
school-going age, after school hours. They are open to
all young people, but especially those who may require
additional support with homework etc. After School Clubs
offer homework support, complimentary educational projects
and recreational activities.
Home
Work Support
The clubs provide participants with the back-up and suitable
environment to do homework given to them by their teachers.
These groups are designed to support pupils who regularly
have difficulty completing home work and as a result may
be falling behind in class. The Clubs provide the opportunity
for pupils to work through their assignments where they
can ask for assistance if they have any problems. The
Clubs' supervisors can also provide support to participants
with literacy and numeracy difficulties, on a one-to-one
basis.
Complimentary
Education
After School Clubs can also provide a mixed programme
of events, which will not only address academic needs,
but will also provide complimentary education, through
recreational activities e.g. story-telling, music, arts
& crafts and drama etc. The combination of both homework
support and complimentary programmes are beneficial in
attracting and holding the attention of young people who
would easily loose interest in solely homework support
programmes. Collectively, these activities are also designed
to build the participants' confidence through the complimentary
educational process.
Functions and Aims
- To provide a quiet, supportive environment for students
to complete their homework.
- To provide assistance to students who have difficulties
in completing their homework.
- To encourage students to develop favourable study habits.
- To provide a safe and supportive environment for school-aged
young people to engage in activities which are recreational
and educational.
- To encourage and develop young people to relax and socialise
with their peers on a regular basis throughout the week.
- To provide a support system to encourage young people
at risk of dropping out of school, to remain on in full-time
education.
- To provide a setting where parents, teachers and youth
services can work together to enable young people 'get
more' out of school.
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| School Support Programmes |
Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway provides a
range of supports for young people within the school setting.
Examples of these include our 'Settling-in' Programme
for First Year Students, our 'Moving-on' Programme for
Leaving Certificate Students, Peer Mentoring, Personal Development Training,
Health Education and more.
The Settling-in Programme recognises and addresses the
difficulties that can be experienced by young people moving
from National School to Second level. The Moving-on Programme
prepares leaving certificate students for leaving school,
leaving home and moving away for further education or
employment.
In addition to the above, one to one supports are also
regularly given to students experiencing difficulties.
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| Youth Arts |
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Under our Youth Arts Initiative,
Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway promotes participation among
young people in a range of arts media. These include Painting
& Drawing, Writing, DVD Production, Music, Dance & Drama
etc. Some of the Youth Arts Initiative competitions run
annually by Y.W.I. include 'Young & Junior Writer
of the Year' competitions; 'Design a Christmas Card' competition;
Artist in Residence; Musical and Variety Competitions
etc.
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| Summer Programmes |
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| Working with local communities, Y.W.I. Roscommon
/ NE Galway operates a number of Summer Play Schemes for
young people. These provide opportunities for young people
to engage in recreational and educational activities for
a number of weeks during the summer months. |
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| Youth Consultative
Committees |
| In order to ensure the highest level of
youth participation in the design and delivery of our
services, Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway has established
a Youth Consultative Committee to advise it on its work
with young people in different projects. |
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Comhairle na nÓg
Comhairle na nÓg is our Local Youth Council, which gives young people the oppourtunity to be involved in the development of local services and policies. Comhairle is a joint initiative between Youth Work Ireland and the Roscommon County Development Board.
Each year the Roscommon Comhairle na nÓg holds an AGM and Annual Conference where over a 150 young people ages between 12 and 18 years, representing all regions of the county, participate. During the AGM the delegates elect a committee of their peers to work alongside decision making bodies for 1 or 2 year term. At the AGM the delegates discuss issues effecting young peoples' lives in the county. Their deliberations informs the work of the committee for the following year.
Their is also a Daíl na nÓg representitive elected by the committe who represents Roscommon Comhairle na nÓg at a national level. This comhairle representitive relays information from its committee to the Daíl na nÓg and vice versa.
Roscommon Comhairle na nÓg is on Facebook and if you are interested please like our page we have 2 web-masters on the committee who update this regulary with what we are doing. |
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| Personal Development
Training |
Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway delivers a
range of Personal Development Training Programmes to young
people both in and out of school setting.
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Bronze Presidents Awards recipients. |
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| Training |
| Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway provides a
range of training opportunities for both young people
and adults. These include Leadership Training, Work Experience
Training, Academic Placement, Youth Work Training, Youth
Information Training, Child Protection Training and more.
As a professional agency, Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway
also promotes continuing professional development training
among its volunteers and staff. |
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Youth Information Training. |
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| Publications |
Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway engages in
the publication of a range of booklets and materials aimed
at providing supports and education for young people.
The most prominent of our publications is our annual
"Flying the Coop", a guide book for young people leaving
home for further education or employment. This publication is available nationwide
and is updated every year.
Other publications include "Alcohol - The Choice is Yours" etc,
If you would like to order a copy of "Flying
the Coop" (2010 Edition)" contact
Nicola
Available from mid April 2010.
For all the latest news please click
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New Publications from 2010
Coping with Stress and Study Skills Guide
 
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| President's Award |
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( L to R ) Liam Moroney
chief executive Y.W.I. Roscommon / NE Galway with Danielle
Frisby Burns and Mr John T. Murphy, Director of the
Presidence Award at the presentation of the Silver Gaisce
Award. |
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