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Southern Area FYI Issue 128

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Welcome to Issue 128 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Download your copy here

In this edition, you will find more information on summer activities taking place across the Southern Trust Area, starting on page 4 (This follows on from our previous two editions, highlighting summer provision for children, young people and families. You can easily access these previous editions, Issues 126 & 127, by following the links on page 53.)

Did you know that if you click on the underlined purple writing on most slides, these will take you directly to the page or contact you are looking for?! Try it by clicking on any of the words or phrases below in our ‘Contents’ section.

The next issue of ‘FYI’ will be going out on Thursday 4th July and two further newsletter editions will follow over the summer. Further details will be included on circulation dates in Issue 129.

 In the meantime, stay connected!

Feel Good Armagh – New Services Resource

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On Saturday 15th June 2024 the Feel Good Armagh event was held on The Mall in Armagh. This free event was organised to help all ages of the communities in Armagh to find out what support and opportunities were available on their doorstep.  Over 50 services and organisations held information stands to inform the public (and each other) of what they provide, and activities were held for children along with historical walking tours of The Mall. Music and food were provided too!

A new resource was produced by the Planning Group of attending services on the day, and the resource was both printed and available digitally which is regularly updated.

Download  Resource Here

The event was funded by Ark and Triangle Housing, ABC Council and Children in Northern Ireland. The Planning Group consisted of member organisations from CYPSP’s Armagh Locality Planning Group (LPG) who were ABC Council, SHSCT, Barnardo’s PosAbility and Family Support Hub, ArKe Sure Start, Youth Action NI, React, Papyrus, West Armagh Consortium and Vibe.

For further detail, contact Darren Curtis, CYPSP Locality Development Officer at localityplanning@ci-ni.org.uk

New Springboard Programmes – Greater Belfast Area

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Springboard are currently recruiting young people for new Programmes:

Flyer – Journeys consists of 4 distinct programmes, each tailored to specific needs, aimed at young people aged between 16 – 24 years from across the Greater Belfast area, depending on what programme they choose. Journeys provides young people the opportunity to create positive change both for themselves and their communities. There are four key themes that underpin Journeys which are Personal development, Good Relations, Citizenship and Employability.  

Flyer – YouthStart provides participants aged 16 – 30 assistance to work out their career aspirations and steer through their employability and career pathway.The programme supports individual development to build confidence, overcome barriers and understand their tailored career development ‘map’. The programme can be tailored around the individual through 1-1 support, group work and training to meet specific needs.

Flyer – HeadStart is a Skills for life and work programme working with 16-23* year olds (criteria applies). The programme operates over one year, 4 days per week starting in September.  Young people can gain Level 1 in Youth Work or Level 1 in Business Administration as well as Essential Skills in Maths, English and ICT. Young people will also build key personal and employability skills through work placements.

Flyer – Ignite is a fun based learning programme for 14-17 years olds to get involved in relationship building, social action projects, personal development and confidence building, residentials, new experiences and celebration event.

Participants from both the Journeys and HeadStart programmes can benefit from:

  • £8 daily incentive  
  • Free Travel Card
  • NOCN Qualifications
  • One to One Mentoring
  • Residential and Camps
  • Meet new people
  • Social Action Projects

School Uniform Recycling Toolkit 2024

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The Southern Area School Uniform Recycling Toolkit is a FREE resource for any school, community organisation or group to use to help set up a recycling scheme. Including editable flyers, checklist templates and evaluation tools, this resource can be used across Northern Ireland – download here

For anyone who wishes to use the Toolkit, or for further information, contact Darren Curtis, CYPSP, at localityplanning@ci-ni.org.uk, as we aim to track all usage of the resource to demonstrate the impact of this initiative.

See our 2023 Toolkit Infographic to find out about the impact of last year’s School Uniform Recycling Initiative on schools and organisations.

Changing Energy Related Behaviour Course

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Training for frontline Staff – Thursday 7th March, 9:30am – 12:00pm

Habits and behaviours can be hard to change, but they can have a huge impact on how much a household spends on energy. The course will look at of some of the theories and findings in the field of decision making, focusing specifically on simple practical things they can do to encourage people to act on the energy-related advice they receive.

This course is designed for frontline staff working in a range of organisations who are in a position to provide energy-related advice directly to householders either face-to-face or via the telephone.

Download Flyer Here

All webinars are 2.5 hours and CPD accredited Webinars will be delivered live via Zoom (video conferencing facility) by our expert tutors to small groups to ensure a good level of interaction and support for learners. Participants will require a device with a camera and sound.