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Issue 143 – Southern Area FYI – 6th March 2025

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Welcome to Issue 143 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information). 

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Another jam-packed edition giving you information, opportunities and connections to share with everyone you work with!

If you would like to share information on your work at one of our Locality Planning Group meetings, feel free to contact us to see when the next meeting is held in your area – See Page 47 for the dates of our upcoming series of meetings.

Keep connected!

Locality Development Team, Southern Area

Community Food Initiatives Programme 2025-28

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Safefood is inviting applications for funding for its Community Food Initiatives Programme 2025-28.

The Community Food Initiatives programme aims to empower people in low-income communities to make healthier food choices. It funds local projects that improve access to healthy and safe food using a community development approach. Since 2010, over 50,000 people have taken part in a Community Food Initiative activity.

The Community Food Initiatives Programme 2025-28 is funded by Safefood and administered by SECAD Partnership CLG.

Safefood is an all-island implementation body set up under the British-Irish Agreement (1999) to promote awareness and knowledge of food safety and healthy eating on the island of Ireland.

Safefood is looking for organisations on the island of Ireland with experience working with target groups and local partners to apply for funding

A Supporting Information document is attached and contains:

SECAD will hold an online information session on 19 March 2025 from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm. Please email sconroy@secad.ie for details.

How to apply

Please contact Sinéad Conroy at sconroy@secad.ie to receive the link to register and to make an online application.

The closing date for funding applications is 21 March 2025.

If you have any queries about the funding or completing the application form, please contact Sinéad Conroy at:

E: sconroy@secad.ie

M: +353 (0)87 354 3606

 

Issue 142 – Southern Area FYI – 20th February 2025

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Welcome to Issue 142 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Download Issue 142

(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device.  Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears)

Another edition packed with lots of information, activities, resources and opportunities available across the SHSCT Area.

CYPSP are currently producing a Northern Ireland Children & Young People’s Plan for 2025-2028, which will inform our work for the next three years – Please take the time to visit the next page, have a look through the document and give your feedback and thoughts on our priorities and focus. This Draft Plan has been informed by the views & opinions of children, young people and parents/carers, along with existing evidence across Northern Ireland relating to children’s, young people’s and families’ needs. The closing date for consultation responses is Friday 28th February 2025.

Thanks again to all who submitted flyers and information for this fortnight’s edition of ‘FYI’.

Keep the updates coming!

Locality Development Team, Southern Area

Showcasing Parent Support Programmes in NI

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The National Children’s Bureau is delighted to invite you to an online showcase of some of the evidence-based parenting support programmes delivered across Northern Ireland.

You will hear from programme developers and practitioners from:

  • Incredible Years
  • Parents Plus
  • Solihull Parenting
  • Parenting Focus – Parenting Your Teen
  • Mellow Parenting

When: Monday 24th March, 9.30am – 12.30pm

Where: Online via Zoom

The event is primarily aimed at practitioners, commissioners, and policy makers with an interest in parenting support.

This event is being hosted by NCB, supported by the Public Health Agency and the Health and Social Care Trusts.

To register for this event please visit here.

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