Money Minder – Free Financial Advice from STEP in the Mid Ulster area
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Welcome to Issue 150 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).
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(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device. Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears)
There are various Awareness Weeks taking place this week and so there is lots of information contained in today’s newsletter about events, workshops, etc. which are being actively promoted, including those relating to (amongst others): Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, Men’s Health Week, Loneliness Awareness Week and National Carers’ Week.
Also, see Page 3 for further details on how to send us your submissions for the final ‘Summer Is Coming’ special edition this month.
Please be sure to share any relevant details with parents/carers and colleagues with whom you work, to help us spread the word about all the great opportunities which are available in the Southern Trust Area.
Stay connected!
Locality Development Team, Southern Area
Upcoming market stall showcase events in the Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Council Area during June and July 2025.
Image on light blue background depicting market stalls and people voting, Market stall showcase events taking place in June and July in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council area
Following on from Parentline NI’s recent school avoidance event held in Lisburn, it was evident that peer support groups can play an important role in supporting parents and carers.
The Parent Participation Service at Children in NI have developed a new guide to support parents in setting up peer support groups.
Peer support can play a powerful role in building connection, resilience and shared learning within communities and we hope this guide can be used to help facilitate the development of new peer support groups across Northern Ireland.
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The Focusing on Families survey is your chance to share your views on how family support services in Northern Ireland can best meet the needs of children, young people and families.
If you are a child, young person, parent/carer or practitioner who cares about family support services in Northern Ireland, we want to hear your views!
This short survey is being conducted by Stats & Stories for the Children’s Social Care Reform Programme and covers five key themes:
The Focusing on Families survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. We encourage you to provide honest feedback. Your feedback will help shape the Family Support Strategy for Northern Ireland, ensuring that services focus on the needs of families.
Please click on the link for the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FocusingonFamilies25
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Dr. Donna Kernaghan at donna@statsandstories.co.uk.
