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Neighbourhood Youth Project provides a high quality youth service to young people between the ages of 10 24 to the most disadvantaged communities in Bray We provide Centre based services from three locations in the town to young people, based on their needs, issues and interests The services include drop ins, Life skills Programmes, educational and issue based group work programmes, one to one support, detached youth work (including outreach), outings, residential activities and summer programmes.
We offer young people the opportunity to develop holistically through informal education processes as a response to social needs in a safe and equitable
environment We believe in the right of young people and their ability to be involved in the decision making processes ensuring their views are valued and
recognised We also aim to work in a collective approach and in a participative way that respects the individual and builds up the social and personal skills of all
young people so they can develop their full potential Youth work is the engagement of young people through their voluntary participation in a process of planned programmes and activities based on the needs of the participants It takes place in a safe and welcoming, non judgmental environment and enables young people to enhance their personal and social development, it is young person focused and youth led and complimentary to a young person’s formal education It is based on equality, is outcome focused and provides a platform for young people to have a voice in society and a sense of belonging in society The project works with a range of Young People and their families who are excluded from society as a result of addiction, mental health issues, criminal activity and antisocial behaviour We also work with young Travellers who are excluded from mainstream programmes and services Working at a neighbourhood level enables us to focus on spatial targeting of Young People and their families By identifying and reaching the most at risk in our communities we are able to support their engagement in both our organisation’s internal services and programmes and external services We use a variety of strategies internally and in collaboration with external agencies to support engagement and progression ranging from targeted outreach to referrals from local programmes, activities and the organisations wider services. We take a multi pronged approach to address needs of young people, their families ranging from delivery of formal educational supports for young people from primary to third level education, to the provision of an outreach and drop in service with disengaged young people We work closely with local organisations to support engagement of young people in their services and have collaborated on and developed initiatives and referral mechanisms to address their needs The youth project through its developmental programmes provides a range of opportunities to support young people affected by educational disadvantage in an out of school setting
Contact 01 286 7644
Connect Bray Neighbourhood Youth Project
Funding;
€77,791
Chanel of funding
KWET B
Area of National Drug Strategy
Youth
