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JIGSAW AND THE TALK ABOUT YOUTH PROJECT :
MENTAL HEALTH CHAMPIONS:
Calling all young people in Pearse street, aged 16 to 25 years of age.
Would you like to be a mental health champion in your community?
You will be able to raise awareness about mental health and reduce the stigma associated with it, plus be able to help your family, friends and community.
It involves only 20 hours doing training online and this can be done at any time that suits.
It is a great opportunity to help the whole community and fantastic to have on your C.V.
If you are interested please give me a call or a text to let me know you are interested and for any more information .
We will help you along the way.
And for parents:
Calling parents and other interested adults in Pearse street.
Would you like to be a mental health champion in your community?
You will be able to raise awareness about mental health and reduce the stigma associated with it, plus be able to help your family, friends and community.
The commitment is very little, it involves only 20 hours doing training online and this can be done at any time that suits the group.
It is a great opportunity to help the whole community.
If you are interested please give me a call or a text to let me know you are interested and for any more information .
Thank you.
Carmel
086 8272518
Dublin City Comhairle na nÓg are delighted to bring you Future Talks, our virtual youth climate event taking place this Saturday 10th October.
This event is national and open to all young people aged 11-17 years. For more information and to register click on the link https://futuretalks2020.com/
Covid19
Hi everyone, wow, we weren't expecting this new very surreal world that we find ourselves in.
However , everyone has stepped up and taken on the the many challenges which were presented to us.
The incredible team that makes up the Talk About Youth project have entered a new realm of online digital youth work.
To make sure we operated safely, we developed guidelines for this type of work. We ensure for eg that when running online youth groups, that parents give their consent for the under 18 year old cohort.
We are zooming to beat the band and also using messenger, whats apps and other communications with young people, parents, volunteers and other adults in the community. Online youth groups are running every day and most nights with our regular groups including, inbetweenagers, respect prog, hangout club, youth 21, the cave ravers, youth arts group, girl talk, international group and the intercultural group to name but a few.
We are dealing with around 150 young people and up to 100 parents and other adults every week.
Our facebook and instagram accounts are busy every day with themes of fun, wellbeing, meditations, challenges, quizzes, art work, funnies, positive messages and of course covid 19 guidelines.
We are there for everyone and are helping each and every person young and older deal with so many issues like lisolation, fear, depression,missing friends, worried about school, lack of I.T.including phones, wifi and lap tops, information overload, missing friends and shopping, missing hugs and so many more.
We also have our own Florence Nightingale aka Eileen Nalty who as well as running her groups is the community link with the centre and Pearse House 😀
Kim, Eddie, Lisa, Louisa and Orla are flat out running the groups, engaging with parents, doing online training and taking part in online fora with funders, partner orgs and youth projects all over Ireland as well as populating our social media accounts and planning new projects.
I have to thank our funders DCYA, CDYSB and the South Inner city Drug Task Force for their continued funding and support.
Huge thanks firstly to our volunteers and to the incredible family that is St Andrews..a beacon of light and hope in this crazy time.
Stay safe everyone.
All the best.
Carmel O Connor.
- Community Learning Fair Issued 26 Feb 2024 - Click here for more information
- Job Vacancy Issued 14 Jan 2021 - St. Andrews have a vacancy for a youth worker details here Job description here
- Jigsaw Mental Health Project for Young and not so young Issued 20 Oct 2020 - Intersted in a project about mental health click here for more information.
- The Invisible Front Line - Pearse House Issued 7 Oct 2020 - Pearse House is a vibrant community of 345 flats that house almost 1,000 people. It is one of many such flats complexes in Dublin and is nestled behind Trinity College and one block from the river. The flats were built in the early 1930s by ...
- Future Talks Issued 6 Oct 2020 - This event is national and open to all young people aged 11-17 years. For more information and to register click on the link https://futuretalks2020.com/More details here Or register directly here
- TALK ABOUT YOUTH PROJECT: YOUTH EXCHANGE Issued 29 Oct 2019 - Active Youth: Minds and Motion, One of our most recent International Exchanges, took place in Split, Croatia. Young people from our St Andrews Resource Centres youth project aged between 15 and 17 years linked up with other youth projects from Croatia and Norway. Adventure ...
- Michael Healy-Rae, NYCI & Health Award Issued 20 Jun 2019 - Carmel O'Connor, Lisa Downes and Carly Weafer from the Talk About Youth Project, met recently, with Michael Healy-Rae T.D. Chairman of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs in Leinster House, along with other young people representing NYCI - National Youth Council of Ireland. It ...
- TALK ABOUT YOUTH PROJECT: IMPACT + RESEARCH PROJECT Issued 14 May 2019 - The Talk About Youth project was very proud, to recently launch “The Importance of International Youth work” research report in St Andrews. The first ever report of its kind in Europe. It was a participatory project, which showed how non-formal education supports the learning and ...
- FURTHER EDUCATION Issued 30 Apr 2019 - Young Women’s Education Programme Are you a lone parent aged 18-30 looking to get back in to the workforce? Take the first step into your new adventure and come join our course free of charge, with help and support along the way. Be the change you want for yourself! WHAT ...
- FREE THOUGHT FM Issued 11 Apr 2019 - FREE THOUGHT FMFree Thought FM is broadcasting live from the Douglas Hyde Gallery on 105.2FM (Greater Dublin Area) or worldwide online at freethoughtfm.com. Here we have Carmel O'Connor - Youth Project Manager in St Andrews Resource Centre - chatting to Garrett Phelan. Drop into the ...
- “The 21st Century Youth Worker” Issued 1 Apr 2019 - The Talk About Youth Project were invited to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs during the week ending 29th March, to join 70 youth workers from Indiana, USA, who were in Ireland for a week long study visit for a seminar highlighting the similarities ...
- TALK ABOUT YOUTH PROJECT Issued 13 Mar 2019 - FINLAND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE - In February, 6 young people and 2 youth workers, Eddie Fitzpatrick and Eileen Nalty from the Youth Services travelled to Kokkola in Northern Finland, to link up with groups from Finland, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia and Romania. The theme was “Snowmen Go ...
- TALK ABOUT YOUTH PROJECT: SUMMER PROJECT AND SOUTH DOCKS FESTIVAL Issued 1 Jan 2019 - The Talk About Youth Project team were flat out in July, serving up 3 weeks of fun, adventure, trips and over nights. The young people who signed up took part in in pier jumping, kayaking, hill walking, wellness day, climbing wall, a sports day, talent ...
- Talk About Youth Summer Programme Issued 26 Jun 2018 - The Talk About Youth Project will run a 4 week summer project, starting on the 25th June for over 50 young people. A packed programme will include, trips to Lullymore, Newbridge Farm, Sea trip to Dun Laoghaire, Cliff Diving, Hill walking, Zorbing and a residential ...
- President Higgins celebrates Talk About Youth Issued 26 Jun 2018 - President Michael D Higgins, hosted a party in the Aras recently, celebrating the important contribution young people under the age of 25 make in Ireland. Representing the Talk About Youth Project was Emer Simmons one of our invaluable volunteers.