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Youth Work Ireland
non-governmental
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MAIN PARTNERS AND FUNDING BODIES Department of Children,
Youth Work Ireland (YWI) is the largest youth organisation in Ireland. It is made up of
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion
21 local member youth services and a national office. The national office supports
and Youth (DCEDIY)
the members to deliver an integrated youth services model to young people in their
and other government
communities. This means that young people around Ireland can avail of a whole range of
departments including
services and supports if and when they need them.
Justice, Employment, Enterprise, Health,
YWI actively engages with over 76,000 young people every week. Over the years the
Education and Environment.
organisation has developed highly innovative services, supports and programmes for young people between the ages of 10-25 years, including:
Is youth information and
• mental health supports;
counselling part of the
• resilience building, anxiety programmes;
national/regional youth
• drug and alcohol support;
strategy?
• LGBT+ youth work;
YES
• club development; • employability programmes; • counselling services; • rural outreach; and • fun safe spaces for young people to gather.
WEBSITE www.youthworkireland.ie
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