We are working with QUB and NUI Galway to support them on a research project on the sex industry in Northern Ireland and we are specifically looking for anyone who is willing to be interviewed who is/has paid for sex or is/has been paid for sex.
The Bar Council of Northern Ireland today presented cheques for just over £38,000 to their 2013 Charities of the Year, Barnardo’s Northern Ireland and Action on Hearing Loss.
The Reminiscence Network Northern Ireland was established in 1998. It provides support to a range of people and organisations that are involved in reminiscence activities.
With summer well on its way, P5 children across Northern Ireland will soon be learning about how intense the sun actually is, with the help of the Cancer Focus Northern Ireland Sun Scientist project.
A new report funded by the Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) (launched 14 April 2014) finds that many older people enjoy good social connections. However, a substantial number are at risk of social exclusion.
Calling all community groups, youth organisations, charities and social enterprises! McStravick Institute of Coaching, a social enterprise, is holding a FREE community coaching workshop on the morning of Friday, May 9th.
The revised Code of Good Governance was launched for consultation by the Developing Governance Group (DGG) at a seminar hosted by NICVA on Thursday, 10 April 2014.
Autism NI's We Think Safe website provides safety activities, facts and education for young people in an accessible and fun way. The website has recently been updated with lots of new resources & interactive games to help young people learn about safety.
Practice Paper on Separated Fathers issues published showing the experiences of a number of organisations working with separated fathers in Northern Ireland.
As Easter approaches, farming charity Rural Support, is calling on Northern Ireland children to take part in an “Easter on the Farm” colouring competition to help raise awareness of its important service during the Easter and Spring period.
VIEW’s digital media workshops have been designed to support organizations within the Community and Voluntary Sector to both up-skill and empower their employees in their outreach and communications work.
Senior managers from Newington Day Centre (funded under Big Lottery Reaching Out:Connecting Older People Programme for an outreach programme) successfully completed the ILM Level 3 Award as part of the RO:COP support programme training provided by NICVA.
Entries are invited from event organisers for Community Relations Week which begins on Monday 16 June. The programme is open both to voluntary and community groups and to public sector bodies.
Almost 12,800 people in Northern Ireland are diagnosed with cancer each year and a significant number of these could be prevented through greater awareness, a new report from the All Party Group on Cancer (APGC) at Stormont reveals.
The Older People’s Floating Support Service is delivered by Fold Housing Group in Newtownabbey, Larne and Carrickfergus and provides a tailored support plan to help service users retain their independence and live in the home of their choice.
A new blog has been launched by award winning mental health charity, Aware Defeat Depression. The blog called ‘I am Depression Aware’ is found at www.iamdepressionaware.com
BBC Children in Need is hosting a series of outreach sessions across NI to encourage new applications and to explain how our grant strategy works in practice. One-to-one advise sessions are available by appointment. Contact 028 9033 8221 for more info
Over eighty business leaders pledged to support 3,000 young people into employment over the next three years in Northern Ireland by providing mentoring, work experience and actual jobs during an event organised by Business in the Community.
The countdown is on to Northern Ireland’s national final of Lloyds Banking Group’s Money for Life Challenge, which is being held on April 9 at the Long Gallery in Stormont.
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Good Relations Department
Do you know someone who gives up their time to help others, without looking for recognition or reward? The Mayor’s Awards for Volunteering is asking for your nominations for outstanding volunteers throughout the Borough of Castlereagh.
