Ballysillan Youth For Christ (the BlueHouses)

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The community drop-in centre was established in the heart of the Silverstream Estate, Ballysillan, in 1993, in response to the needs of the area.  The aims of the centre remain the same today as they did when established:

1. To build meaningful and long term relationships with young people
2. To support young people in fulfilling their potential through participation in programmes which meet their social, spiritual, educational, physical and emotional needs within a safe environment
3. To promote opportunities for reconciliation to take place, enabling healing in the lives of individuals and communities

As a result our contact with people in the local area now finds itself in the shape of the following programme areas:

“BlueHouses Youth Development”

Relational youth work to enable people to journey with young people and enable them to reach their full potential

Delivered: Football coaching, RE, 3 x drop in, Year 8&9 lads, Year 11 lads, Year 8&9 girls, Year 10 girls, Mixed Group, Girls Community Relations, Young leaders, Friday lads, mentoring, detached, faith group, summer programme

“Bluehouses Academy”

Skill based programmes // Term time 8-10 week courses

Work with small group of young people or 1-2-1 // Relational and practical

Delivered: Life Skills, Music academy, Educational support, Joinery academy, (Arts & crafts and cookery delivered within Youth Development programmes)

“BlueHouses Community Development”

Relational work with the whole community, women, men, parents, families, journeying with them to enable each one of them to reach their full potential.

Counselling, mums and tots, womens running, womens fitness, community liaison, detached, friendship group, community breakfasts, volunteer development