Barnardo's NI

The SATCHEL project aimed at giving children aged 4-6 years in the west the best start at primary school and encouraging parents to be more involved in their child’s education recently celebrated its achievements.

Five North Belfast primary schools recently celebrated completing a Book Buddies Programme aimed at improving literacy, building friendships and addressing social and emotional well being.

Barnardo’s NI recently launched a baby box pilot scheme aimed at mums-to-be who are in the later stages of pregnancy and are in a crisis situation including victims of domestic abuse, refugees and asylum seekers.

Pupils from Edmund Rice College, Whitehouse Primary School and Little Flowers Girls’ School recently took part in a celebration of Barnardo’s ‘All Stars’ programme at Parliament Buildings, Stormont

Barnardo's recently held a seminar on the merits of 'Access All Areas' an England and Wales initiative for care leavers with a view to introducing a similar programme in NI.

Chelsea Duncan (18) and Acting Permanent Secretary Department of Social Development, Andrew Hamilton officially opened refurbished and extended accommodation costing £1.1million for Barnardo's NI Leaving Care Service in South Belfast.

NI launch of 'Unprotected, Overprotected' a UK wide report into the risk of sexual exploitation for children and young people with learning disabilities.

A new film highlighting the issues around child sexual exploitation in NI has been launched aimed at raising awareness around the dangers for children and young people over the age of 12.

The first UK PATHS® (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) & Barnardo's conference was held recently with key note speaker Dr Mark Greenberg the original author & developer of the evidence based programme from Penn State College, Pennsylvania.

This year Barnardo's NI is celebrating 35 years of its Professional Fostering Service. As part of the celebrations to mark the successful long term foster placements of hundreds of children Barnardo's held an event and balloon release at Stormont.