Barnardo's NI

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.

Launch of a new training and resource pack highlighting the issues of child sexual exploitation and sexual health in the South Eastern Trust area.

Twenty nine year old Lee Maddocks from Newtownabbey was recently awarded Marsh Trust NI Regional Volunteer of the Year for his volunteering role with Barnardo's NI Newtownabbey Family Connections service.

Evaluation of after-school literacy programme 'Ready To Learn' shows it led to improved reading accuracy and comprehension, better linguistic phonics and pupils less likely to display problem behaviour.

Barnardo's NI Travellers Early Years Service recently unveiled a wall hanging made by Travellers parents from its weekly Thursday groups at Whiterock Children's Centre.

Children from Barnardo's NI Choices for Children, Saturday Clubs enjoy outing to the Ulster Transport Museum at Cultra.

Trainee chefs from Barnardo's NI Dr B's Kitchen based in Belfast City Centre recently awarded top accolades at a UK and all-Ireland catering competition held in London.

Barnardo's UK new CEO Javed Khan recently paid his first visit to Barnardo's NI with a visit to Largymore PS to hear about the range of work Barnardo's carries out in the Lisburn area.

Barnardo's NI recently held an event to recognise and celebrate its volunteers as part of Volunteer Week 2014.

Barnardo's NI is encouraging 5 year olds and under to get toddling this summer. Barnardo's Big Toddle 2014 has an outer-space theme so it will be 'out of this world'!