Include Youth

We seek to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland from 10 years old to 12, as recommended in the Review of the Youth Justice System in NI.

INCLUDE Youth is proud to confirm that our Director, Koulla Yiasouma, is to take up post as the new Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People next year.

MORE than 70 people gathered in the Black Box in Belfast to celebrate the achievements of young people involved with the Belfast Trust’s Employability Service.

Include Youth is seeking volunteer mentors from across Northern Ireland to support young people on a weekly basis involved with their Give and Take Scheme.

AN EMPLOYABILITY programme for 16 to 24 year olds in the Poleglass, Bangor and Lisburn areas has seen 43 young people achieve 241 accredited qualifications between them in just six months.

An intergenerational project between older people in Bangor and younger people in Newtownards.

A charity supporting vulnerable young people throughout Northern Ireland seeks volunteers.

THREE young people transformed into master puppeteers for a day as they showcased their very own ‘scallywag puppet’ show to a group of primary school pupils from Strabane.

THE Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Employment and Learning made a transition from Parliament Buildings to the offices of Include Youth in Omagh today to hear from staff and young people about the benefits of a new transitional support service.

TWENTY young people from North Down Alternatives jumped aboard the Belfast Barge last week (Tuesday 29 October) to celebrate having sailed through the first phase of a new employability programme.