A Great Experience Being a YAP Interviewer
My experience of working on a panel interviewing people who want to become on advocate was amazing. Megan, Cork
March 2015
SCCUL Awards 2014
Congratulations to the staff of YAP Galway who were awarded a runner-up certificate in the SCULL Enterprise Awards 2014 in the Social Enterprise category.Pictured below (top, l-r) are Michael Treacy (Advocate), Senator Hildegarde Naughton, Andrew Chapple (YAP Service Manager West Region) and Karen Finnegan (Advocate). Pictured bottom (l-r) are Mayor of Galway Cllr. Mary Hoade, Michael
February 2015
YAP Announce New Patron at Youth Forum
YAP Ireland are delighted to announce the 1st ever YAP Patron Sophie Spence – Ireland International Ladies Rugby player. Sophie was introduced to Young People and Staff at the National Youth Forum which took place in Dublin on 17/02/2015 with 25 or so Young People in attendance. On becoming YAP’s first patron, Sophie Spence said
Limerick Participation Group Mural Project
The Limerick Participation Group Mural project brought together 7 young people involved in YAP.The theme behind the project was to explore how the young people felt about YAP and what they get out of it i.e. "What YAP means to me".
December 2014
Limerick Participation Group Go Bowling
The participation group in Limerick has started again and the group met for the first time this week. YAP Ireland staff took the group bowling as its first activity and as a group forming exercise.
September 2014
Investing in Children Membership Award Scheme Launch
On 23rd September 2014 YAP Ireland CLG in partnership with VOYPIC launched the Investing in Children membership award scheme. The membership scheme recognises and celebrates examples of imaginative and inclusive practice and gives organisations the opportunity to award services that can demonstrate a commitment to dialogue with young people that leads to change. The launch took place in YAP Ireland CLG’s Head Office. Key speakers at the launch included Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of Children’s Rights Alliance and Liam Cairns, Director of Investing in Children, UK.
May 2014
YAP Cork presentation to Pieta House
Case Manager, Amanda and the Advocates in Cork were recently involved in a great participation project with Pieta House in Cork. The project involved a number of young people and Advocates working on a three-part art piece where the young people highlighted the theme of ‘a Gift of Hope’.
Inaugural Conference Children & Youth Forum Limerick
Case Managers Serena Holmes and Amanda James pictured at the YAP Ireland stand at the inaugural conference organised by The Limerick City-wide Children and Youth Forum, in partnership with Limerick FC in Thomond Park on Monday 7th April 2014. The conference was held as part of the Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival.
Longitudinal Evaluation of YAP Ireland
YAP Ireland contracted a research team from National University of Maynooth to carry out an external evaluation of the YAP Ireland model.
April 2014
Investing in Children
In 2013, YAP Ireland CLG worked with a UK based group Investing in Children to review how YAP promote young people’s rights in our work. We felt that this was a good opportunity for YAP to put forward our strengths based approach and commitment to involving young people in all aspects of our work.