St. Gabriel’s youth group choir Spiritual Harmony raises money for YAP
St. Gabriel's youth group choir known as Spiritual Harmony have put together a CD of 10 gospel songs to raise money for YAP.
St. Gabriel's youth group choir known as Spiritual Harmony have put together a CD of 10 gospel songs to raise money for YAP.
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.
Well done to Case Manager Karen Williams and her team in Cavan/Monaghan
Well done to Shannon a young person from Limerick and her Advocate Michelle who put together these three collages with pictures. The pictures depict a week of their activities including a visit to the circus and to the opening of the special Olympics.
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’.
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.
YAP Ireland contracted a research team from National University of Maynooth to carry out an external evaluation of the YAP Ireland model.
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.
YAP Ireland carried out a Partner Opinion Survey as part of our Annual Report 2013 theme ‘Partnership’. The survey was completed online by partners of YAP Ireland, primarily referrers to the YAP Ireland service.
On the 31st of May in conjunction with Meitheal Mara, 8 young people on the YAP Ireland programme in Cork competed in the annual international Ocean to City race.