A Huge well done to YAP Young Person Martin from Portlaoise who was the winner of our short story competition winner over the summer. Below is a video of martin explaining the background to his story! MEETING MY IDOL: By Martin Redmond My day started off not so good, I went to school as usual
On October 29th 2020 YAP Ireland hosted our first ever online virtual event through zoom. In previous years YAP hosted National Events in Croke Park, bringing together our 300+ Young people, families, staff and stakeholders to celebrate our clients and discuss topics that were important to them. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 we were unable to
Looking after our Community Over lockdown our young people have become more familiar with what is around them in their localities. This Mayo Young person lives in the country side and was not too impressed with the litter that was accumulating on the road. The advocate bought litter pickers and they both practised their social
On Wednesday the 19th of February 2020 The YAP Ireland Youth CEO Group launched their report on Homelessness in Ireland. Throughout 2019 the group concentrated their efforts on learning about what it's like to be homeless in Ireland, what services are available and what we can do to help. Many of our young people in
YAP Ireland recently launched a piece of research titled 'The Strengths and Challenges of the Community-Based Advocate Model'. This research was conducted by NUI Galway UNESCO Child and Family Centre. The research is a qualitative study of the opinions and experiences of young people, families, referrers, Advocates, Board members and staff within the
Launch of NUIG Research on The Strengths and Challenges of the YAP Community-Based Advocate Model
Wednesday November 20th marked #WorldChildrensDay and the 30th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. To celebrate this the Ombudsman for Children's Office held #ChildTalks2019 in Dublin Castle on the theme of 'living your best life'. YAP young person Leanne Scanlon was chosen from a large number of entries to represent young people and the experiences
YAP National Event 2019 Connected Communities On August 22nd 2019 YAP Ireland hosted our National Event in Croke Park, titled 'Connected Communities'. This event bought together Young People and Families from all around Ireland who are on the YAP programme, to discuss the importance of Community in our lives. On the day, our nationwide participation
On August 22nd 2019 YAP Ireland hosted our National Event in Croke Park, titled 'Connected Communities'. This event bought together Young People and Families from all around Ireland who are on the YAP programme, to discuss the importance of Community in our lives. On the day, our nationwide participation groups took to the stage to
On Thursday April 4th, YAP Ireland hosted our first ever Parents Forum, bringing together parents from all over the country whose children or children in their care have accessed the YAP Service. Hosted by YAP mangers Cathrena, Aine and Trish a fantastic day of learning, fun and laughter was had. A special thanks to the full
