When Tina* (10) was referred to YAP she lived with her mother and little sister in homeless accommodation in Dublin city. Her mother had struggled with addiction issues for the last 15 years. The advocate started working with the family last August, initially building up the relationship and trust.

Congratulations to Young Person Jessica on taking part in Malahide's Got Talent on Sunday night. Jessica did fantastic and definitely has a future in singing. Also thanks to her advocate Christine for supporting her to pursue this and getting her enrolled in a number of different competitions. You can see a picture of Jessica in action attached. Apologies the quality of the picture is not great.

13 young people and Advocates attended a fabulous pamper night organised by Advocates Louise Dwyer & Breffene Rogan on 26th January in Dublin. A huge thank you to Kelly for coming in and doing the girls make-up. She did a fantastic job, and they were all delighted with the little presents. Also many thanks to Breffene for doing the girls nails & Louise & Breffene for organising the night.

YAP Ireland received a cheque this week for �315.38 from Tesco, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 for the Tesco Community Fund. Thank you to all who voted for YAP.

The Active Inclusion Learning Network report, �What approaches contribute to improving employability and employment outcomes amongst socially excluded groups.� June 2015 names YAP Ireland as a Good Practice.

We have a very talented young person in Meath, Kieffer who is particularly good at art and has a number of excellent comic book drawings. Kieffer has written a little piece on each drawing and you can see the artwork attached. Well done Kieffer!!