St Peter’s Immaculata Youth Centre Belfast

What a great Christmas party for the juniors tonight. We even had Santa pop in to hand out selection boxes to all the children. Thanks to all the young people who volunteered to make tonight happen. Lower Falls has the best young people.

So the juniors had a day trip to meet Santa and Mrs Christmas today.

Tonight group one had a workshop with Children’s Law Centre on Stop and Search. Supporting young people with their rights is a fundamental of youth work in Lower Falls.

Many thanks to Phillip McTaggart for the mindfulness and resilience training provided for our CCE group today. A recommendation for other groups.

CCE group at Whitepark Bay Youth Hostle working on their OCN in Diversity. Tree he group continues to tackle personal characteristics that makes them more pluralist and interdependent

Tonight the CCE group were working on their OCN qualification enhancing their knowledge, building skills and evolving attitudes to Diversity.

The Why Riot group continued working on community perceptions tonight. The group are beginning to understand how others see interface violence and maybe some understanding is beginning to creep in.

Many thanks to Forthspring for the invitation to our junior members to their Christmas lights celebration and Santas arrival tonight.

Our environmental programme with Townsend St and led by Politics in Action working on some team building tonight hole preparing for their next educational visit.

This afternoon the Ambassadors Programme took on team challenges. Of course the girls kicked ass.

The Ambassadors for Peace Programme with Townsend Street are on mid-term residential in Carlingford working on cross community relationships. This morning e tackled high ropes course.

Ambassadors for Peace programme on mid-term residential at Carlingford working on sectarianism and developing their relationships.

Tonight the young people facilitated the Snap World Championships in Our Lady’s Nursing Home and everyone meet Margaret the new World Champion.

Tonight the Why Riot group attended the debate at Forthspring Intercommunity Group with other youth groups and with young peoples voices at the fore.

Disability Awareness Training for Forthspring, Townsend St Outreach tonight with Orlaith Bradley from Kids Together helping us cater for young people with additional needs.

Week 2 of the CCE groups social action at Our Lady’s Nursing Home was a sing song and Karoke with the residents. Giving of their time and having fun with older people.

Day 4 of our #Anti-Poverty week videos made by the young people highlighting how the shop keepers and security discriminate against young people because of their clothing.

Day 3 of #Anti-poverty Week videos by the young people in the CCE programme examine the dilemmas of a parent trying to manage a very limited budget.

Our 2nd video of anti-poverty week is about community safety and the lack of society to tackle crime on our streets focusing on young women.

As part of anti-poverty week our young people have been working on producing short videos on their experiences. This one explores stop & search. #anti-poverty.

The CCE group tonight undertaking some social action at Our Lady’s Home tonight. The young people were building new friendships, playing bingo and having a laugh with the residents. @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

The summer statistics read well. We would like some feedback back from the parents. Can you take a few minutes to complete out evaluation questionnaire here:

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On this International Day of Nonviolence, SPIYC affirm our commitment to equipping young people with the skills, values, and courage needed to build peaceful and just communities.

CCE group working with Save the Children Fund on their campaign tictoks tonight.

Tonight the CCE Programme group continued to work with @savethechildren.org on their messages for compassionate responses to local social justice issues.

The CCE group met with @savethechildren.org staff tonight to plan their work for Anti-poverty week next month. Leadership from young people on their social justice issues.

Ambassadors were out on a peace walls tour tonight examining the impacts of living next to the walls that segregate our communities.

Information session tonight with Gerard outlining a new Motor Bike Safety Programme with senior members. Start of a new programme for the next eight weeks.

The CCE Programme tonight was addressing definitions and personal characteristics

Ambassadors meeting tonight examining sectarianism and undertook a walking debate on manifestations.