BreakOut Pride 2020 Normally BreakOut would be celebrating pride in Dublin. This year we had to do things a little differently. We are still here, celebrating and striving for LGBTI+ equality in Ireland. We wish you all a happy and safe Pride. Watch the video below. Read more about our BreakOut Project.
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Give the Gift of Pride Youth Work Ireland\’s #GivetheGiftofPride campaign is raising funds to provide an essential lifeline to vulnerable young LGBTI+ people affected by digital poverty. €20 provides credit for one young person to stay connected to vital services. Covid-19 has been tough on everyone’s mental wellbeing, particularly disadvantaged young LGBTI+ people who are feeling
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BreakOut Programme at Donegal Youth Service Achieves National Accreditation Donegal Youth Service’s ‘BreakOut’ programme for LGBTI young people, their friends and allies has just achieved National Accreditation from ‘Belong To’ for the second time. Accreditation is the BeLonG To seal of approval for LGBTI+ youth groups that are part of their National Network. Moninne Griffith,
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BreakOut\’s Birthday Bash and Dublin Pride The Summer of 2019 will surely be one to remember for the young people fromBreakOut, and they have lots to be proud of. They travelled to Dublin for Pride recently and also just celebrated 10 years of BreakOut. The project at Donegal Youth Service supports young LGBTI+ people, their
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\’The Greatest Show\’ Celebration Event- A Night To Remember Donegal Youth Service’s annual ‘Celebration Event’ took place this year on Thursday the 11th of April in An Grianán Theatre. The annual event aims to highlight the achievements of young people, volunteers, youth clubs and Donegal Youth Service Projects from the past year. As well as
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Annual Report 2017: Supporting more young people than ever before A record number of young people engaged with Donegal Youth Service in 2017. The Annual Report shows that 11,665 young people engaged with various projects, youth clubs and services throughout the county last year. Donegal Youth Service Chairperson Marina Carlin said “As a volunteer I
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Youth Talk Donegal – New Name, Same Service ‘Teen Talk’, the one-to-one mental health support service at Donegal Youth Service has a new name. It is now called ‘Youth Talk Donegal’, to better reflect the cohort of young people it supports. Young people aged 12-25 can avail of the free and confidential support service based
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The event is part of a national tour to mark Pride month ShoutOut will be visiting Letterkenny on Tuesday, June 19th to deliver its ABCs of LGBT workshop in partnership with Donegal Youth Service. This free workshop is open to anyone who wishes to learn more about LGBTQ+ identities and how to engage positively with young people
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Young people from BreakOut groups from around the county gathered in Gartan recently for a fun-filled and action packed weekend BreakOut is a project for young LGBTI people, LGBTI Allies and young people that believe in social justice aged 12-30, and is operated by Donegal Youth Service. Currently there are groups meeting up regularly in
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Supporting a wider age range to meet growing demand Donegal Youth Service’s LGBT project is extending its age range to support young people from age 12 – 30. Demand for the service has been growing consistently year on year, since its inception not even a decade ago. What started as a small group with only
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