Loft Look Forward to Leaving Lockdown After a difficult few months, the summer will be bright with the Loft whatever the weather. More than a year after having to close the doors to the Loft for the first time due to the Covid-19 pandemic, staff look forward to being able to open them again for […]
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We know the holiday season isn’t always a happy one for many people at the best of times. This has been an incredibly challenging year and many people are struggling. If you are having a hard time please remember you won\’t always feel like this, and there are people
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Youth Talk Donegal receives €500 donation from AIB Letterkenny Donegal Youth Service would like to thank Branch Manager Jim McLaughlin and all of the staff at AIB Letterkenny who chose Donegal Youth Service as one of two charities to receive €500. The donation is part of the \’AIB Together\’ initiative, which is supporting groups who
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Survey: Impact of Covid-19 on Young People in Donegal This short survey is for young people aged 12-25 who are living in Donegal. We want to find out about the impact the Covid-19 Crisis is having on their lives and what we can do to help. This survey is completely anonymous. Please share with
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Merry Christmas – It\’s ok to not be ok Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from all of us here at Donegal Youth Service! We hope you all have a wonderful time, but we know this can be a difficult time of the year for many. Please take care of yourselves, and eachother. If you
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Are you okay? A guide to supporting your friends and family… We know sometimes it\’s hard to know what to say when you\’re worried about a friend or a family member. That\’s why we made this helpful guide! It includes tips to get the conversation started, guidelines for listening and supporting, helplines and more. Are
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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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Teen Talk with Louise Lynch What is Teen Talk? Teen Talk is a free and confidential one to one listening ear service that is based in Letterkenny. We mostly work with young people between the ages of 12 and 25. Young people experiencing difficulty in their life can avail of this support to help them
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The current bid is only €60 with just over 2 hours to go! If you want to take part you can make a bid on our Facebook post, or PM the page. The Charity Auction is taking place on this post. The tickets are worth over €160, and all proceeds are going towards a great cause
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We recently wrote a piece for Donegal Woman about youth mental health and some of the issues that the controversial Netflix show 13 Reasons Why brought up. \”Although 13 Reasons Why is certainly not perfect, and many of the criticisms are valid, it has certainly started important discussions around mental health and young people and
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