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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Youthscape Programme New year, new you? The Youthscape Programme is now recuiting young people aged 14-24 for the programme due to begin in January 2021 The programme will run in Letterkenny and Ballybofey, through a mix of online and face to face activities. Youthscape is open to young people aged 14-24 who are not in
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Donegal Youth Service Covid-19 Response in Numbers The restrictions that came into effect on March 13th to flatten the curve, and slow the spread of the virus led to the temporary closure of the Donegal Youth Service building, and suspension of face to face youth work throughout the county. Donegal Youth Service have been working
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Donegal Youth Service: Still Supporting Young People Donegal Youth Service are still here for young people during the Covid-19 Pandemic, and they are encouraging young people to reach out to them during these challenging times. Donegal Youth Service Programmes and the drop-in service are continuing to operate online in new and innovative ways despite the
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Watch: DYS staff have a wee message for you… Remember we are still here for you! https://www.facebook.com/DonegalYouthService/videos/503508783650109/ Email subscribers: please click the link to go to our website to watch the video.
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There’s Lots on for Young People at LOFT! LOFT (Learning Opportunities For Teens) at Donegal Youth Service have just released their programme for the next few months, and it’s full of various activities and groups for young people to get involved in. Young people can join various groups, avail of one-to-one support, take part in
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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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We are delighted to announce that we have been announced as a County winner of the National Lottery #GoodCausesAwards 2018! We are delighted with the news and thank you to all our members for their support. It\’s for our Daybreak Project – Supporting early or potential school leavers. We now go forward to the Regional Final
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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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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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