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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£386.7K
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Spending
£544.0K
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from Youth Link’s purposes include the following: • members of Protestant and Catholic Churches in Northern Ireland and its border counties working together to promote understanding of one another’s backgrounds and to improve and develop relationships; • young people drawn from Protestant and Catholic communities
based in Northern Ireland and its border counties meet those from different backgrounds and work with them towards developing an informed understanding of their own and each other’s backgrounds and religions; • relationships between those drawn from different communities and backgrounds in Northern Ireland and its border counties are developed and enhanced in a positive way. • church leaders and youth workers are given support in their ministry to young people through provision of accredited and non-accredited youth work and community relations training opportunities specifically tailored to meet the needs of young people in Northern Ireland; • youth work practitioners are supported and their professional development enhanced through the provision of collaborative education and training opportunities by Youth Link; • opportunities are provided for church leaders and youth workers drawn from Youth Link’s member Churches to meet together to share experiences, resources and ideas to enhance their ministry to young people. These benefits are capable of being demonstrated through: • number of young people achieving accreditation in Youth Work and / or Community Relations Programmes at Level 1 and / or Level 2 through OCN NI; • number of youth workers / youth practitioners achieving accreditation in Youth Work and / or Community Relations Programmes at Level 2 and / or Level 3 through OCN NI; • number of young people and youth workers / youth practitioners participating in knowledge, skills and competency based peace building and reconciliation programmes; • number of young people and youth workers / youth practitioners participating in Peace Building and Reconciliation Conferences; • number of youth workers / youth practitioners completing Youth Link’s Apprenticeship Peace Programme; • number of youth workers / youth practitioners graduating with BA Honours Degree in Youth & Community Work & Practical Theology (JNC); • number of young people having no or little previous education, employment, or training completing accredited programmes at Levels 1 and 2; • number of young people progressing from accredited programmes at Levels 1, 2 and 3 to the Apprenticeship and degree level programmes; • number of young people, voluntary youth leaders, full and part-time youth workers, theological students and clergy across Northern Ireland and the Border Counties participating in non-accredited programmes in Youth Work, Youth Ministry and Community Relations Skills and Issues; • number of church and community groups participating in bespoke and accredited training programmes; • feedback from Youth Link’s stakeholders, including young people, youth workers, course participants and church leaders; • production and circulation of regular publicity documents including annual reports, annual accounts, e-newsletter, press releases etc; • independent external evaluations of Youth Link’s service; • improved relationships between communities in Northern Ireland and its border counties evidenced by local government surveys. The intended beneficiaries of these purposes are: • members of Protestant and Catholic Churches in Northern Ireland and its border counties; • young people drawn from Protestant and Catholic communities based in Northern Ireland and its border counties; • full and part-time youth workers / youth work practitioners and voluntary youth leaders; • theological students, clergy and church leaders; • members of ethnic minority backgrounds and Section 75 groups. There is no harm or potential for harm as a result of the purposes being carried out.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Youth Link offers accredited training and bespoke programmes to young people, voluntary youth leaders, full and part-time youth workers, theological students and clergy across Northern Ireland and the Border Counties in Youth Work, Youth Ministry and Community Relations Skills and Issues. Programmes are delivered in a variety of settings including
churches, local communities and schools.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
Who the charity helps
- Interface communities
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
