Naas Youth Project
WE ARE
21 THIS YEAR!!!! Keep an eye on this site and our Bebo page for
updates on our 21st Celebrations later in 2011.
The
Naas Youth Project is based in Canal Stores, Naas, Co. Kildare.
There
is A Project Leader, One Youth Worker and Two Project Assistants in
the Project.
What does the Project Do?
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We provide a
range of community based youth initiatives in Naas which respond
to the needs of young people
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We provide
outreach support work to young people in specific communities
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We continue
to develop community and inter-agency collaboration
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We recruit,
train and support volunteer youth leaders
Who
do we Work With?
At NYP,
we work with different agencies to make our services better for the
young people participating in them. Some of these agencies include;
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County
Kildare Leader Partnership
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St Mary’s
Secondary School
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Scoil Bride
Primary School
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St. Mary’s
Convent
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Naas C.B.S.
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Pipers Hill
Community School
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St. Corbans
Primary School
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Youthreach
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Naas Child
and Family Project
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Kildare
Education Centre
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Foróige
Groups
The Swaggers
This group is
the result of the Stepping Stones program. This is a year long
program that is designed to help the Young People with the
transition from primary to secondary school.
The age range is
12 to 13 year olds and the group meets every Monday from 4:30pm to
6pm. The group is more structured and program led which covers a
wide range of topics on a needs basis .The Young People also take
part in trips and outings in a regular basis.
10 -12 & 12-14
Drop in
Services
Offered: we offer a safe and productive place for the young people
to meet and mix with young people of the same age, we will endeavour
to identify personal needs of individual young people and provide
programmes within the drop in’ to assist the young people cope with
these needs.
Senior Drop In
This group is a
mixed group of Young People between the ages of 15 and 18 years old.
It convenes
every Wednesday evening from 7pm to 9pm .It’s an informal drop in
where the young people are given the opportunity to play pool, table
tennis, various computer game consoles (X-Box, Playstation etc.) in
a relaxed environment.
The Young People
also have access to the internet and DJ equipment .The male
participants are also keen soccer players and organise 5 a side
games on a regular basis.
The Apple-Teenies:
This is a group of 15 to 18 year old young women. The young women
have been involved with the project for some years and have moved up
through the existing groups, at this stage the project empowers the
young women to manage and run their own group, they are responsible
for the programme, training and budget of the group.
Services Offered
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Junior and
Adult Leadership training
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Transition
from primary to secondary school (Stepping Stones)
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Youth Groups
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Youth Club
Support
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Computer /
Internet access
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Issue based
groups, e.g. early school leaving, bullying, social inclusion
Contact Us
Michael
Farrell
Aidan Farrelly
Project Leader
Youth Worker
Ph: 045 897893
Ph: 045 897893
Mobile: 087 0507053
Email:
michaelnaas@kys.ie
Email:
aidannaas@kys.ie
Tanya
Walsh Tina O’Sullivan
Youth Work Project Assistant Youth Work Project
Assistant
Ph: 045 897893 Ph: 045 897893
Email:
tanyanaas@kys.ie Email:
tinanaas@kys.ie
