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Children and young people in conflict with the law

Action for Children

Loughshore House
10 Heron Road
BELFAST
BT3 9LE

Action for Children is one the UK leading children's charities, helping children achieve their full potential. Through our services we support some of the UK's most vulnerable and excluded children and young people and facing difficulties such as poverty, disability and abuse.

Armagh Travellers Support Group

Lisanally House
87 Lisanally Lane
ARMAGH
BT61 7HW

Armagh Travellers Support Group aims to improve the quality of life for all Travellers living in or visiting the Armagh area.

Ballymena YouthBank

Glendun Drive
Ballymena
BT43 6SR

Ballymena Youthbank is a youth-led project that exists to make small grants from £20 - £1,000 for youth-led activities in the Ballymena Borough Council area.

Barnardo's

542-544 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3HE

Barnardo's works with 11,000 children, young people and their families/carers through 47 Services across Northern Ireland.

Belfast Central Mission - The Lite Project

Unit T9
Dungannon Business Park
2 Coalisland Road
Dungannon
BT71 6JT

BCM provides a range of services for children and young people, but a primary focus is on floating support services with homeless young people, and supported accommodation for young people leaving care.

Belfast City Council Youth Forum

The Cecil Ward Building
4-10 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP

The BCC Youth Forum is a mechanism whereby Belfast City Council could consult with young people on policy decision and a mechanism whereby young people can raise issues of importance to them for consideration at Council level.

Bytes Project

Sally Gardens Community Centre
Bellsteel Road
Poleglass
Belfast
BT17 0PB

Tel:028 9030 9127
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The Bytes Project engages excluded, disadvantaged young people combining youth work principles with accredited learning so they can become economically active and make a positive contribution to their communities within Northern Ireland and the Border counties.

Challenge for Youth

112-114 Donegall Street
Belfast
BT1 2GX

Challenge for Youth (CFY) exists to engage and support young people who for a range of reasons find themselves outside of, or excluded from mainstream / community youth provision.

Cliftonville Community Empowerment Partnership (CCEP)

185 Clifton Park Avenue
Belfast
BT14 6DT

Tel:028 9074 9147
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A community organisation based in North Belfast.

Community Organisations of South Tyrone & Areas (COSTA)

President Grants Homestead
45 Dergenagh Road
Dungannon
BT70 1TW

Tel:028 8555 6880
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Web:http://www.costarsn.org/
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COSTA are one of the 12 Rural Support Networks.  COSTA promote the benefit and participation of young people in rural communities and work to help benefit children via playgroups etc.

First Housing Aid & Support Services - Shepherd's View

Shepherd Glen
Waterside
Derry
BT47 2GB

Tel:028 7134 4309
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Web:http://www.first-housing.com/
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Shepherd's View Young Parents' Project was set up in 2002 when it was realised that the needs of some of the most vulnerable families in the North West were not being met

Foster Care Associates

Unit 6 & 7
Belmont Office Park
Belmont Road
Belfast
BT4 2AW

Tel:028 9076 9310
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Web:http://www.thefca.co.uk
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Foster Care Associates (FCA) is an independent fostering organisation providing care and support for 'looked after' children and young people of all ages

Foyle Child Contact Centre

33 John Street
Londonderry
BT48 6JY

Foyle Child Contact Centre provides a safe, secure and child focused service where children and young people who no longer live (or never have lived) with a parent can meet that parent in a warm, friendly and interactive environment

Foyle Youth Council

WELB - Area Youth Office
40 Dungiven Road
Waterside
Derry
BT47 6BW

Tel:028 7131 3444
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Work with children and young people to enhance personal and social development

Include Youth - Young Voices- Policing and Community Safety

3 Rosemary Street
Belfast
BT1 1QA

Tel:028 9031 1007
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Web:http://www.includeyouth.org/
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Include Youth is a regional organisation which promotes the best interests of and best practice with young people in need or at risk

Include Youth - Young Voices Project

Alpha House
3 Rosemary Street
Belfast
BT1 1QA

Tel:028 9031 1007
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Web:http://www.includeyouth.org/
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Include Youth is an independent organisation that actively promotes the best interests of and best practice with young people in need or at risk

LINKS Youth Work Project

23a Castle Lane
Lurgan
BT67 9BD

Tel:028 3834 2825
or
075 4791 9995
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Detached youth work - centre based youth work

Newstart Education Centre

Unit 13/1 Blackstaff Mill
77 Springfield Road
Belfast
BT12 7AE

Tel:028 9031 5674
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Alternative Education Provision for young people outside mainstream schooling

NIACRO

Amelia House
4 Amelia Street
Belfast
BT2 7GS

Tel:028 9032 0157
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Web:http://www.niacro.co.uk/
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NIACRO (Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders) provide a range of services to prisoners families, young offenders and those at risk of offending

Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service

1 Seymour Street
Lisburn
BT27 4SX

Tel:028 9266 4221
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Web:http://www.nifrs.org/
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Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) works with young people in both the formal and informal environments

Omagh Forum for Rural Associations

Omagh Community House
2 Drumragh Avenue
Omagh
BT78 1DP

Tel:028 8225 1559
Email:
Web:http://www.omaghforum.org/

As a rural support network we currently employ a rural youth worker through Youth Action NI who is working in two rural towns in the Omagh District

Omagh Youth Council

C/O Omagh Youth Centre
Old Mountfield Road
Omagh
BT79 7EG

Tel:028 8225 0708
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Omagh Youth Council supports young people in developing their personal and social development with a particular focus on promoting active citizenship and representation

Opportunity Youth

30-34 Hill Street
Belfast
BT1 2LB

Opportunity Youth is an award-winning regional voluntary youth organisation set up in 1993 to provide support services for Northern Ireland's most marginalised young people

Quaker Service

541 Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7GQ

Provision of creche, after school and teenage group facilities at Quaker Cottage.  Provision of childcare facilities from age 2 at the Maghaberry Prison Visitors' Centre and inside the prison in the playcare facility in prison visits

SEELB Youth Service

C/O North Down Youth Office
Ards Arena
62 South Street
Newtownards
BT23 4JU

Tel:028 9181 3987
or
075 4791 9995
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Statutory youth provision provider

South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (S.T.E.P.)

Unit T7
Dungannon Business Park
2 Coalisland Toad
Dungannon
BT71 6JT

Tel:028 8772 9002
Email:
Web:http://www.stepni.org/

S.T.E.P. is a community owned organisation whose core work is rights based equality of access and opportunity, through inclusion, empowerment and participation in decision making

Springboard Opportunities Limited

108-112 Royal Avenue
Belfast
BT1 1DL

Tel:028 9031 5111
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Web:http://www.springboard-opps.org/
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We believe in building people, building communities, building peace and a better society for all

Strand Foyer

79 Strand Road
Londonderry
BT48 7BW

Tel:028 7128 1155
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Web:http://www.bebo.com/foyerfed
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Strand Foyer aims to enable disadvantaged young people to achieve self-reliance and independence

YMCA Lurgan

42a High Street
Lurgan
BT66 8AU

Tel:028 3832 1025
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Web:http://www.ymcalurgan.com/
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We run a daily drop-in for young people from 13-20, as well as structured evening programmes/sessions looking at issues relevant to the young people we work with in the community of Lurgan

Youth Action NI

14 College Square North
Belfast
BT1 6AR

Tel:028 9024 0551
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Web:http://www.youthaction.org/
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Youth Action Northern Ireland works with young people to support them as active and equal citizens whose voices are heard, respected and valued

Youth Justice Agency

Corporate Headquarters
41-43 Waring Street
Belfast
BT1 2DY

Youth Justice Agency is an agency within the Northern Ireland Office. It provides direct services to children and families with the aim of reducing youth offending and increasing confidence in the youth justice system

An Munia Tober - Traveller Support Group

Unit 12
Blackstaff Complex
77 Springfield Road
Belfast
BT12 7AE

Tel:028 9043 8265
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An Munia Tober operates a number of programmes designed to support Traveller Children and young people in Education /Training/Development providing opportunities for increases in attainment and attendance for Traveller Children & Young People.

Rathbone

122 Donegall Street
Belfast
BT1 2GX

Rathbone in Northern Ireland currently focueses on young people (aged 14-19) who are not in education, training or employment through our Youth Engagement programme and programmes for young people who have offended.