Plugged In Youth Development Officer Barry Conway will run the Belfast Marathon on Monday 7th May (next week) on behalf of BBC Children In Need. Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project would like to wish Barry Good Luck and we know he can come in the top 3 lol.
Barry would like to thank everyone for their sponsors as its all for a good cause.
Our one and only Julie Ann is coming to the end of her GAP year. While in London Julie Ann give a speech about her journey as a Gapper and she done really well and brought tears to many of us.
Julie Ann has been working hard doing her Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work and along with this she has been working as a Youth Support Worker for Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project. Without the funding from the Rank organisation Julie Ann wouldn’t have been given this opportunity.
Recently staff from Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project had the opportunity to go on a site visit to a Detached project in London. The Detached project Joanne and Julie Ann visited was Prospex and they had said the experience was very educational and beneficial.
Our future plan is now to continue to work in a joint venture with Prospex and hopefully get some of our young people to have a site visit later in the year. Staff from Prospex will be visiting our organisation later this month, so watch this space. Check out some of our photos but to view all of the photos go onto our Facebook page.
We are pleased to announce that Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project has been successful in securing funding from Comic Relief. Our organisation has been awarded with three years funding of over £112,000 and this will fund an Alcohol Youth Development Officer and the programme costs.
This is excellent news and will enhance our service to the local community and the young people we work with.
Have a look at the bottom of our home page to view our annual report to see all the hard work that has been done over the year.
Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project has had its first placement student from the Community Youth Work Degree from Jordanstown. Martin Mulholland from the Brownlow area decided to give back to his own community by undertaking the ten week opportunity.
The Community Youth Work Degree in Jordanstown is seen to be a leader in this field and with this placement it has put Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project on their radar.
Martin is due to finish his ten week placement at the end of March 2012.
The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery funded projects. The National Lottery Awards highlight how the funding helps projects to transform communities and change lives.
The National Lottery has Funded Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project nearly 1 million pound over the past seven years and without their support and contribution to our project the young people may not have flourished to their full potential.
If Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project are successful the organisation has the chance to attend a star studded televised awards ceremony and win a cash prize.
Keep looking on our website and Facebook page for more information.
Here is some photos from the AGM and Presentation on Monday 20th February 2012.
Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project recently held their AGM and presentation in Brownlow Community HUB on Monday 20th February 2012. The business section took place from 2pm to 4pm and the presentation from Theresa Burke took place from 7pm to 9pm.
The AGM and Presentation proved to be a success as we had close to 300 in attendance. Photos of the events to follow.
Theresa is a mother who lost her son through a drug overdose. Her prestentation is hard hitting and I would encourage everyone to attend and/or bring along any young person who would benefit from witnessing the catastrophic effects of drug abuse.
Agencies such as Lifeline. Opportunity Youth etc will be in attendance that evening should anyone need any support, help or futher information.
On: Monday 20th February 2012
At: 7pm
In: Main Hall Brownlow Community Hub Craigavon
This event is not to be missed!!!!
We look forward to seeing you there
