Posted on Thursday 05 June 2014
Our Better Together Project recently hosted a celebration event to mark the end of our Stay Safe programme which was attended by young adults supported by the Project and funded by the District Policing and Community Safety Partnership.
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Posted on Monday 02 June 2014
This week is Volunteers’ Week and what a special week it is! Not only is it the one week of the year where the focus is all about volunteers but it’s also the 30th anniversary of Volunteers’ Week! What better way to mark this week than to hear from our volunteers themselves and from the people who benefit from their hard work – it sure reads as 30 great reasons to get involved in volunteering!
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Posted on Thursday 29 May 2014
Better Futures, which we established with support from the Big Lottery Fund, is a project for older people who care for a family member with a learning disability.
Posted on Thursday 22 May 2014
We have received further funding from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency to develop a fully accessible community garden at Willowbridge School in Enniskillen. The community garden is situated next to the sensory garden which was developed and installed in November 2013 in partnership with The Organic Centre, Rossinver.
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Posted on Tuesday 20 May 2014
Belfast’s Lord Mayor Mairtin O’Mulleoir has lent his support to our “What About Me?” campaign has he hosted a reception to hear the story of 23 year–old Georgina Brodrick, who has a learning disability and has suffered a series of strokes resulting in limited functioning down the right side of her body.
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Posted on Friday 16 May 2014
There’s only 4 weeks to go until the project handover on 16 June 2014. We found out what progress has been made since the last site meeting.
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Posted on Wednesday 07 May 2014
”Raise Your Voice” is a publication produced as part of the University of Ulster’s Sustainability in the Third Sector programme. Positive Futures contributed to this publication by sharing a case study on the work of our Better Futures project.
Posted on Wednesday 07 May 2014
Positive Futures has contributed to “Raise Your Voice”, a new publication which showcases the advocacy work of 8 third sector organisations in Northern Ireland. The publication was produced as part of the University of Ulster’s Sustainability in the Third Sector programme.
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Posted on Wednesday 07 May 2014
This Report, completed by the University of Ulster, summarises the interim evaluation findings of our Better Futures Project at the end of Year 1 (2012/13). A final evaluation report will be completed in 2015 at the end of the Project.
Posted on Thursday 01 May 2014
Helen McConnell is one of a number of valued volunteers with our Bangor Families Service. She has volunteered with the Service for some time and recently received acknowledgement of her work with the children we support.
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