A group of young people aged 16-17 years of age visited the United States over the summer as part of their International Service Learning. This year long programme took the young people through a developmental programme of self-awareness, understanding prejudice and cultural competencies.
SPARK Project
The SPARK project is funded by the Education Authority and is a summer diversionary project focusing on social action. The young 14 men aged 14-17 years of age undertook a number of social action projects that aimed to improve the community. The group also worked at the Feile and supported a number of community events over the summer.
Junior Ambassadors
The Junior Ambassadors TBUC programme is a cross community contact programme with out partner group Townsend Street Outreach from Lower Shankill. The young people aged 8-12 years of age have a fortnightly contact programme where we visit each others centres and build relationships while having fun and playing games.
Positive Peer Cultures
Positive Peer Cultures is a methodology used to build resilience in young people through peer support. this group of young men and young women aged 14-17 years of age meet every Thursday night and are working through self-awareness and relationships.
Stakeholder Engagement
Young people from the Lower Falls helped in the planning and facilitation of the West Belfast Stakeholder Engagement Event at Glen Parent Youth Group. Having their voices heard is key to helping shape the youth work of Lower Falls for the future.
Social & Life Skills Programme
Social and life skills are a key element of a persons development. Pearse is learning how to make pastry as part of a cookery programme
Young Mens Group
The young mens group were at White Park Bay last weekend as part of the personal and social development programme. the lads had a combination of activities and the completion of their learning dreams personal action planning. This process sets out their journey through education and employment for the years ahead.
Organ Donation Campaign
The young people in the Centre’s Members Forum have just released their campaign to increase the numbers of young people agreeing to participate in organ donation. The poster encourages them to talk to their parents and have their opinions heard.
Young Women's Work
St. Peters presently operates three young women’s programmes weekly. Single gender work continues to be a key objectives of the Centre. The needs of young women to be able to better identify and manage relatonships, associated violence and abuse is a key objective for the year ahead.
Ambassadors for Peace Programme
The young people involved in our cross community contact programme in partnership with Townsend Street Outreach Centre had the privilege of taking part in the Wave Trauma Centres Silent Witness Programme. The 22 young people from Lower Shankill & Falls communities completed a workshop with four victims of the conflict. The young people heard personal testimonies of the lived reality of being a direct victim of paramilitary violence. The young people also got to visit Colin Davidson’s art exhibition, meet and here his perspective on the conflict. The was a deep and meaningful a workshop we have attended. Many thanks to Wave, Colin Davidson, QUB, Ulster Museum, Rev, Tracy McRoberts and Fr. Martin Magill for all their help and support.
