Children and families

Please see the attached document for information.

Join RNIB for our Big Jump in 2019! You’ll be part of a massive team of RNIB skydivers taking to the skies over the same weekend and making the leap to support people with sight loss. We will be jumping ‘en masse’ on September 21 from Coleraine airfield alongside skydivers across the UK to mark the start of National Eye Health Week 2019 and to raise vital funds and awareness for people with sight loss.

Developed with expertise gained over more than 30 years of working directly with survivors of CSA and sexual violence, this workshop will cover how to keep children and young people safe in schools, youth settings and other organisations. It is suitable for those who have direct contact with children in a workplace or volunteering capacity (e.g. youth leaders, supervisors, teachers, community workers etc.).

Developed with expertise gained over more than 30 years’ of working directly with survivors of CSA and sexual violence, this workshop will explore the nature and scope of CSA in Northern Ireland, the impact CSA can have on survivors, the importance of our role in supporting a victim, signs and symptoms, short- and long-term trauma. It will also explore the psychology of child sexual abusers, to help participants better understand the need for preventative action as well as intervention.

Developed with expertise gained over more than 30 years’ of working directly with survivors of CSA and sexual violence, this workshop will explore the nature and scope of CSA in Northern Ireland, the impact CSA can have on survivors, the importance of our role in supporting a victim, signs and symptoms, short- and long-term trauma. It will also explore the psychology of child sexual abusers, to help participants better understand the need for preventative action as well as intervention.

Specialist Training from Nexus NI

An opportunity for all parents and children who support the call for universal childcare to find out more about the Childcare For All campaign. Speak to elected representatives, meet the organisations behind the campaign, and record your views on the childcare issues you face as a family. Free activities for children in a fully accessible venue.

Come along to the Childline Belfast base and find out more about our volunteer opportunities

Join us as we host a fabulous charity ball at Stormont Hotel on Saturday 11th May 2019.

We want to hear from care experienced adults. This means any adult, over 25 years old, who has experience of care, including foster care, kinship care, children’s homes, and/or living at home on a Care Order. We want to hear about your experiences of care and leaving care, how this can be improved for young people today.

We want to hear from care experienced young parents. This means any young person, up to 25 years old, who has experience of care (foster care, kinship care, children’s home, and/or living at home on a Care Order), and is now a parent. We want to hear about supports for young parents in and leaving care, supports for their children, and how this can be improved.

We want to hear from young people across Northern Ireland with lived experience of care. This means any young person, up to 25 years old, who has experience living with foster carers, living with members of their extended family (kinship care), living in children’s homes, and/or living at home on a Care Order.

With our friends at Barnardo’s and Action for Children, we want to hear from young carers. This means any young person, up to 25 years old, who looks after a parent or other family member, taking on duties that adults usually handle.

Parkanaur College invite you to their Christmas Craft Fair in Parkanaur Manor House 57 Parkanaur Road, Dungannon, on Saturday 7th December 2019 12pm – 4pm Browse a large selection of stalls displaying beautiful gifts and festive treats Meet with Santa and see his deer in the deer enclosure. Enjoy Christmas carols sung by local schoolchildren. All proceeds go to Parkanaur students and residents comfort fund