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Participants enjoy group-based outdoor activities
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PR's Me

Young people with additional needs aged 16 – 30 from Belfast and surrounding areas who took part in a summer activity programme hosted by award-winning charity Autonomie have hailed it the “best ever”.
Organisation
VCSE

Lilac House
4 Sandhurst Road
BT7 1PW
United Kingdom

Autonomie is an organisation that aims to empower young people with additional needs to develop the skills to live independently and achieve their potential.
Autonomie staff, volunteers and participants at Shaftsbury Recreation and Community Centre in Belfast.
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PR's Me

Young people aged 16-30 with complex additional needs across 8 local council areas can access life skills classes through SAIL pilot project.
Young person Megan participants in a digital art and crafts activity session as part of Autonomie's Freedom2Choose programme.
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PR's Me

Belfast-based disability charity Autonomie is a finalist for the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards.
Young people that attend Autonomie's Freedom2Choose project were recently joined  at LILAC House by author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers, patron of the charity.
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Autonomie

Autonomie which supports local children and young adults living with a physical disability has opened a new centre in Belfast.
Autonomie Youth Project Officer Nicole Hammond helped young people design their own reusable tote bags with the packs they received as part of recent virtual summer scheme.
News

Autonomie

A Belfast charity boss has praised her team for their hard work in preparing a whole host of virtual activities for disabled youngsters.
Event
Seminar Training/Advice Workshop

Bespoke Communications

Get your IT Degree without the Debt! A Higher Level Apprenticeship is an opportunity for you to get your degree without any student debt. You work for an employer and earn a salary whilst studying for your Foundation Degree. And the best part is - you work alongside an experienced professional mentor so you gain invaluable work experience whilst studying.
Dates:
19 March 2020
Ballymena
Young people participating in an activity session, picutred with volunteers and staff including Sandra McDonald and Lynne Morrison at Shaftsbury Community and Recreation Centre, Belfast
News

PR's Me

Autonomie has appointed 8 new volunteers after a surge in demand on the back of the Covid pandemic and following the launch of its SAIL and Family Voice Hub pilot projects.
Job | Part Time

Employment Officer - Northern Trust Locality

Mencap

£19,050 per annum + excellent benefits
Belfast
Job | Part Time

EXPERT BY EXPERIENCE YOUTH MENTOR REF: EBEAPR24

Include Youth

£11.44 PER HOUR
BELFAST
Event

Extern

Casual and Full Time Opportunities Available in Social Care
Dates:
22 November 2022
Cookstown
Job | Full Time

FLOATING SUPPORT WORKERS

MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

£23,620 per annum and pension 4% of salary
Belfast
Event
Fundraiser Informal Meetup

Autonomie

Award-winning charity Autonomie is hosting a Macmillan Coffee Morning this Saturday (September 28) in Belfast. The open event will be held at the charity's centre Lilac House (Linked Independent Living and Advice Centre) and is being organised by young people with additional needs in the community that attend the charity's practical activity programme Freedom2Choose.
Dates:
28 September 2019
Belfast
Event
Art & Culture Informal Meetup Outdoor Activity Training/Advice Workshop

Belfast Met

Roísín and Chris are launching a new Futures programme in Belfast. This group is open to young people aged 16-24 in the Belfast area. This is an inclusive LGBTQ+ project. The six month programme focuses on; personal development, communication, wellness, team work skills and leadership. You will receive £8 per day you attend, travel costs and child care assistance.
Dates:
02 May - 13 December 2019
Belfast
News

Autonomie

Autonomie recently received a cheque for £200 from Asda Westwood Centre after customers voted for the charity in its green token scheme.
Autonomie's Freedom2Choose programme participants onboard a Belfast Lough Sailability vessel on Saturday 28 August 2021
News

PR's Me

The 16-30 years olds enjoyed a boating expedition with Belfast Lough Sailability organised by charity Autonomie.
Event
Training/Advice

Trainsafe UK

HABC Level 2 Award in Understanding Infection Prevention and Control in Health and Care Settings (RQF)
Dates:
22 January 2020
Moira
Event
Seminar Training/Advice

Trainsafe UK

Level 3 Risk Assessment
Dates:
21 - 22 March 2020
Moira
Event
Online / Virtual Seminar Workshop

Linking Generations Northern Ireland

Come along to our ABC area intergenerational network meeting to connect with others interested in intergenerational work and find out opportunities to get involved
Dates:
29 September 2021
newtownards
Event
Workshop

National Children's Bureau

This workshop provides an opportunity to: - Explore different methods of involving young people in your organisation - Identify strengths and weaknesses of different approaches - Learn from other organisations via examples of good practice - Reflect on your own practice and identify areas for improvement
Dates:
09 May 2019
Belfast
Event
Art & Culture

DU Dance (NI)

Youth Dance Theatre for young people aged 12-24, 7pm- 8:30pm every Wednesday
Dates:
12 September - 05 December 2018
Dungannon
Event
Launch

Barnardo's NI

On Thursday 9 November 2023, ‘Reimagine Children’s Collective’ – a group of charities working with children, young people and families in NI, will be launching a joint position paper to respond to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care Services in Northern Ireland. This in-person event will take place at 10:00am – 12:30pm in the Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Belfast.
Dates:
09 November 2023
Belfast
Event
Seminar Training/Advice Workshop

National Children's Bureau

NCB ensures that children and young people’s views and experiences guide every aspect of our work, helping us to inform policy and practice in order to bring about lasting change for children and young people, families and communities. We do this to fulfil our obligations for the promotion of the rights of all children and young people, recognising that young people are experts in their own lives and that their direct input into issues affecting them is critical in developing services which are fit for purpose.
Dates:
07 March 2019
Belfast
Event
Fundraiser

MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

Could you face sleeping outside for one night in November so a young person doesn't have to? MACS Supporting Children and Young People invite you to Sleep Out on 14th November at Victoria Park Belfast whilst raising funds and awareness to end youth homelessness.
Dates:
14 - 15 November 2019
Belfast
Organisation
VCSE

284a Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 2GB
United Kingdom

Sólás is a Charity dedicated to supporting children and young people with additional needs. It is based in South Belfast and has a very strong volunteering ethos. Founded in 2009, it provides a range of educational and social programmes for children and young people with additional needs and/or Autism.
Job | Full Time

Strive Youth Worker -(Ref SYWAPR24) LIFFORD BASED

Include Youth

€35,887 per annum
BELFAST
Event
Art & Culture Workshop

DU Dance (NI)

Come along and try out dance and movement in a fun and friendly environment!
Dates:
11 January - 28 March 202015 January - 17 June 2020
Belfast
Event
Art & Culture

The Crescent

The Crescent Youth Theatre is delighted to present their latest work, Chaos, as part of the National Theatre Connections Festival 2019.
Dates:
16 March 201917 March 2019
Belfast
Job | Full Time

X2 TEAM LEADERS

MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

£28,845 per annum and pension 4% of salary
Belfast
Young people enjoy potting plants to celebrate World Environment Day
News

Autonomie

To celebrate World Environment Day and this year's theme Beat Air Pollution, young people with additional needs who access Autonomie's Freedom2Choose programme got a chance to pot plants and decorate their plant pots.