The Niamh Louise Foundation is pleased to announce that they have been successful in receiving grant assistance from the Irish youth Foundation (UK) Limited for project work with vulnerable young people.
The £5000 will be used to employ a part mentor/befriender who deal with youth interventions when some-one presents in need of help. This role will also be essential in helping to raise awareness through schools, sporting organisations etc on a range of services available in the intervention, prevention and postvention of suicide and self harm. The charity would like to thank the trustees of the Irish Youth Foundation for their support.
Mr James Mc Bennett of the Niamh Louise Foundation attended a function in the Long Gallery, Parliment Buildings Belfast on 10th June to celebrate the Irish Youth Foundations (UK)’s Northern Ireland Grant awards 2010.
At the event, Mr John O’Neill, Chairman of the Irish Youth Foundation, said: “I am delighted to welcome everyone today and to have the opportunity of meeting some of the people we have supported over the years. I am very pleased to be able to announce that the Irish Youth Foundation will be making awards of £100,000 altogether this year to welfare, educational and cultural groups working with disadvantaged young people and their families in Northern Ireland and to Irish students at universities and colleges in the UK.”
He continued: “This is the first time a reception has been held at Stormont to celebrate our grant awards and we are very grateful to Mr Dominic Bradley MLA for kindly hosting the event on our behalf. I would also like to thank our Northern Ireland Advisory Committee members for their hard work and enthusiasm: June Trimble MBE, Director of YouthAction Northern Ireland, appointed last year as our Board of Trustees’ representative in Northern Ireland, and John McCormick, Director of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland.”
Speaking in behalf of the Niamh Louise Foundation. James Mc Bennett, “The Niamh Louise Foundation wishes to extend thanks to the Irish Youth Foundation for their support. This grant will allow the charity to effectively carry out this much needed service in the local community”.
If you require any information about the Niamh Louise Foundation or are in crisis and need help you can contact the charity at the Coalisland office on 02887740354, Cookstown office on 02886769366 or Richhill office on 02838879870.