YSI 2005: Gold Partners

YSI 2005 would like to acknowledge the support of the following Gold Partner organisations.

The Irish Youth Foundation (IYF) has been a proud supporter of YSI since the 2002-2003 programme, where it presented an Outstanding Project Award.

The Irish Youth Foundation was founded in 1985 as an independent charitable trust, dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of disadvantaged children and young people. Each year, approximately 10,000 children from around the country benefit from work carried out by groups funded by the Irish Youth Foundation in areas such as homelessness, substance abuse, poverty and social education. The mission of IYF is to financially support projects and programmes that make a positive difference in the lives of young Irish people in need. The organisation is guided by four simple values which underpin all of its work: Compassion, Respect, Expertise and Integrity.

Irish Youth Foundation,

Glencullen House,

Kylemore Road,

Dublin 10

Email info@iyf.ie

Web www.iyf.ie

The Combat Poverty Agency is now in its third year of supporting YSI, with the Combating Poverty Award being awarded to the most innovative, action-based, and clearly communicated project about a poverty issue within Ireland today.

Combat Poverty Agency (CPA) is a state agency working for the prevention and elimination of poverty and social exclusion. CPA is actively involved in the development of curricula and learning materials on poverty, citizenship and social change. CPA believes that exploring the issues of poverty and social exclusion can contribute to the development of social solidarity and active citizenship.

Amongst its current initiatives, CPA is working collaboratively with the City of Dublin VEC Curriculum Development Unit on Poverty, the Curriculum and the Classroom Project, which is developing models of school-community partnership in poverty awareness education.

Combat Poverty Agency

Bridgewater Centre

Islandbridge

Dublin 8

Email info@cpa.ie

Web www.combatpoverty.ie

making and promoting awards
validating programmes
monitoring and ensuring the quality of programmes
determining standards

FETAC

East Point Plaza

East Point Business Park,

Dublin 3

Email information@fetac.ie

Web www.fetac.ie

The National Children's Office (NCO) is the only Government agency that exists specifically to improve children's lives, through driving the implementation of the National Children's Strategy. Goal 1 of the Strategy states that children will have a voice in matters which affect them and their views will be given due weight in accordance with their age and maturity. NCO has the lead role on this goal.

Improve policies and services;
Listen to young people;
Increase participation by young people in planning and decision-making.

The National Children's Office presents the Making a Difference for Young People Award at YSI. This award is given to a project outstanding for its efforts in enhancing, supporting or assisting the participation of young people.

The National Children's Office

St Martin's House

Waterloo Road

Dublin 4

Email nco@health.gov.ie

Web www.nco.ie