YOUTH WORK IRELANDMISSION STATEMENT

• Through our work and programmes we aim to

assist young people to improve their lives by

providing access to self development opportunities,

information, advice and services for young people

aged 8-25 in County Monaghan, thereby promoting

and encouraging and acceptance, respect and

tolerance of one’s self and others without stigma,

discrimination, bias or labelling.

BACKGROUND OF YOUTH WORK IRELAND MONAGHAN

• Youth Work Ireland Monaghan is managed by a

voluntary Board of Directors and the Board of

Directors employ a team of staff to carry out

the functions of the organisation.

• Youth Work Ireland Monaghan was established

as a Youth Service for County Monaghan in

1985 and is affiliated to Youth Work Ireland.

SERVICES PROVIDED

• Youth Work Ireland Monaghan provides a variety of services to young people throughout the county. These can be broken up into a number of main headings:

• Youth Information

• Youth Cafe Services

• After School Clubs

• Youth Outreach Information and Training Services

• Youth Club Development Projects

• Early School Leavers Projects

SERVICES PROVIDED CONTINUED

• The Youth Cafe offers a safe, friendly alcohol

free environment for young people to meet

and mix with their peers. Facilities available to

young people are: Pool table, internet, X box,

playstations, games, shop, chill out area, tea

and coffee, pool competitions, band nights,

movie nights, day trips and residential trips.

MY FACILITATION

• For my facilitation I asked the service users

their opinions in regards to what activity they

would like to do.

• From listening to the service users I came up

with the activity of doodle shoes.

• I chose this activity as it allows the services

users to be and exercise their creativity and

be imaginative while devorating their own

shoes.

• The facilitation consisted of 12 services users.

• The service users brought new runners in for the

facilitation which was purchased the week before as

a shopping trip was organised as an outing for the

after school club.

• I provided markers, glitter, coloured laces and

accessories for the facilitation.

• My facilitation took place after school so I provided

some light snacks for the service users as they were

coming straight from school.

• The services really enjoyed designing their own

runners and had great fun with other.

MATERIALS:

•Runners

•Markers

•Glitter

•Coloured Laces

DURING THE FACILIATATION

LEARNING POINTS FROM THE ART FACILITATION

• The service users really enjoyed the facilitation and

were very creative in designing their shoes.

• The service users also interacted very well with

each other and even swapped shoes to sign them .

• This was a good way for the service users to

socialise with each other.

• The service users took pride in their shoes and

couldn’t wait to sow their families.

LIMITATIONS TO THE FACILITATION

• Time was a constraint during the facilitation as

the after school club only lasts for one hour.

EVALUATION

• Overall my facilitation went really well and all

the service users were very eager and co-

operative through out the whole facilitation.

• The service users seemed to enjoy decorating

their shoes and couldn’t wait to wear them.

• The service users were very creative and

exercised some real artistic work on their

shoes.

Thank you for listening

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