Welcome to Limerick Youth Service
Mission Statement:
“To support and encourage young people to be active participants in shaping their futures”
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Limerick Youth Service offers;
- Full-time vocational training programmes for 160 young people who have left the formal education system without qualification.
- Evening, weekend and residential Outreach work for participants of the Limerick Youth Service training programmes with FÁS CTC and Youthreach.
- Intensive work with individual young people in severe difficulties.
- Special intensive initiatives for young people excluded by local communities and Young people with responsibilities as single parents.
- Mainstream Youthwork in specifically targeted parishes of Limerick city and county who may be experiencing poverty, disadvantage or isolation.
- Training and development opportunities for young people, volunteers and community members
Limerick Youth Service also works in partnership with a range of voluntary and statutory groups to develop further opportunities for disadvantaged young people, with LYS being a lead provider. This work includes working with young people at risk from drug culture, young people exposed to violence, young people dealing with homelessness.
All Media enquires can be directed to:
Geraldine Clancy;
geraldinec@limerickyouthservice.com or Robert Graham;
robertg@limerickyouthservice.com,
Tel: 061 412 444
Please see below links to our most recent Press releases: