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President McAleese launches 'Preparing for Life'
A unique early intervention programme which provides services to support parents to ensure that a child is ready for school on a social and emotional level will be launched today by President Mary McAleese at the Darndale and Belcamp Village Centre. Co-ordinated by the Northside…
Author: Northside Partnership
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North's racist incidents could 'rocket'
by Dan Keenan Officials at two Stormont departments are working on specific policy proposals to meet the needs of immigrant communities in Northern Ireland following recent racist attacks. The Assembly was also warned that the rate of racist incidents was due to “rocket”. Initiatives from…
Author: Irish Times
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Island of Ireland emerging as the leader in applications of prevention science to policy and practice
Original Source The island of Ireland is emerging as a point of focus for breakthroughs in applications of prevention science to policy and practice. Over 25 innovative projects from across the island were showcased at a conference convened by the Office for the Minister of…
Author: Prevention Action
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Communities Fighting for Rights in Northern Ireland: You’re Not “On Your Own”
When Gerard McCarten, a butcher from North Belfast, steeled up his courage to testify before the local health authority about the suicide of his son Danny two years ago, the officials he was dealing with got up and opened the windows in the room onto…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Government Launches Irish National Dementia Strategy
Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Joan Burton and Minister for Primary and Social Care Kathleen Lynch today (Wednesday 17th December 2014) launched the Irish National Dementia Strategy. This honours the commitment in the Programme for Government to develop a national Alzheimer’s and other dementias strategy to…
Author: Department of Health Ireland
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Lack of support leaves Bermuda's young men on the scrap heap - report
The below Royal Gazette article features some of the findings of a new report, “Out of School and ‘On the Wall’: A qualitative look into the lives of unemployed young Black Bermudian men and the gender gap in educational attainment,” by Drs. Monique Jethwani-Keyser and…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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Robinson and McGuinness Launch Interface Programme in Partnership with the Atlantic Philanthropies
First Minister Rt. Hon Peter D Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP, MLA today launched a new programme aimed at supporting inter community sharing in disadvantaged and interface areas. The ‘Contested Space Programme’, which has been established in conjunction with the Atlantic…
Author: Northern Ireland Executive
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US billionaire due to match CBRJ funding
Original Source By Barry McCaffrey An American billionaire yesterday announced that he is to match British government funding for community-based restorative justice (CBRJ) projects. Over the next three years American billionaire Chuck Feeney and the NIO will jointly provide £600,000 funding for community-based restorative justice…
Author: Irish News
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Older & Bolder: Irish Seniors Organise for Action
On a visit to Ireland last week, I got a glimpse of a compelling example of the power that an organized community can have – “The Older & Bolder Campaign,” a collaborative initiative among five organizations working to improve the quality of life for older…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Hate Campaigns Can’t Block Overdue Steps Toward Fair Treatment of Immigrants
Barack Obama’s campaign gave hope to millions of immigrants and their leading advocates. Atlantic has been proud to support and stand with these groups in the long campaign for comprehensive immigration reform. But that hope has been strained of late, and it is time to…
Author: Gara LaMarche