People on the Youth Work Ireland Midlands community employment scheme who are (or were) youth workers in the Mullingar, Athlone and Tullamore projects at a skills demonstration day last year.

Youth Work Ireland Midlands seeking volunteers

Published: Wed 29 Mar 2017, 10:58 AM

Last updated: Wed 29 Mar 2017, 11:59 AM

If you would you like to share life experience with young people and get involved in youth work, becoming a volunteer youth worker could be what you need.

At present there are 363 volunteers and 6,139 young people involved with Youth Work Ireland Midlands, which works with young people aged eight to 25 in Counties Westmeath and Offaly.

The organisation needs more volunteers to work with young people in youth clubs across the two counties.

Volunteering will allow you to be able to meet new people, take up a new hobby, improve your CV and your skills.

It’s a way to give something back to your community and to be part of a vibrant and enthusiastic team.

Local youth clubs in Youth Work Ireland Midlands include: Yoyo Youth Café, Mullingar; Link Club - Mullingar; Mullingar Academy, Mullingar Charity and Variety Group, Mullingar Coder Dojo, Ballymore Youth Club, Castlepollard Youth Club, Kinnegad Youth Club.

Others are Arden View Youth Club, Tullamore; St Mary’s Youth and Community Centre, Tullamore; P2B Youth Café, Tullamore; Athlone Youth Darts Academy, Clara Youth Club, Birr Coder Dojo, Daingean Youth Club, Edenderry Youth Club, Edenderry Youth Café, Jordan Juniors Youth Club, Castlejordan, Kilclonfert Kilmurray Youth Club, St Ciaran’s Youth Club, Clonmacnoise.

The young people of Youth Work Ireland Midlands aspire to have a youth club in every town and village in the midlands but they need more volunteers.

Information, training and support is available from Youth Work Ireland Midlands – contact Eileen Kelly, Rural Youth Clubs co-ordinator, Youth Work Ireland Midlands at 09064 77075 or ekelly@youthworkmidlands.org.