Meet Jack from YMCA North Down in Northern Ireland.

Jack completed a work placement here at YMCA Kosovo where he was engaged in various programs and he would say that the highlight of his time in Kosovo were the people, who he described as unbelievably friendly and welcoming.

Today, for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2024 , staff members Chloe, Levi, Leigh and Dee share what they do to to look after their mental health. #MomentsForMovement Mental Health Foundation

Haribo as far as the eye can see 👀 Thanks to Danske Bank for sponsoring our #TBS2 questionnaire! The first of 1,980 packets will start reaching participating schools this week Principal St Joseph's Boys' School New-Bridge Integrated College Belfast Boys' Model Oakgrove IC #learn#believe#achieve St Joseph's College, Belfast Susan Morgan Ulster Applied Social and Policy Sciences

This report provides robust evidence to decry the inadequacy of current maintenance loans for students. The worst of it is those that do go yet fail to get the full benefits of HE because they are working instead of studying

Check out #TBS2 featured on BBC Radio 4 with input from Susan Morgan and a young man from Blessed Trinity College
Also great to hear Steve Chalke championing relational and emotional learning spaces with boys in education
Centre for Youth Research & Dialogue Dr Alex Blower Ulster Applied Social and Policy Sciences bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Thrilled to welcome school Principals from across England & showcase our ⁦Education NI⁩ funded #InYourCorner programme in partnership with Abbey Comm College as part of study visit of ⁦Ulster University⁩ #TakingBoysSerious research. 🥊📚
#Education #Community #FairStart

Looking forward to hosting this exciting collaborative inquiry group from England this week in Ulster Applied Social and Policy Sciences Centre for Youth Research & Dialogue CommunityYouthWork Dr Alex Blower Andy Hamilton #TBS

Great to speak to Dr Jack Rendall about my #Qmethodology research on #youthwork and #peacebuilding in Northern Ireland Eliz Mc Ardle Mark Hammond Professor Kristian Lasslett Centre for Youth Research & Dialogue SEUPB TBUC Camps The John and Pat Hume Foundation YMCA Ireland Roots for Peace Q Methodology
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This great space is to mobilise and energise affirming educational responses for boys and young men - TBS team will be there Dr Alex Blower Mary Curnock Cook Andy Hamilton Centre for Youth Research & Dialogue

Learn, discuss and share best practice when working with young males at our Empowering Boys’ Voices Conference. With keynote talks from Mark Roberts and Andy Hamilton

🗓️ Thursday, 4 July
🧭 Leeds Art Gallery
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In March, 6 students from Ireland participated in an international training course called Cross the Line. Here Mark McFeeters & Garreth Smith reflect on a week focussed on European youth work sites.google.com/view/youth-wor…

After two years of hard work, and the support of some incredible colleagues and educators, we have launched the Boys' Impact website.

It's home to our work to support young working-class men on their journey toward a more hopeful future.

boysimpact.com

'In western countries if someone dies they make a massive issue of it, which is a big issue, but if we Palestinians were killed whether it was 100 to 1,000, then it’s normal and OK. Palestinians are numbers”~ Palestinian girl (aged 14). Her words from 2015 still ring true today