A place to be YOUng!
WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO
Sphere 17 Regional Youth Service (RYS) provides a high-quality youth service to young people between the ages of 10 – 24, in the region of Dublin 17 and Kilbarrack area. We provide many different services to young people, based on their needs, issues and interests.
Check out our current strategic plan full and summary.
We have three youth centres located in Bonnybrook, Darndale and Priorswood, and also operate a youth space from St. Benedict’s Resource Centre in Kilbarrack. The service typically operates a 6-day week and opens until 10pm in at least one of the areas/centres from Monday to Friday.
The youth service is provided in line with the Service Level Agreement as issued by the City of Dublin Youth Services Board on behalf of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The Woodale Youth Justice Project is a Garda Youth Diversion Project funded through the Irish Youth Justice Service covering the Darndale and Priorswood area
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OUR VISION
Sphere 17 hopes for a future where all young people are valued. We want to see a society where young people have a voice, where young people are respected, and where they feel included, no matter what community they are from. We hope for a society where young people can get high quality support and have a real chance to be the best that they can be.
OUR MISSION
Sphere 17 believes all young people can achieve great things; some may need some support to do that. Our mission is to support young people to be the best that they can be.
We provide support in different ways, for different young people, as they need it. We do this through drop-ins, group work, one-to-one work, outreach and outings.
Some of the successful programmes and activities in 2018 included:
- Back Yard Project
- Bonnybrook Youth Centre Mural Project
- Camping Residential
- Drag Queen Bingo
- Education Support Projects
- Female World Cup Programme
- PEIP (Prevention & Early Intervention Programme)
- Reel Youth Film Project
- Sexual Health Programme
- Sixth Class Graduation Programme
- Spoken Word Rap Project
- Water Safety Programme
- Zombie Special-effects workshop
OUR APPROACH
- We actively promote the participation of all young people in all aspects of our service.
- We aim to deliver our service in line with established best practice and in keeping with the equality and community based ethos that informs our
work. - We deliver services based on young people’s needs, interests, issues and age profile.
- We provide a range of services including recreational, educational, health, personal and social development.
- We provide professional services, by trained and Garda-vetted Youth Workers.
- We engage in a way that is open, creative and positive.
SERVICES
Core youth service activity:
- Drop-in
- Educational and issue-based group work programmes
- One-to-one support
- Detached youth work (outreach)
- Outings and residential activities
- Summer project
Other Key Projects:
OUR YOUTH CENTRES
OUR GOALS
We have agreed on six key goals that we aim to achieve over the coming three years.
- Innovating Our One-to-One Support
- Understanding Our Impact
- Providing Better Mental Health Supports
- Providing Better Youth Employment Support
- Improving Our Communications
- Auditing Our Programmes