Youth Service

The National Association of Travellers' Centres (NATC) delivers a wide range of activities and programmes for young Travellers throughout Ireland that give young people the opportunity to experience new and exciting challenges. Our Youth Service aims to empower Traveller Youths to participate in the wider Irish society by providing culturally appropriate projects that meet their identified educational, social, leisure and spiritual needs.

Showcase DVD

The National Association of Travellers' Centres has produced a showcase DVD on its Youth Projects. Watch our Youth Service DVD.

Target audience

NATC Youth Service works with 5 to 25 year olds, both male and female, with a particular emphasis on the 12 to 18 years old age group.

Youth projects

NATC is the leading provider of Youth Services to Traveller youths throughout Ireland. Youth programmes and activities are delivered within our network of Youth Projects. There are currently twenty-one Youth projects nationwide.

Aim

NATC Youth Service aims to make a difference in the lives of Young Travellers and their families by providing services, programmes and opportunities for young people to become involved and make informed decisions on their development and the development of their communities.

We aim to empower young Travellers to involve themselves in both their own leisure and social development and in the development of their own Community both locally and nationally.

The National Association of Travellers' Centres provides a comprehensive Youth Work Programme of activities for Young Travellers and others that reflects the changing context of Youth Work and society and is inline with current Legislation (Youth Work Act 2001). What is Youth Work?

Investment in Youth Work

The National Association of Travellers' Centres invests considerable resources in order to ensure a high level of staff training thereby enabling the organisation to build up a high level of professional competence. We continue to support the professional development of our employees, volunteers and youth leaders by providing education and training opportunities throughout the year.

Youth Work funding

The National Association of Traveller Centres allocates funds to youth groups to help them financially deliver programmes and activities that meet the needs of disadvantaged youths. Grants are allocated to organisations and groups for specific projects that seek to address the needs of young Travellers.

View funding criteria and application process