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Whenever possible IYF seeks to address the underlying causes of poverty, educational disadvantage, homelessness and social exclusion experienced by children and young people.

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Thanks to everyone who participated in the Starbucks Realise Your Potential ideas workshop on Thurs 1st July. The day was a huge success thanks to the enthusiasm, energy and commitment of everyone who attended!

The purpose of the workshop was to help applicants to the programme build on their BIG ideas for improving their communities. This was done through a mixture of Play, Planning and Pitch preparation.

Applicants were also treated to some valuable words of advice from Irish Youth Foundation President Bill Cullen.

To read more about the day click here.

To see more pics taken on the day, visit our Facebook page here

At the moment there are 1,064,000 children (aged 0 to 18) living in this country and while most are happy, healthy and well cared for, there are some that are not....

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