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Youth Work YWAM Belfast has been doing youth work with various local organisations and churches for the past several years. We regularly volunteer with Conway Mill Education Centre (CMEC) and Youth Initiatives (YI). The aim of YI is to awaken hope, inspire initiative, and mobilise youth to make a vital contribution to their community and to a shared future in Northern Ireland. The goal of CMEC is to assist migrant families who are making Belfast their new home through tutoring and other methods of support. YWAM Belfast have served in youth clubs, discipleship groups, Summer schemes, youth camps and local outreaches.

Art Club YWAM Belfast has been facilitating an Art Club in St. Matthew’s Primary School in Short Strand. It has been an excellent way to serve the school, teach Biblical values through art, and encourage children in their confidence and creativity.

Open Mic Night YWAM Belfast has partnered with Eastside Visitor Centre, JACK Café and local musician Maria Nickolay to put on Open Mic Night. Started in 2017, this well-loved event celebrates Belfast’s wealth of talent by creating a venue for artists to perform in an encouraging atmosphere. This event happens once a month and serves the community by promoting positivity and giving a creative outlet to musicians, poets, story tellers and other artists. When meeting together was restricted by lockdown, Open Mic moved online where people uploaded their performances onto a hosted event page. We hope to return to the live venue very soon!

Food Hampers YWAM Belfast helps put together and deliver food parcels for those in need around the Christmas season. Joining with East Belfast Mission’s “Neighbours in Need” programme and West Belfast Food Bank, we have contributed towards hundreds of families in the local community receiving extra food at a time when need is greatest.

Discipleship Training School DTS is a 6 month programme where students from around the world come together with a desire to go deeper in their faith and serve in different parts of the world. The first 14 weeks are spent in Belfast, learning through lectures and serving in the city. The second part includes the opportunity to share God’s love in other nations.

School Uniform Project YWAM Belfast is a member of Redeeming Our Communities (ROC) Action Group for the Lower Falls area. Partnering with the West Belfast Food Bank, St. Peter's and St. John's parishes. The School Uniform Project has provided previously loved school uniforms and other attire to over 500 students in the West Belfast area. School uniforms tend to be expensive, so this community project has helped many families save money, avoid debt and eliminate needless waste by finding clothing a new home.

Community Night YWAM Belfast hosts a monthly community night to welcome others to come and join together for a meal and time of worship. Located at our YWAM house in west Belfast, dinner is provided to offer a welcoming space for people to enjoy community together. Please be in touch for details if you would like to come along!

Forgiveness Education Forgiveness Education is currently being taught in several primary schools in Northern Ireland, as well as internationally. YWAM Belfast works alongside Dr. Robert Enright to support educators in using the forgiveness curriculum within Northern Ireland. We are able to offer training to educators, provide support to those using the curriculum, and on occasion, to facilitate forgiveness education within classrooms.

Trees of Hope YWAM Belfast began Trees of Hope in 2017 as an initiative to bring prayer and a spirit of hope into public spaces during the Christmas season. Christmas trees are set up in public spaces (such as malls, cafes or community centres) with tags for people to write prayers on. The aim is to present the opportunity to engage with prayer in a public space, particularly for those that may not go to church. Tags are collected and distributed to participating local churches, to help facilitate an opportunity to pray for those in their local community.

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