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Caroline’s Story: How Early Literacy Programme Helped Her Children
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
At Storysacks® classes, parents learn how to make reading fun and instil a love of books in their children. Storysacks is a language and literacy development programme facilitated by youngballymun, an organisation that is working to improve learning and physical and mental well-being for children…
Resource type: Video
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Advocates for Children & Youth
$425,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Caroline’s Story: How Early Literacy Programme Helped Her Children
“The first time I went to Storysacks®, me and the other parents were read to with squeaky voices and loud noises - the way we were supposed to be reading to our kids! When we were read to like that, we understood.” -- Caroline Walker,…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Creating a Brighter Future for Children Through Mutual Respect and Understanding
Together 4 All (T4A) is a community-based organisation which aims to improve support for children, young people and their families in the Lurgan area of Northern Ireland. Research has found this area to be a microcosm of Northern Ireland, in terms of need, demographic and…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Capacity Building in the Children and Young People’s Sector in Ireland: A Field-Level Study
Source: Mary Rafferty and Anne Colgan
This case study focuses on Atlantic’s role in helping build the capacity of the children and young people’s sector in the Republic of Ireland between 2004 and 2014. The report found: Building capacity at the field level requires a strategic and systemic approach, which includes…
Resource type: Case Study
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Moving Out of the Comfort Zone: Improving Children’s Lives
By Liam O’Hare, Improving Children’s Lives Initiative, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland A truly heterogeneous mix of people will gather at Queen’s University Belfast on the 20-22 February 2014, with one unifying goal — to make real improvements in the lives of children and young people…
Resource type: News
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A New Force to Make Washington Notice Kids
Source: Youth Today
America's Promise hosts an $8 million start-up to focus on budget and tax polices. Can it help the youth field 'speak to Republicans'? Bunch of liberals. That's how official Washing-ton sees many of the country's major advocates for disadvantaged and at-risk youth. With Republicans controlling…
Resource type: News
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Minister for Children Launches EPIC National Advocacy Service
Source: EPIC (Empowering People in Care)
Launch of EPIC's Advocacy Service Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (center), launched the EPIC National Advocacy Service on 7 May 2013. Launch of EPIC's Advocacy Service EPIC's Advocacy Service leaflet. Download as a PDF > Launch of EPIC's Advocacy Service Jennifer Gargan,…
Resource type: News
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Criminalizing Children at School
Source: The New York Times
The National Rifle Association and President Obama responded to the Newtown, Conn., shootings by recommending that more police officers be placed in the nation’s schools. But a growing body of research suggests that, contrary to popular wisdom, a larger police presence in schools generally does…
Resource type: News
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Prevention and Early Intervention for Children
"We never give up on any child, despite the complexity of their needs. We also witness key turning points - for example a child making friends for the first time or a parent supporting their child to stay in school," says Suzanne Connolly, Director of…
Resource type: Grantee Story