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Youth workers and support staff from Aiséirí are pictured alongside Therese Bourke, Head of Customer Care, VHI
VHI and the Irish Youth Foundation (IYF) today announced the latest recipients of the VHI Health and Wellbeing fund, with ten youth and non-profit organisations across Ireland awarded grants totalling €85,000.
Two Kilkenny groups, Droichead Family Resources Centre and Aiséirí were successful in receiving funding which supports initiatives that build resilience and help manage anxiety through early intervention and prevention.
Since its launch in 2020, the VHI Health and Wellbeing Fund has provided €444,000 in funding to 54 youth groups and non-profit organisations nationwide. This investment has enabled direct engagement with 37,700 young people.
The fund continues to make a meaningful impact by supporting young people facing challenges such as addiction, disability, homelessness, trauma and international protection.
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Droichead Family Resources Centre provides a broad and diverse range of community-based support services for individuals and their families. This funding will support their From Scratch project, a series of workshops where young people will experience aspects of music they have never previously been exposed to, culminating in a community performance to showcase their new skills.
Aiséirí provides residential and community-based addiction treatment to young people aged 15-21 in Kilkenny. Their grant will support Ride the Wind, a therapeutic programme using equine-assisted learning and sailing to help young people experiencing substance misuse issues to build resilience and develop effective tools for managing anxiety.
Therese Bourke, Head of Customer Service at VHI, said: “Through the VHI Health and Wellbeing Fund, we’ve supported 54 youth organisations and reached thousands of young people with meaningful, community-led interventions.”
“This year, the fund will support ten outstanding projects focused on tackling anxiety, building resilience and creating safe spaces for young people to thrive”.
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