Northern Ireland
Barnardo’s has been working in Northern Ireland for over 108 years. Today, in over 45 services rooted in communities across the length and breadth of Northern Ireland, we reach out to 11,000 children, young people and their families every year.
News
Barnardo's welcomes Peaceful Schools International to Belfast
St Bernadette's Primary School pupils Emma Doyle and Conala Maguire celebrate receiving their school's official flag from the founder of Peaceful Schools International (PSI), Hetty van Gurp. Barnardo's Northern Ireland (NI) has introduced PSI to number of schools across Belfast and is working closely with PSI to extend the network.
Barnardo's NI Fostering Week 12 - 17 January 2009
Barnardo's NI foster carers Colin and Sharon Jamison are interviewed in their home by BBC reporter John Toal for a feature on their experience of fostering. Their interview was broadcast on the BBC Radio Ulster programme Saturday Magazine, as part of the media coverage for Foster Week. At any one time there are 350 children in Northern Ireland in need of foster families. For further information please call 028 9065 2288.
MPs visit Tullycarnet Family Centre
Helping two and half year old Elle McCord paint a picture during a visit to Barnardo's Tullycarnet Family Centre in East Belfast before Christmas are (left to right) Director of Barnardo's NI Lynda Wilson, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson MP and Iain Duncan Smith MP.
Barnardo's launches child poverty campaign
- Download the press release (PDF 49KB).
Download the campaign report - It doesn't happen here: the reality of child poverty in Northern Ireland (PDF 474 KB)
Fair Play booklet on talking to children about prejudice and discrimination reprinted to coincide with BBC Northern Ireland’s State of Mind series.
Download the press release (PDF 56KB)
Download the Fair Play booklet (PDF 4, 438KB)
Barnardo's Services
Our pioneering services are wide-ranging but all share a commitment to improving children’s lives. For example:
- we provide services for children with disabilities which open up their horizons as well as giving exhausted families a break
- we have centres where families facing enormous difficulties in their lives receive vital support and advice
- we support children living with the trauma of domestic violence
Northern Ireland has the highest youth population and levels of child poverty in the UK and we work hard to make sure that children’s issues are on the agenda of all our politicians and policy-makers. See the Manifesto for children in Northern Ireland: Room for improvement (PDF 1, 365KB) launched 7 April 2005.
With the right help children in the most difficult circumstances can find a way forward in their lives. Barnardo’s Northern Ireland is committed to giving children the help they need, when they need it. All the money raised in Northern Ireland is spent here please donate today to help us make a difference to these children in Northern Ireland who are most in need and at risk.
