Community Exchange

This is the Activelink Community Exchange noticeboard.

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Adolescence & Beyond Conference 2025

Explore the challenges and opportunities in supporting adolescents and young adults at the Adolescence & Beyond Conference 2025. Join top experts in adolescent development, parenting, and mental health for a day of inspiration and practical learning.

Galway

IICP College: Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Studies

Our Certificate Programme is the perfect entry point for those considering a career in counselling and psychotherapy as it contains an excellent mix of theory, skills, and personal development. All IICP teaching staff are therapy practitioners, which means they put their teaching into a real-world context.

Online / Dublin 24

Concern Worldwide: Transform a life by donating today

Our life-saving work tackles the root causes of extreme poverty across 26 of the world’s poorest countries – meaning your donation can transform a life in any number of ways. One thing is for sure, your donation will go wherever it is needed most to the people who need it most.

Nationwide

Irish Hospice Foundation: Living with Loss

Irish Hospice Foundation is hosting a free online Bereavement Information evening at 7pm on, January 30th. This event is for all: you may have experienced a bereavement this year or at an earlier time, or you may be concerned about a child or friend who is grieving and you wish to help.

Online

First Fortnight Festival 2025

The First Fortnight Team look forward to welcoming you to our festival 2025. We cannot wait to connect with you, our audience, and after months of planning, we want to share the stories we have seen, heard and experienced with some remarkable artists.

Various Locations

Barnardos: ERK and HRIS Systems Admin Support Person

We are looking for a Systems Admin Support Person to assist with our ERK & HRIS systems. Strong IT skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently & collaboratively.

Dublin

Music Network: Music Capital Scheme 2024 Piano Award

Applications are now open for the Music Capital Scheme 2024 Piano Award to support the purchase/refurbishment of concert standard grand pianos by arts venues and music presenters. A total fund of €180,000 is available through the award.

Nationwide

Regulator of the National Lottery: Underage Mystery Shopping 2024

In 2024, the Regulator commissioned its second major independent research to examine the Irish retail sector’s compliance with rules governing the sale of National Lottery products to under 18's. The purpose of this research exercise is to test whether the measures taken by the Operator are sufficient to prevent children purchasing National Lottery products.

Nationwide

ISPCC: Our Services

The ISPCC provides a range of services to children and families - Childline, Teenline, Missing Children Hotline, Smart Moves, Digital Mental Health & Wellbeing Shield, Childline Therapeutic Support, Outreach Programme, Youth Participation and ISPCC Support Line.

Nationwide

Grants Available for Training Networks

The Wheel is delighted to share some good news! Training Links, a workforce development funding and support programme, is now open for applications. Since 2005, Training Links has funded the training and upskilling needs of staff, volunteers and board members in the community and voluntary sector.

Nationwide

2024 Healthy Ireland Survey Results

Interim Chief Medical Officer, Professor Mary Horgan, today announced the results of the Healthy Ireland Survey 2024. Supported by the Department of Health, the annual survey by Ipsos B&A gives an up-to-date picture of the health of the nation, reporting on many health-related lifestyle behaviours.

Nationwide

Rua: Volunteer Call Out

We have a drop in for young people in Liberty View on a Thursday evening. We are looking for a volunteer who will take part and play an active role in our drop-in program.

Dublin 8

Irish Hospice Foundation: Online Bereavement & Loss Workshops

From January to June, Irish Hospice Foundation will be running 20 online workshops, covering a range of topics on bereavement and loss, such as “Bereavement in the School Community”, “Working with Adults Facing Death”, and “Children and Loss”.

Online

Pieta: 24-Hour Crisis Helpline & Text Service

The Pieta Crisis Helpline offers crisis intervention support to anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts or engaging in self-harm and also supports those bereaved through suicide. Our Therapists will also provide support, information, and psychoeducation for those supporting loved ones in crisis.

Nationwide

HUGG: Volunteers Wanted

There are opportunities to join our team of volunteers as either a HUGG Champion or a HUGG Support Group Facilitator. We provide full training, mentoring support and resources for self-care.

Nationwide

Aware: Support Services

We’re here for you. If you’re experiencing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety or related mood conditions, or are concerned about a loved one, we can offer you a safe and accepting space to receive support, compassion and guidance. All our support services are offered free of charge.

Nationwide

Age Action: Getting Started Computer Training

Age Action’s Getting Started is a free digital literacy programme, helping older people to get online, or use their smart device with confidence. Age Action’s Getting Started is the first competency-based digital training for older people in Ireland.

Nationwide

Fusion Training & Development: Ongoing courses in Group Facilitation, Train the Trainer & Conflict Management

Fusion Training offer QQI certified programmes in Facilitation, Train the Trainer, Conflict Management and Wellbeing & Flourishing. They also offer bespoke training. Courses are delivered by Gerard Fitzpatrick, author of the acclaimed books Crossing the Threshold (Fusion Press, 2020) and Effective Group Leadership (Orpen Press, 2016).

Nationwide

Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline - 1800 341 900

It can be hard to talk about what is happening to you if you are being abused, but the Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline is here to help, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Often when women call us for the first time they don’t speak as they may be afraid or ashamed.

Nationwide

Irish Emergency Alliance: Gaza and Lebanon Emergency Response

Please help send vital food and water, shelter, blankets, essential medical supplies and healthcare. Help us let families in Gaza and Lebanon know they are not forgotten. For the humanity we all share, thank you for sending whatever help you can.

Nationwide

UNICEF Ireland: Paddington's Postcards

Sign up for a monthly donation and as a bear-sized thank you, Paddington will send a child in your life a postal pack which contains postcards from around the world (and so much more!) every month for 12 months. With each package, they’ll explore a different country with Paddington and learn more about the life of a child who lives there.

Nationwide