The Irish Youth Foundation is an independent charitable trust dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of disadvantaged children and young people in Ireland.

Its mission is to financially support projects and programmes that make a positive difference in the lives of young people in need. It has been a long standing commitment of the Irish Youth Foundation that every cent goes to the kids, putting them in a stronger position to provide real opportunity to those in need.



The Irish Youth Foundation supports a diverse range of projects each year that make a real and lasting difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in Ireland, in the following areas:

• Homelessness
• Substance Abuse
• Education
• Children in Poverty
• Social Education

Since 1994, the Irish Youth Foundation has been active partners of the International Youth Foundation, a global partnership of organizations committed to the growth and development of children and young people.