If you’re planning on attending the Balmoral Show this year, look out for us at 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟒𝟐

We will be there chatting about the range of services we offer in Action for Children.

#ActionforChildren #FosteringNI #MakeADifference #BalmoralShow

A big #ThankYouThursday to Sorcha Eastwood MLA highlighting her meeting with YACS Nikita, Paul & Ella last week in support of Carers NI campaign for Paid Carers Leave this week in Northern Ireland Assembly plenary session

Hugely important message & vital to address these harms in our communities. Creating the conditions for safe and happy childhoods & equal opportunities to thrive means naming the barriers currently stopping progress. Watch & find out more ⬇️

We fully support Carers NI's call on Economy Minister Conor Murphy to include Paid Carer's Leave in the pending Employment Rights Bill. Young adult carers have told us that this would make a positive impact on maintaining employment whilst also managing crucial #caring roles.

*JOB ALERT!* We’re on the lookout for a full-time Family Support Practitioner. The post is based at our offices in #Antrim with outreach primarily covering the #Coleraine , #Ballymoney , #Magherafelt and #Cookstown areas. For more information, head to tinyurl.com/yc7z2r5b

'We're helping prevent homicide'... Eileen Murphy, who runs Women's Aid NI in Armagh and Down tells Mark Carruthers about their work and the need for funding, now under threat because of potential public service cuts

Thanks to Sorcha Eastwood MLA for meeting with some amazing Young Adult Carers to discuss their experiences & key asks relating to services, education, employment & carers rights! Recognising their contributions through caring as well as their aspirations for the future is crucial ⭐️

We are v concerned around the inevitable reduction of service provision available in our communities by not protecting voluntary&community sector- key partners in delivering early support &preventative measures that reduce pressures in health, social care, education,justice&more

We’ve got an amazing #ThankYouThursday shout out today! At our staff conference earlier this week, colleagues Wendy and William were recognised for 20 years service at Action for Children. Our people are what makes this organisation so special – thank you! ⭐

We’re at the beautiful ballyscullion park Park for our NI staff conference today ☀️ Amazing words from keynote speaker Koulla Yiasouma on the importance of the participation of young people #LundyModel #TimeToShine

Our Policy & Comms Lead Andy McClenaghan represented Cliff Edge Coalition NI on BBC Radio Ulster's On Your Behalf Programme on Saturday discussing the need to remove the Universal Credit two-child limit. You can listen back on BBC Sounds, the segment begins at 02:14.
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Today Aisling, manager for our Young Carer’s service, is attending the ‘Patient at Carer Education Partnership Forum’ Queen's University Belfast 🎓. The Young Carers team has been working closely with PCEP to share learning around young #carer experiences with nursing and midwifery students 🤝

Rates of child poverty have risen from 18% to 24% in the last year.

We simply cannot afford not to invest in children who will be responsible for the society and economy of the future.

You can read our briefing on the two-child limit here.

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Thanks to Cool FM News for covering this today & to MeltedParentsNI & Reclaim the Agenda for organising this important event. Sheena McMullen spoke on how Parents, providers, employers & especially our children need decisive action on Childcare & proper investment in early years ✊

The week's focus brought by The SDLP to scrap 2-child limit in NI seems to have passed us by because of £ constraints. It's important to keep highlighting new evidence of how harmful this policy is to our families&how constrained household budgets are in 6th largest economy in🌍