Youth organisations partner for #BringingPrideHome campaign to support LGBTI+ young people as Pride Parade moves online. Nearly 1,000 LGBTI+ young people are set to receive a Pride Self-Care Pack to keep the spirit of Pride alive while remaining socially distant as the annual Dublin Pride parade is moved online for the second year due to Covid-19 restrictions. Three leading […]
» Read moreBoys+Girls and BeLonG To Youth Services encapsulate why supporting Pride is so important with a powerful campaign June 23rd 2021: Boys+Girls have launched a compelling campaign in support of the LGBTI+ community with BeLonG To Youth Services, which calls for an end to the violence and a safer future – that’s hopefully somewhere over the rainbow. 1 in […]
» Read moreNew national survey released during Pride Month shows mental health of LGBTI+ young people has acutely deteriorated during Covid-19 Findings from a national survey conducted by BeLonG To Youth Services reveal the consequence of the pandemic for LGBTI+ young people. The research shows that 97% of LGBTI+ youth are struggling with anxiety, stress, or depression. The pandemic poses a […]
» Read moreNew figures from BeLonG To Youth Services, the national organisation supporting LGBTI+ young people, show a huge spike in demand for support in 2020. Today, launching their 2020 Annual Report, the organisation revealed a 113% increase in support through their frontline service, supporting 1,540 individuals, compared to 717 in 2019. Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman […]
» Read moreFriday 5th March 2021 Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., has today announced a new LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme aimed at LGBTI+ young people. The LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme will be run by Foróige in collaboration with BelongTo and is open to applications from all LBGTI+ young people. The Programme aims to enable LGBTI+ […]
» Read moreFriday 5th March 2021 Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., has today announced a new LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme aimed at LGBTI+ young people. The LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme will be run by Foróige in collaboration with BelongTo and is open to applications from all LBGTI+ young people. The Programme aims to enable LGBTI+ young […]
» Read moreDecember 2020 73% of second-level Irish LGBTI+ students feel unsafe at school Coláiste Chill Mhantáin is the first school in Wicklow to sign up to participate in a new national LGBTI+ Safe & Supportive Schools Project Coláiste Chill Mhantáin and 20 other schools nationwide are leading the way by partnering with BeLonGTo Youth Services to undertake its LGBTI+ Safe […]
» Read moreDecember 2020 73% of second-level Irish LGBTI+ students feel unsafe at school Borrisokane Community College and Colaiste Mhuire Co Ed are the first schools in Tipperary to sign up to participate in a new national LGBTI+ Safe & Supportive Schools Project. They and 18 other schools nationwide are leading the way by partnering with BeLonGTo Youth Services to undertake […]
» Read moreDecember 2020 73% of second-level Irish LGBTI+ students feel unsafe at school O’Carolan College and St Peters College two of the first schools in Meath to sign up to participate in a new national LGBTI+ Safe & Supportive Schools Project. O’Carolan College, St Peters College and 18 other schools nationwide are leading the way by partnering with BeLonGTo Youth […]
» Read moreDecember 2020 73% of second-level Irish LGBTI+ students feel unsafe at school Merlin College and Coláiste Bhaile Chláir are the first two schools in Galway to sign up to participate in a new national LGBTI+ Safe & Supportive Schools Project. Merlin College, Coláiste Bhaile Chláir and 18 other schools nationwide are leading the way by partnering with BeLonGTo […]
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