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You are not alone: where to get support over Christmas
If you are feeling in distress or despair and you need someone to talk to over the holidays… Read More →
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Christmas spirit alive and well in Downpatrick
Christmas is a known as a time of generosity and good will and this has been shown in abundance… Read More →
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Mary’s Blog: December 2016
Firstly, I would like to wish all MACS young people, volunteers, staff, and board members… Read More →
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Led By You attend Lord Mayor’s Christmas Lunch
Yesterday, Led By You attended the Lord Mayor’s Christmas Lunch at Belfast City Hall,… Read More →
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Christmas trip to Streamvale Open Farm
The Belfast Floating Support team recently went on our annual Christmas trip to Streamvale… Read More →
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Belfast Housing go Christmas karting ?
In keeping with Belfast Housing tradition, we decided on Go Karting for our Christmas… Read More →
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Maxi makes cheesecake & origami penguins
Maxi the Snowman is into his second week here in MACS and he’s settling in really… Read More →
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Stanley and Paul climb walls and conquer fears
Stanley and Paul were matched together pretty recently. Paul has been a mentor with… Read More →
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Coffee morning for Homeless Awareness Week
On Friday, MACS Downpatrick hosted a coffee morning in support of Homeless Awareness… Read More →
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Street Soccer NI’s Homeless Awareness Week Cup
MACS’ Friday footballers attended Street Soccer NI Homeless Awareness Week Cup, held… Read More →
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Young people take to the streets for Homeless Awareness Week
On a cold wet night, we braved the weather to support Homeless Awareness Week 2016. Five… Read More →
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Introducing Maxi the Snowman
For the past few weeks, young people have been building a snowman using over 500 plastic… Read More →
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Good luck to Cailain on his next adventure!
On this frosty Saturday morning, some of Led by You’s Young Leaders took Cailain… Read More →
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Celebrating our amazing staff
Yesterday, we celebrated each other’s achievements at the Staff Awards Ceremony in … Read More →
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Marty – volunteer & comedic genius
Marty has been volunteering with MACS for 5 years! He has had 3 matches so far. His persistence… Read More →
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Exciting apprenticeship opportunities for young people
We had an amazing meeting yesterday with Jacqui and Damian from Carillion and Pete from… Read More →
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Children in Need Appeal launch event in the Titanic Centre
On Friday night, Charley, Robyn, Deirbhile and myself attended the Children in Need… Read More →
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Launch of Lisburn Supported Housing
Last week we celebrated the grand opening of MACS Lisburn Supported Housing. The new… Read More →
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Self-care afternoon in MACS Downpatrick
We recently had a self-care afternoon in MACS Downpatrick – The Health & Wellbeing… Read More →
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Mary’s Blog: October 2016
This month again I have received some great stories about how well young people are doing… Read More →
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Councillor Walker supports MACS in charity cycle run ?
On Tuesday, MACS Downpatrick had a lovely visit from Councillor William Walker and… Read More →
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Happy Halloween from MACS Downpatrick! ?
The young people in Downpatrick enjoyed a Halloween themed evening carving some CREEPY… Read More →
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Carrie facilitates Self-Sooth Group
Last week, Wellbeing held a self-soothe group facilitated by our very talented and… Read More →
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Led By You launch new participation strategy
This week, Led By You launched our new Participation Strategy 2016-19 at Newry Housing’s… Read More →
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Wellbeing Take 5 for World Mental Health Day
The Wellbeing Team invited neighbours & friends to join us in a lovely walk along… Read More →
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Antonio & Brian take on the world (well almost)
Antonio & his mentor Brian have been matched for nearly 3 months – without much time… Read More →
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Chicken chow mein from our budding chefs in Uni Street
In Uni Street, Roseanne and Kieran cooked up a storm with our budding chefs Sebastian… Read More →
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Led By You Blog (No.2) by Cailain
Led by You helps young people get involved, have their say and provide opportunities… Read More →
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Mary’s Blog: September 2016
Hi folks! I’m back from taking a Blog-break in August! This month there have been… Read More →
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MACS is family friendly employer of the year
MACS Supporting Children & Young People is this year’s most family friendly employer… Read More →
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