Limerick Youth Service is delighted to would like to announce the phased reopening of some of our youth spaces and a return to limited onsite & offsite group work.
The following LYS’ youth spaces will be available for a number of activities and programmes:
LYS’ Garryowen Youth Together Project and the East Limerick Youth Work team are based but all staff, young people & visitors must adhere to the LYS and HSE guidelines. These two youth projects are based at:
New social distancing markings at The Factory
Young people, staff and visitors must follow public health guidelines and LYS protocols which include:
Although our youth spaces have reopened it will not be feasible for all projects/groups to return to face to face activities. As a result, LYS will continue to engage with young people through online and more traditional platforms such as phone and email.
In relation to our youth clubs, LYS is engaging with Youth Work Ireland in relation to the safe reopening of our youth clubs and youth cafes and will update accordingly.
Our detached youth work projects, which are located in Ballycummin-Raheen, Limerick City Centre & Garryowen are out and about on various evenings with staff adhering to social distancing.
LYS Community Training Centre.
Blended learners for trainees with our Community Training Centre
Learners/students with our Community Training Centre, will continue their blended learning with a balance bewteen onsite and online course work.
We understand that some young people have been adversely affected by these restrictions and we are continuing to provide support to them.
We encourages all young people, volunteers and staff to follow the advice and guidelines issued by the relevant authorities such as the Health Safety Executive (HSE).
LYS is keen to stress that when accessing information about the Coronavirus (Covid-19) to get your information from professional and relevant sources such as www.hse.ie and www.gov.ie .
For further updates please visit www.limerickyouthservice and/or LYS official social media sites.
A member of Youth Work Ireland, LYS remains committed to connecting with young people and supporting them to reach their full potential.
