Organisation: Barnardo’s Northern Ireland

Description:
Barnardo’s is a voluntary organisation with over 45 services within communities across the whole of Northern Ireland. We work with 11,000 children, young people and their families every year and provide a wide range of services. This includes:

family and educational support

child protection

work with ethnic minorities

community, preventative and diversionary services

services for disabled children and their families

young carers

young people in care and leaving care

Barnardo’s NI works in partnership with many external agencies including Health and Social Services Trusts, schools, community groups and government departments.

Barnardo’s NI Policy and Research team conducts research to inform policy and practice and our practice experience provides the evidence base for the development of our influencing agenda. We also provide information to MLAs, MPs and external agencies to promote children’s rights and equality and bring about structural, resource and strategic change for children in Northern Ireland.

Contact name: Margaret Kelly

Address:
542-544 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast

Postcode: BT5 7AT

Tel: (028) 9067 2366

Fax: (028) 9067 2399

Email: Margaret.kelly@barnardos.org.uk

Website: www.barnardos.org.uk/northernireland

Sector: Voluntary

Area of interest/expertise: Children

Mission statement:
Barnardo’s vision is that the lives of all children and young people should be free from poverty, abuse and discrimination.