Newsletter Issue 1 - Limerick City Community Safety Partnership ...

C OMMUNITY S PIRIT
The very successful JUMP! programme ran again this
year in Galvone N.S, in association with the School
Completion Programme. This is an after school activity
club where children learn about rules and boundaries
through non-competitive games. We are expanding
JUMP! to run on the Northside this year.
In Sarsfield Park we are currently piloting an after school
club called 'Club Spark'. Children from Sarsfield Park
meet on Thursday afternoons for arts and crafts, board
games and more. The local Community Garda attends
one session in five to assist discussions on low level
Anti Social Behaviour (ASB). We hope to help the
children understand the effects that even low level ASB
can have on vulnerable people, in a friendly and
informal way.
We are always looking for new ideas about activities you
would like to see in your community. Please contact us
on 061-407247 if you have any suggestions.
Another project the team has been involved with is
Junior Achievement. Over the last three years both
primary and secondary school students around Limerick
city have benefited from the advice and experience of
employees from Limerick City Council, including the
Community Coordinators, who have volunteered with
Junior Achievement.
Junior Achievement is a leading organisation in Ireland,
which links business and education and brings
volunteers into the classroom to teach enterprise skills
to young people. This year over 60,000 young people
are benefiting from a JA programme throughout Ireland.
Almost 6,000 of these young people are in the Limerick /
Shannon region.
The challenges facing many of the young people in
Limerick are considerable. However, there are a range
of worthwhile and interesting programmes in place that
help address these issues. "Junior Achievement
Volunteers act as role models for the children and
teenagers who represent the workforce of the future. It
is particularly encouraging to see the programmes
having such an impact". Teresa Leahy JA
In recognition of the contribution that Limerick City Council, including the Community
Coordinators have made to Junior Achievement and local schools, Della Clancy,
Executive Director, Junior Achievement Ireland recently presented a Plaque to
Mayor John Gilligan and Kieran Lehane, Director of Corporate Services.
For further information about volunteering with Junior Achievement please visit
www.juniorachievement.ie for contact details.
COMMUNITY COORDINATOR NEWSLETTER 2008/2009 FIFTEEN