Tipperary ETB Youth Work Service is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the;
Local Youth Club Equipment Scheme 2017
The Local Youth Club Equipment Scheme (LYCES) supports volunteer-led youth club/group activities at a local level. Funding for the Scheme is provided by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) and is administered locally by Education and Training Boards (ETBs) on behalf of DCYA.
- The scheme is focusing on the provision of small scale equipment grants to local volunteer-led youth clubs/groups.
- Grants may cover equipment such as: Storage, IT equipment, electrical equipment, sporting equipment, arts and drama equipment etc. Please consider appropriate secure storage and if necessary include appropriate secure storage in the items applied for.
- The maximum grant that can be applied for is €5,000. Groups can apply for one single item with a total cost of €5,000 or a number of items costing up to the maximum grant.
- Consultation with the members of the youth club/group to ascertain their opinions on equipment needs will be expected, as any equipment applied for must directly benefit the members of the youth club/group.
Please note that sports clubs/groups are not eligible to receive funding under the terms of this scheme.
To be eligible for funding from the Local Youth Club Equipment Scheme, the club/group must satisfy the following criteria:
- It must be volunteer led and it must be based on the voluntary participation of young people.
- 75% of the club/group members must be between the ages of 10 and 21.
- It must be able to clearly outline the benefits of club/group membership for young people who participate in its programmes.
- The club/group must have a nominated designated liaison person (DLP) for child protection.
- The club/group must have written procedures setting out child protection arrangements which are adapted to the nature of the organisation’s contact with children and which comply with the requirements outlined in Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children (DCYA, 2011).
- All adult volunteers working with young people must be Garda vetted before they start volunteering.
- Appropriate insurance cover must be in place.
- Volunteers must have access to a first aid kit and must be able to use it correctly.
- The club/group must have a Health and Safety Statement, policy or procedures. (Note: this applies to clubs/groups that own the premises. Clubs/groups that do not own the premises must confirm that they have seen and operate to the building’s Health and Safety Policy.)
For further information, please contact the Youth Officer, details below;
Ms. Lisa Kavanagh,
Tipperary Education and Training Board,
Administrative Offices,
Western Road,
Clonmel,
Co. Tipperary.
Tel: 052 6134347
Mobile: 086 8263157
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