Shopfont is a unique youth project based in Moville in Donegal. Our aim is to empower & support marginalised young people aged 14-25 by developing services promoting wellbeing.
Key elements that define & underpin our approach include.
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The development of safe spaces
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Peer Mentoring Training
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Advocacy / 1 to 1 support
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Spearheading a multi-agency partnership
We want to ensure young people using the service develop a sense of personal belief, awareness and esteem allowing them to play a full and active part in shaping their communities.
To do this we work with young people in developing programmes that maintain their sense of identity and purpose, by promoting self-determination based upon voluntary engagement and the promotion of harm reduction through education not only with the young people but in a wider community context.
Young people from the district have been taking part in the Moville and District Family Resource Centre Peace Bytes Group.
Moville and District Family Resource Centre is a cross-border partner in the Peace Bytes project European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
Peace Bytes is a unique initiative that will engage young people aged 14 – 25 using a unique ICT creative approach will be used alongside standard and creative youth work methodologies with a focus on personal development, good relations, peer leadership and citizenship.
All participants will be fully supported by a team of professional youth workers whose goal is to address any perceived barriers to a positive physical and mental wellbeing.
Peace Bytes/MFRC currently have a group of 26 transition year students from Moville Community College taking part in the Peace Bytes programme based in Saint Eugene’s Hall Moville who will receive three OCN’s (Open College Network) accreditations on completion of the 26 week programme.
