The Big Gay Health Day is Back!

On March 3, 2017

The Big Gay Health Day is back for 2017 in our new Belfast LGBTQI+ Centre (CQHQ, 23-31 Waring Street). Co-hosted by Cara-Friend, The Rainbow Project and HereNI, the annual health day is an opportunity for members of the LGBTQI+ community, and their allies, to come and see our new LGBTQI+ Centre, learn about the services […]

Educating the Educators Dates Announced

On January 11, 2017

Educating the Educators is a training session for all professionals and volunteers who work with young people in Northern Ireland. It is designed to make participants’ practice more responsive to, and inclusive of, the needs of LGBTQI+ young people. Three dates have been announced for the training session, in three different locations: Armagh City Hotel […]

Cara-Friend Regional Groups Set to Return

On October 4, 2016

Cara-Friend is delighted to announce the return of its LGBTQI+ Youth Regional Groups over the coming weeks. The first group to return is Cookstown Cara-Friend LGBTQI+ Youth which will begin on Wednesday, October 19th and continue fortnightly each Wednesday from 7-9pm in the Cookstown Youth Resource Centre. All those identifying as LGBTQI+ and aged between 12 […]

New Partnership with ShoutOut

On September 21, 2016

We at Cara-Friend are delighted to announce a new partnership with ShoutOut, which will see our work in schools much enhanced and extended over the coming school year. ShoutOut launched in Dublin in 2013 to deliver workshops in secondary schools, on a voluntary basis, to combat homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and attitudes. This new […]

Wheelworks Exhibition Launch

On April 15, 2016

Cara-Friend LGBTQI+ Youth Belfast took part in an eight-week creative arts programme from January-March, facilitated by Wheelworks. The focus was on representation in media and LGBTQI+ advocacy. The young people were involved in creating art installations that represented their own identity as young LGBTQI+ people. The exhibition was launched on Thursday, April 14th at an […]

Educating the Educator Training

On April 14, 2016

Cara-Friend, as part of LGBTQI+ Awareness Week 2016, are delivering an evening of training for professionals and volunteers who work with young people, particularly those in schools and youth clubs. The session, entitled ‘Educating the Educators’ will be delivered in the Belfast LGBTQI+ Centre, 9-13 Waring Street, on Thursday May 19th from 6.00pm-8.30pm. The session’s […]

Cara-Friend LGBTQI+ Youth Residential

On April 13, 2016

Cara-Friend recently organised a residential weekend for young LGBTQI+ people at the East Coast Adventure Centre in Rostrevor. The residential weekend had a focus on good relations and was funded by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, as well as the Education Authority. As well as thirty young people from our […]

Cara-Friend Study Trip to Athens

On April 7, 2016

The staff of Cara-Friend recently took part in a European LGBTQI+ conference in Athens, Greece. Organised by the local branch of AEGEE- Europe, the European Students’ Forum, the event ran from March 17th-20th. Participants, in addition to Cara-Friend from Northern Ireland, attended from across Europe, including LGBTQI+ organisations from Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, and the Netherlands. […]

Come Walk in Our Shoes

On March 11, 2016

On Monday, March 7th, the Youth Team of Cara-Friend took part in the facilitation of an event called ‘Walk in Our Shoes’ at the RADAR centre, organised by the LGBTQI+ subgroup of CYPSP. The event was aimed towards all professionals who work with children and young people, to better enable them to deal with issues […]

Hunt for new LGBTQI+ Centre

On March 11, 2016

Cara-Friend, The Rainbow Project and Here NI are collectively looking to buy a new premises for the LGBTQI+ Centre in Belfast. If anyone can assist in helping us find the perfect building please do get in touch. We are looking for a property between 3000 – 5000 square feet, ideally in the Cathedral Quarter but […]

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