Day and time | Programme | Details |
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Monday 3.30-5.00pm | Circus Skills Juniors (10-12yrs) | 8 week programme where young people are supported to learn and showcase circus skills like Aerial skills, acrobatics, juggling, performance and clowning. |
Monday 4.30-6.00pm | Health/Wellbeing Cooking group | This 6 week practical cooking programme will allow young people the opportunity to test out cooking foods that are tasty and healthy. |
Tuesday 3.15-4.45pm | Activity Club (10-12yrs) | This 8 week group will allow young people to design the programme that they want! The group activity will change every week depending on the interests of the young people involved. |
Tuesday 5.00-6.30pm | S.T.E.M Techspace Senior- MOJO (13-17years) | >This 6 week programme will focus on mobile journalism. How to plan, film and edit content. This will allow young people the opportunity to build confidence and competence in a positive and creative environment. |
Tuesday 7-8.30pm | Mi casa tu casa | Activity based group where young people have an opportunity to try out a range of activities including Music, art, cooking, games, sports etc, |
Wed 3.15-5pm | Forest Skills (10-12years) | This 6 week programme will allow young people the opportunity to learn forest based skills, forest play and how to protect our natural environment. |
Wed 5.30-6.30pm | Youth Committee | Youth participation group that allows young people to have an active voice in the decisions that affect them in Gort Youth Service. |
Wed 6.00-7.00pm | Band Rehearsal Space | This is an opportunity for young people to avail of a peer led space to practice individually or as a band. Don’t have an instrument? You don’t need to worry we have guitars, keys and drums! |
Wed 7.00-9.00pm | Music Generation | Music generation allows young people that want to learn an instrument the opportunity to do it in a group setting with their friends and develop musical ensemble. |
Thursday 12.00- 2.00pm | Skills development Group(18-24years) | This group will allow young people aged 18-24 to build on skills that will support them personally and professionally. E.g Driver theory,C.V prep, interview skills, support on accessing education. Will focus on Accenture’s Skills to Succeed Programme |
Thursday 4pm – 5.30pm | 1st Year Youth Café | This is a space for young people to hangout make friends in a safe and supervised environment. (Please note this is not a Foroige Club and will NOT be attending disco’s etc). |
Friday 8-10pm (Once Monthly) | >Open Mic Gig (13-18years) | A chance for young people to preform in a safe and positive environment to a group of peers. You don’t have to be a performer, you can just come and enjoy the talent! |
Ongoing | Individual Work (Ages 10-17years) | One to one support for young people experiencing challenge or adversity in their lives |
Ongoing | Life Coaching (18-24years) | Life coaching in an individual space supporting the participant to achieve goals, overcome obstacles and make positive changes or shifts in their lives. |
Ongoing | Once off events/Weekend work | Once off events will be run throughout the year to meet specific needs/ mark particular occasions |
Saturday 3.00-5.00pm | Anime/Manga | Bi Weekly group where young people with an interest in Anime/ Manga share their interest by watching Anime, Sharing Manga, art and cooking, |

Foroige, Gort Youth Service
Who We Are
Gort youth service, is a Foroige operated targeted youth service funded through the Galway/Roscommon Education and Training Board, by the department of children and youth affairs. The project will offer a range of approaches when working with young people.
What We Do
The aim of the project is to provide support of young people living in the Gort area aged 10-24 years who are at -risk of not reaching their fullest potential due to a variety of factors including disadvantage and marginalisation.Gort Youth Service (September – December 2019)
How We Do It
- Structured small group work with groups of between 2 – 8 young people
- Structured large group work with groups of 9 or more young people
- Outreach
- Residential Programmes
- Support of young volunteers
- One to One’s
- Advocacy work
Who We Serve
10 yrs to 17yrs
Gort Youth Service: Mi Casa, tu Casa
Gort youth Service is a Foroige operated youth service that supports young people to reach their fullest potential.
Gort Youth Services,c/o Zone Youth Cafe,Georges Street,Gort, Galway
Quick Reference
Name:
Foroige, Gort Youth Service
Foroige, Gort Youth Service
Address:
Gort Youth Service,
c/o Zone Youth Cafe,
Georges Street,
Gort,
Co. Galway
Gort Youth Service,
c/o Zone Youth Cafe,
Georges Street,
Gort,
Co. Galway
Gary Nugent 086-0105547
Ruairi Leddy 086-7741623
Is a Referral Required? No
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