YOUNGÂ SVP Newsletter East Region Autumn/Winter 2018
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Welcome to the sixth edition of the Young SVP East Region Newsletter. This publication is a space for young people who are engaging with the Young SVP Programme to share their work, receive recognition and see the projects their peers are undertaking around the region. These projects highlight the hard work and dedication of young people working towards social justice in Ireland. I hope you enjoy reading about the fantastic ideas that the young people in the East Region have come up with. Maybe they will inspire an idea for your group? This newsletter is circulated to members and schools & centres in the East Region. If you would like to find out more about the Young SVP Programme please don't hesitate to get in touch. Clare Mander, Youth Development Officer- East Region
Contents 2- No work of charity is foreign to the Society 3- Working Together as Vincentians 4-Young SVP Thinking Globally & Acting Locally 6-Interview with an SVP Volunteer 7- 175 years of SVP in Ireland 8- Caritas College 9- Mount Anville Secondary School 10- St Dominic's College 11- Conference Corner: St Mary's College Arklow 12-Fr John Doyle Conference, Castleknock College 14- St Paul's College 15- Social media roundup 17- What next? Ideas for taking action 18- Young SVP at 3rd Level 19- Spotlight on Social Justice: The Poverty Path 20- Registering with Young SVP
No work of charity is foreign to the society Áine Stafford SVP National Youth Committee Chairperson
“No work of charity is foreign to the Society”. Young SVP embodies Saint Vincent de Paul’s mission statement through the extensive and diverse activities the programme immerses itself in. Young SVP in the East Region are a prime example of this with the range of projects they are involved in. In 2017/18 there were over 50 Young SVP projects carried out in the East Region. These projects included befriending/support, direct aid, education and research and action. Young SVP involves both secondary school and third level students. The programme provides these students with fantastic opportunities to make a positive change in their own communities. “You may never know what results come of your action, But if you do nothing there will be no result”, Mahatma Gandhi. The Young SVP programme inspires and encourages the youth of today to learn about SVP, social justice and to make actions that have a positive impact on other’s lives. In 2017/2018 in the East Region over 6000 young people engaged at visits. There were over 170 visits carried out to over 50 schools or groups. This engagement with the youth is invaluable to Saint Vincent de Paul as a Society as it embodies the spirit of Fredric Ozanam. As the Chairperson of the National Youth Committee I am extremely proud of the work being carried out by the youth of Saint Vincent de Paul in all regions. I am excited for the future of Young SVP and look forward to see it grow, involve and inspire more of the youth of today.
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Reflection
Working Together as Vincentians In everything we do it is important to remember that we are not alone- all our Young SVP activities and projects are part of the bigger SVP picture. Just as Young SVP is part of something bigger, so too is the wider organisation of SVP. We are all part of what is known as the Vincentian Family: a group of organisations that all have their origins and purpose following the values and ethos of our Patron- St Vincent de Paul.
Some of the Vincentian values that are included in how we should all engage in all our SVP work are:
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We respect the rights of every person to participate fairly both economically and socially in our society. We support those who are less advantaged/ are disadvantaged to have a voice in matters that affect them. When planning our projects and activities we ensure that the voice of those we are supporting strongly influences what we decide to do. We believe that reflection and spirituality are important throughout our journey and that these will enrich not only our lives but also the activities we deliver. We value diversity and are nonjudgmental, caring, confidential and respectful of all those we encounter i.e. those we help, co-volunteers and staff alike. We are welcoming of all those who wish to join us in our work while always being respectful of our ethos and values. But above all else we must always remember that what we do is about those we serve, those we help and those we are supporting... we are servants to others.
Young SVP Thinking Globally & Acting Locally
Young SVP One World Week event 2018, Sunshine House, Balbriggan Young SVP in the East Region were delighted to receive a grant to assist them with activities from the National Youth Council of Ireland as part of One World Week 2018. Valerie Duffy, of the NYCI Development Education Programme said: “The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relate to every aspect of our lives – poverty, hunger, health, education, climate, peace, equality, sustainability, gender equality, justice and partnerships. Young people around Ireland have taken up the challenge to change the world between now and 2030”. Young SVP was chosen from among a large volume of high quality applications from all over Ireland. The work of Young SVP members at a local level will play a vital role in supporting Ireland to create a better world for current and future generations and in setting Ireland on a path to achieving the SDGs.
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"I would like to embrace the whole world in a network of love" Blessed Frederic Ozanam What is One World Week? One World Week is a week of youth-led awareness raising, education and action that takes place throughout Ireland during the third week in November every year. One World Week invites youth groups and young people to think about the issue of Activism and young people – on a personal, local, national, and global level. During One World Week young people learn about local and global justice issues and take action to bring about change. Youth groups all over the country run activities, public events, quizzes and debates, invite guest speakers, have intercultural evenings or express themselves through drama and art. Those interested can find out more about One World Week- check out www.oneworldweek.ie and www.youthdeved.ie Far & Near at Dublin Institute of Technology On the 19th of November the SVP Conference in DIT hosted a workshop for their fellow students “Far & Near: Young SVP Thinking Globally & Acting Locally”. Through the workshop we; developed our understanding of different approaches to development and considered the links between development and the work of Young SVP. We also thought about the power dynamics inherent in representing others in social justice work. Thank you to DIT SVP for hosting the workshop!
Jack Natin President of Trinity College SVP
Young SVP Schools Get Together On the 22nd November students and teachers from nine different schools came together in Sunshine House Balbriggan for ‘Young SVP Thinking Globally & Acting Locally’. The Get Together was officially opened by Mary Ita Niall from SVP in North County Dublin, who reminded us of the words of Frederic Ozanam “I would like to embrace the whole world in a network of love”. Next, we heard from Bobby McCormack from Development Perspectives, who explained the background of the SDGs and encouraged us all to be vigilant in recognising our own blind spots. Becca Gallagher, SVP National Youth Development Coordinator, facilitated a session on Poverty in Ireland. After lunch, the students learned how to be peer facilitators and received certificates of achievement. They then returned to their schools to facilitate their own workshops on poverty for their classmates. A highlight of the day was Jack Natin, President of TCD SVP, inspiring us all to take action to make a difference. A big thank you to Jack, Emma, Lara and Conall from TCD SVP for their invaluable support and enthusiasm on the day! Thank you to the students, teachers, SVP members and staff and Bobby from Development Perspectives who supported the day. Thank you also to the NYCI and SVP North County for funding the event and Sunshine House for hosting.
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Interview with an SVP Volunteer Interview with Michael Boyle about his work with the WordPower scheme
1) What is WordPower? Do you remember the first book you loved? At SVP we know how important education is and that every child is full of potential. The East Region (Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow) are delighted to introduce the SVP WordPower scheme. Through WordPower brand new children’s books are distributed through home visitations to encourage children in the families we visit to begin enjoying books early with all the benefits that brings. A study from the Australian National University and the University of Nevada has found that: • Having more books at home when growing up, even if you don’t necessarily read more, improves educational outcomes. • The positive impact was greatest for those with higher levels of disadvantage, meaning lower income families could narrow the education gap by exposing their children to more books in the house. Similarly, a 2013 study in the UK found that reading for pleasure had a greater impact on progress in vocabulary, spelling and maths, than having a parent with a degree. 2) Where did you get the idea to start distributing children's books? In October 2017 SVP in West Tallaght put in place an initiative ‘Books for Babies’. SVP members began bringing books to families they were visiting with young children, with a view to supporting them to be ‘school ready’. “Reading books together can develop language skills, boost a young child’s confidence and help them to feel more relaxed. Shared reading can encourage children to draw and write and studies have shown that the greater the child’s experience of books and language are, the greater their chance of reading fluency and a range of vocabulary. Reading together can be an important bonding experience for parent and child”. DLR Libraries 3) What happened next? In August 2018 the East Region Board decided to extend this scheme across the Region. The name changed to “WordPower” as books would now be available for ages 0-13. WordPower launched at the August East Region Council meeting. SVP members play an essential role in identifying families who would like to take part, distributing the book packs and empowering families, by providing encouragement to parents and creating opportunities for children to begin enjoying reading early. When a request is received from a Conference, packs of books suitable for the children they are visiting are then put together and sent to a Vincent’s shop to be collected by the Conference, who can then distribute the books during their home visitations. Each book pack contains four children’s books, a colouring book, crayons and a teddy. Conferences can request books once every month. The response so far has been extremely positive. So far books have been distributed to over 1000 children across more than 40 participating Conferences in the Region.
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If you would like to find out more please contact wordpower.east@svp.ie
This year marks 175th anniversary of SVP in Ireland What could your school do to mark 175 years of SVP in Ireland?
Based on greater than anticipated calls in the lead up to Christmas the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) expects no slowdown in the calls for help it will receive in 2019. Early in November 2018 SVP National President Kieran Stafford predicted that the Society would receive about 50,000 calls for help over the winter months. This will be exceeded in the new year as the Society has already received almost that number in November and December. Calls for help to the Society are now over 130,000 a year about 11% more than five years ago. Help with the costs of food, fuel, education and utility bills remain the highest number of requests from families struggling on inadequate incomes. “We are also increasingly receiving calls for help from people unable to meet growing costs of private rental accommodation and being forced to make choices about the use of scarce income", said Mr Stafford. "The improvement in our economy is very welcome but it has not improved conditions for everyone. “Our 11,500 members in every county in Ireland who visit families in their homes see the stark reality behind the statistics for thousands”, he said. This year is the 175th anniversary of the foundation of SVP in Ireland. During that time it has provided help and support to those most in need through the Famine in the 19th century, two World Wars, an Uprising, a Civil War and cycles of economic austerity. In addition to providing direct assistance to those in need, SVP manages 10 hostels providing emergency beds, provides almost 1,000 units of social housing, operates 5 holiday homes, 7 Resource Centres, 4 prison visitor centres, 224 charity shops and other social support activities.It also has an active Young SVP programme in schools and third level colleges and universities. SVP is also committed to identifying the root causes of poverty and social exclusion in Ireland. In solidarity with people experiencing poverty and disadvantage, it advocates and works for the changes required to achieve social justice and equality of opportunity for all citizens and to create a more just and caring society. Eleven years prior to its establishment in Ireland the Society was founded in Paris by Blessed Frederic Ozanam, then a 20 year old university student. He and six companions set up a 'Conference of Charity' visiting people experiencing poverty, bringing food, clothing and friendship in a confidential non-judgmental spirit. They adopted St Vincent de Paul as their patron. From the outset the Society favoured a practical, direct approach to dealing with poverty, an approach that remains to this day. "The support and help we provide, financial, practical and emotional may not be exactly what Blessed Frederic Ozanam had in mind in Paris in 1833 but the spirit that drove him and his friends to serve those in need is exactly the same as that which drives our members and volunteers in Ireland today.” said Kieran Stafford.
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Caritas College Young SVP For our next action we will look at youth mental health as we feel this is a big issue facing young people today
In Transition Year our class was offered the opportunity to get involved in Young SVP. Following an introductory session by Clare the SVP Youth Development Officer , we decided to form a Young SVP conference in our school, we elected officers and agreed to meet at lunchtime each week to plan and discuss our actions. The first action project we decided to do was organise food hampers for those in need at Christmas. We designed posters and displayed them around the school and visited all classes to encourage all students to support us and bring in at least one item. For our next action we will look at youth mental health as we feel this is a big issue facing young people today. Article by Adrianna and Orla, President and Vice President of Young SVP.
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Mount Anville Secondary SchoolÂ
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On Wednesday the 5th of December Duschene 4 and the SVP Committee went to St. Stephens Green Shopping Centre to sing carols. We sang Christmas Carols in aid of St. Vincent de Paul. We managed to raise over â‚Ź345. We put this money towards buying food for the Christmas Hampers. During the weeks leading up to December, we began to make posters asking different year groups in the schools to donate different types of food. Our aim this year was to make over 40 hampers for SVP. We managed to make over 125 hampers which have gone to very deserving families. We would like to thank all the staff and students who brought in food for this worthy cause.
St Dominic's College
We set up a Young SVP Conference in our school this year!
This September the Transition Year students in St Dominic's College, Ballyfermot, set up a Young SVP Conference in their school for the first time. After they had taken some time to learn about social justice through the Young SVP workshops and elected their conference officers, they decided to plan a first action to launch Young SVP in their school! They set up a notice board to let the rest of the school know about the conference. Then they organised a bake sale to raise money for and awareness about the work of SVP. Well done to everyone involved! We are looking forward to seeing what you decide to do next.
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C on C fer or e ne nc r! e
In this latest edition of Conference Corner we are delighted to hear from St Mary's College in Arklow, who have chosen loneliness as their theme for the year. This article has been put together by the conference PRO Charlotte
St Mary's College Arklow The St.Vincent De Paul conference is a cherished organisation in our community in Arklow and also in our school. Here, in St Mary's College Arklow, We have twenty members ranging from ages 12-16.We meet every Friday along side our two religion teachers.Ms O’Neill and Ms Fanning to discuss several important social justice issues. We have chosen the theme ‘loneliness’ to concentrate on this year.We chose this topic because we feel it is the root problem and we feel we can help it. We have decided to put a clothes drive in motion whereby our school community can donate jumpers,socks gloves and scarfs with the aim to help keep homeless people in our community this winter. The 3 Emily class also had a bake sale with hot chocolate and all of the money raised was donated to the SVP Conference. Two of the students in the conference also went to our local shops around town and asked if they would like to do donate anything for our raffle.We were really surprised and grateful for the support in our community and we had great prizes to raffle off at our annual Christmas Concert. In the future, we hope we to hold a poetry competition with the aim to educate people on the issue of loneliness in a creative way.
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Fr John Doyle Conference, Castleknock College.
Introduction Our Young SVP Conference aimed to; develop an understanding of the ethos, mission and aims of the SVP, develop a better understanding of social justice and to develop projects to improve the lives of others. While undertaking actions in the Young SVP it is important to take the time to reflect on the meaning behind those actions. This report aims to outline the many initiatives undertaken throughout the year so far, both the obvious ones and the more discreet ones that attempt to live out the values of Young SVP whilst embodying the Castleknock College Vincentian Ethos. These initiatives included large fundraisers such as the Tree Sale and also quieter initiatives such as weekly visits to Cherry Orchard elderly care home. As Vincentians it is important to be loving, compassionate, respectful and just in our endeavor for social justice.
Young SVP Conference Meetings All meetings took place on Tuesdays at lunch time, attendance was recorded and great enthusiasm was shown from the Transition Year students present. Each meeting began with an opening reflection such as a quote from, Frederic Ozanam ‘we took this road together, we will finish it together’. An agenda followed the opening reflection which included a list of content to be covered such as a review of last meeting, activity planning and AOB (any other business). A closing reflection ended the meeting. Similar to an opening reflection a quote would be read out for the Conference members such as ‘you must be the change you wish to see in the world’ - Gandhi. Young SVP Food Appeal The Young SVP food appeal took place between Monday 10th of December and Friday 14th of December. Parents and students were informed about the collection via the Headmaster’s Bulletin. Donations were placed in the foyer. On the final day the collected items were separated into bags and kept in a store room before being transported to the Dublin 15 SVP charity. The week was extremely successful. Parents, students and teachers were very generous and charitable this year. We collected a huge amount of food that will be given to families in need of support this Christmas.
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The Christmas Tree Sale The Young SVP Christmas Tree Sale took place on the 8th of December at 10am. Keen volunteers from Transition Year arrived at 9am sharp. We were given high vis jackets on arrival and the bad weather didn’t seem to deter the group or the customers. We discussed a plan of action and decided that our first priority would be to unload some of the trees from one of the pallets and remove the netting on each tree. Customers arrived quickly and we knew that we would have our work cut out for us. When a tree was sold it was re-netted and loaded into the car of each customer. The number of trees for sale reduced rapidly. There was a great buzz and the atmosphere was lively and festive. At around 12 o’clock the pallets were empty and only the trees on display remained. The second volunteer group arrived and took over from the first group. The morning was very successful. Only 3 out of 200 trees remained. The Young SVP Committee was happy to announce that €4,001 was raised for Dublin 15 SVP. We were proud to have contributed to such an important cause. Young SVP ‘Presents for All’ Initiative The Presents for All initiative was a new project introduced this year. The entire school community was asked to donate much needed items which would be given to De Paul’s Bru Aimisir homeless shelter, located in the Liberties. Donations were collected between Monday and Friday (10-14th December). The initiative committed to gather 105 presents. The collection involved donating two small items such as socks, hats, gloves and underwear, toiletries such as shower gel and tooth paste and shampoo. Finally we requested for goodies also to be donated for example a selection box or a tin of biscuits. We hoped that the presents would bring some joy to the homeless people who received them on Christmas Day. Thanks to generous donations we were thrilled to exceed our commitment by collecting 115 presents. The presents were transported to the hostel and held there until Christmas Day at which point, distribution of the packages to the homeless people would take place. Thanks to the efforts of all involved, this newly introduced activity proved to be a worthwhile initiative and hopefully can build momentum over time to develop the number of donations in years to come. In conclusion Father John Doyle’s Young SVP Conference achieved their goals as outlined above. The energy and enthusiasm shown throughout the initiatives mentioned earlier has also been present in other activities throughout the year but perhaps in less obvious ways. These activities, although more discreet, have also been attempts to fulfill the Young SVP goal of improving the lives of others and demonstrating the Vincentian ethos of approaching people with compassion and respect for all. By Alex
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St Pauls College Young SVP Students Try their luck at Bingo
St. Paul’s College Young SVP group have had a busy few months in the lead up to Christmas. We split into a number of different sub-groups each taking on a different project from fundraising to peer education and a lunch time social club for First Years. Our group decided to take on a project with our older neighbours in the Sacred Heart Residential centre which is across the road from our School. We arranged an initial meeting with the Sister in charge of activities and she invited us in for an interview to discuss what we might get involved with. After some discussion we decided we’d help out at the Friday afternoon Bingo session which happens every week. We committed to take this on every week until Christmas and we’ve had a great experience. We sit with a resident who may find it difficult to follow the numbers and we help them to mark their card. It is always enjoyable and can be very funny at times, some people get very excited when they get close to winning and even though the prizes are small they love to win. The Sister in charge Sr. Maria Jeraldine has told us that the residents really enjoy us coming over and even look forward to seeing us. We have decided to continue this project for the new year and will be back again on Friday’s till the end of the year. We are delighted with this experience in Social Care which Young SVP has supported us to do. By Arron, Thomas R & Thomas H
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What Next?
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Thank you and well done to all the schools and groups who organised Direct Aid Projects during the first term! Direct Aid Fundraising is one way that you can help SVP. It is important that you understand what you are fundraising for and do some research about the causes and impacts of poverty and exclusion. Examples of direct aid projects include: organising a clothes drive, hosting a fundraising event, planning a food appeal.
Here are some ideas for the rest of the school year
The aim of Young SVP is to provide opportunities for young people to engage in social action in their own communities, encouraging personal and social development
Befriending Befriending is one of the central works of SVP. At its heart is the person to person contact with people. In befriending another person the visitor gives of their time, their talents and themselves. For example, hosting a coffee morning for members of the local community, making a buddy bench or forming an intergenerational choir. Education One of the main areas that SVP focuses on is education. Education is a way out of poverty for many. Children can fall behind in their education in the crucial early years, but a little help at the right time can make all the difference! For example, organising a de-stress afternoon for exam students, paired reading with your local primary school, inviting 6th class students to a transition morning to help them get ready for secondary school.
Research & Action This type of project involves learning about social justice and social policy in Ireland, choosing a cause or issue you want to research and explore, planning and carrying out an action to address your chosen issue. For example, putting together a positive mental health workshop for other students in your school, using poetry to raise awareness about homelessness or organising a whole school kindness campaign. Youth Day At the end of the year representatives from your school will be invited to attend the Young SVP Regional Youth Day. This is an opportunity for you to meet other young volunteers, to share your ideas, hear about what other schools have undertaken, to listen to speakers and take part in workshops and activities. Your YDO will also visit your group to support you to review and reflect on your volunteering experience.
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Remember to talk to your SVP YDO and your teacher before beginning any projects
Young SVP at 3rd Level
Siofra Dempsey-College Support Officer
The 2018/19 academic year has gotten off to a flying start all across Young SVP, including with our college conferences! There are ten college conferences, with five in the East region – TCD, UCD, DIT, DCU, and Maynooth University. Each of the conferences had stands during their Freshers’ Weeks, signing up new members to the society and getting to catch up with returning members from last year. During Freshers’ Week there’s usually loads going on, with lots of social events and activities to get to know each other. Building social connections and bonds is really important as it makes volunteering even more fun and helps us all to look out for each other. The college conferences are engaged in all different types of activities. Trinity College run a lot of befriending and education activities, particularly with schools in their area. The students go out to the schools and run homework, drama, music, and art clubs with the kids there, and then later in the year the kids they’ve been working with all year will take part in the annual Panto. This year the panto is The Lion King, and looks like it’s going to be great. In UCD the focus is much more on homeless activities, with their main activity being Street Outreach. During Street Outreach, students from UCD will walk around Dublin to meet with people sleeping on the streets and offer them some company, a little food or hot drinks, and information about the various services available to them. UCD run four nights of Street Outreach a week, as well as social justice clubs and campaigns.
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DIT this year have had a huge increase in membership and it looks to be a very promising year for them. Clare and I had the chance to do a workshop with the conference there as part of One World Week – the workshop was ‘Far and Near: Young SVP Thinking Globally and Acting Locally’, one of the five workshops we designed for college students. The workshop develops our understanding of global development and justice, and places our work with SVP within the global context, providing an international perspective to our volunteering. Over at DCU, the main event of this term is their annual 24-hour sleepout on DCU campus. The students slept on the main concourse and raised money and awareness of some of the experiences of people sleeping rough. They raised €2,000, which will be donated to SVP Homeless Services and will hopefully make a difference to those who need it. Throughout the term, they have also been working with Localise at their youth club, and reporting great enjoyment and development for both the young people involved and themselves. The conference at Maynooth have also been organising to run Street Outreach for next term, and have been working on campus with other student societies to raise awareness of their work and the work of SVP in general. Some of their members are studying Music Tech and used their skills to organise some events and fundraisers around music, organising donations of musical instruments and bake sales promoting SVP. All in all, the autumn and winter of 2018/19 has been exciting and wonderful to be a part of, and I’m glad to have been able to help out any way I can with all their work!
Spotlight on Social Justice
Tricia Kielthy, SVP Social Justice & Policy Officer
The Poverty Path Campaign: Building better understandings of poverty and support for action Every week SVP members see first hand the daily struggle for people living in poverty. They see how poverty is an exhausting and endless struggle to make ends meet. They meet families under significant stress and strain as they often have to choose between whether to pay the rent, the electricity bill, or food. They know people have the daily worry about whether the car will break down or someone will get sick, and are wondering which necessity will have to be sacrificed to pay for an unexpected bill. Yet now, with austerity no longer in the media headlines, many members of the general public don’t realise that hundreds and thousands of people are faced with this struggle every day. Working for social justice is not only about bringing the experiences of the people SVP assist to those in Government and advocating of their behalf for better supports and services, is it also about creating better understandings of poverty among the public and building support for action. Unfortunately, attempts to work towards change can be undermined by unhelpful media narratives, stereotypes and misunderstandings about what it is really like to live in poverty in Ireland in 2018. With the aim of shining a light on the real experience of people living on very low incomes, we decided to work with an animator to see if we could bring to life the daily struggles of people living in poverty. The aim was to inform, challenge stereotypes and build public support for change.
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The result was a four minute video which showed that despite people’s best efforts, it is impossible to make their income stretch to meet their families basic needs. Using data from the Vincentian Partnership’s Budget Standards Research, we followed a one parent family with two children as they tried to meet their housing, utility, transport, education and food costs. The animation illustrated the various roadblocks families come up against as they try to improve their situation.
The video concluded with the ways the Government can help pave a pathway out of poverty such as improving pay and conditions, providing adequate income support, investing public services such as housing, childcare, transport and education. We then asked members of the public to support our call for budgetary decisions that are equitable, fair and just, protect the vulnerable, address structural inequalities and promote the well-being of this and future generations. Across all our social media platforms, over 20,000 people viewed the video. We are hopeful that some took away a better understanding of what it is like to survive on a low income. And when the next general election comes around, they will ask each candidate that comes to their door, will your party prioritise the fight against poverty so that no one is left behind?
You can watch the video by visiting this website: https://www.svp.ie/povertypath
If your school or group is taking part in Young SVP please contact us for information on how to register!
Thank you to the schools and centres who have registered with Young SVP in the East Region this year. If you would like to register your group please contact Clare at claremander.east@svp.ie
Bremore Educate Together Secondary School Caritas College Colaiste Mhuire If your school or group would Colaiste Iosagain like to take part in the Cross and Passion College programme please get in touch! Dominican College Sion Hill We would love to hear from you! Donabate Community College Glenart College Greenhills College Holy Faith Clontarf Loreto College Swords Loreto Secondary School Balbriggan O'Connell School Pobalscoil Neasain Presentation Community College Terenure Priory Youthreach Rosmini Community School St Aidan's CBS SVP wants to support, acknowledge and St Dominic's College Ballyfermot record all the great work that young people St Kilian's Community School are doing with or for SVP. We also want to St Paul's College Raheny ensure that all young volunteers are provided with the best possible opportunities to develop within their own experiences. In order to support us to do this please complete our registration form and keep in regular contact with the Youth Development Team.
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A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this publication. If you would like an article included in the next newsletter, please send in descriptions of your projects & activities and photos (with parent/guardian consent).
Thank you!
If you would like more information, resources or to take part in the programme please contact: Clare Mander Youth Development Officer Society of Saint Vincent de Paul East Region 91/92 Sean McDermott Street Dublin 1 T: (01) 8198454 M: 0871456096 E: claremander.east@svp.ie
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