€258,024 for UBU targeted youth work scheme

UBU - Your Place Your Space, is a scheme aimed at providing funding to youth services that support young people to develop the personal and social skills required to improve their life chances.

Cavan-Monaghan Education and Training Board (ETB) has been notified of an allocation of €258,024 to help support the roll-out of a UBU targeted youth work scheme.

ETB's received confirmation of the funding allocation last month.

UBU - Your Place Your Space, is a scheme aimed at providing funding to youth services that support young people to develop the personal and social skills required to improve their life chances.

This includes services covering health and well-being, education, employment and social connectedness. The scheme will target young people aged between 10 – 24 years who are experiencing economic, social and cultural disadvantage.

The first cycle of UBU - Your Place Your Space runs to December 2023, incorporating a new reporting and continuous improvement approach as part of the model.

The allocation of funding through ETBs and youth organisations represents a major reform of funding for targeted youth services and was achieved in the midst of unprecedented restrictions due to Covid-19.

In neighbouring regions, €292,051 was allocated in Longford-Westmeath, €250,032 in Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, and €305,099 in Louth-Meath.