Hello Friends!

My name is Alex Collins and I’m a member of Enniscorthy meeting and live nearby in County Wexford. It’s a pleasure to have been appointed as the Youth Support Worker for Ireland Yearly Meeting. This is a new post for IYM and I hope to be able to develop this new role and take it in a constructive direction.

Over the first lock down I started a regular game night with some fellow young Friends online, which was a great way to keep up connections. Now, within this role, I hope to bring more young Friends between the ages of 11 and 18 online and connect them across the whole island, also keeping them updated about relevant and interesting upcoming events. In addition, I will be organising a programme for young people at IYM.

I’ll also be looking at ways of connecting those working with young people online, so that we can pool together our various strengths. When everyone runs events for young Friends in their region they will have the best tools, resources and support that the Society can offer, which will include being the Designated Child Safeguarding Officer and carrying out vetting of those getting involved.

I look forward to working with you all in the future. If you have any queries, you can contact me at +353 87 1347114 / 01 – 211 9048 or at Youthsupport@quakers.ie.  You can also follow me on Twitter @YouthIym.

In Friendship,

Alex Collins