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Women's Centre Derry
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A welcoming space which inspires women to think and make choices in an accessible environment that enables transformation and change in ourselves.
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Children with additional needs deserve better support and services.
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Stormont: Parents of special needs kids protest lack of services
SEN children and their parents stand outside Stormont Buildings in protest over the lack of support and services.
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September 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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I've signed the public open letter calling on the NI Executive to drop the harmful Anti-Poverty Strategy today - can you add your name too? @actnowcampaigns.bsky.social‬ my.actnowni.org/petitions/op...
Sign the Open Letter | NI Executive: Drop the harmful Anti-Poverty Strategy
I've signed the public open letter calling on the NI Executive to drop the harmful Anti-Poverty Strategy today - can you add your name too?
my.actnowni.org
September 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Food poverty isn't going away, N.I needs a realistic and achievable Anti-Poverty Strategy .
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Cost of living: Food makes up majority of NI household spending
Food accounts for 23% of basic spending, which includes housing, clothes, health, transport and education, NI Consumer Council finds.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Waiting 20 years for a Mother & Baby Unit in N.I is unacceptable, the cost of delaying is to a high price to pay for these vulnerable women.
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Spotlight - Mums in Crisis
New mums tell Marie-Louise Connolly the hard truths about experiencing serious mental health episodes after giving birth – without a Mother and Baby Unit, what help is available?
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June 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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We are looking for mothers to take part in research exploring bonding with your baby after birth. see link below to a short survey.
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/sur...
May 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Safety Nets are holding a series of 14 online discussion workshops with parents and carers who are in receipt of at least one UK benefit.
Please Click on the link below to register your place on a workshop
safetynets.study/take-part
Safety nets — Social security for families in a devolved UK
This project will explore the extent of the devolution of social security within the UK and the realities, risks, and opportunities this poses for families with dependent children.
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May 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM