Jobs strategy for marginalised youth to get €600k funding

A jobs strategy targetting marginalised young people is to be allocated €600,000 next year, says Children’s Minister James Reilly.

The Youth Employability Initiative will provide grants to voluntary youth services for specific programmes which improve employment prospects for disadvantaged young people.

Dr Reilly said it was “a first step” in delivering the National Youth Strategy which sets out 50 actions to be achieved between now and 2020. He said the funding had been secured through the dormant account funds. The money will be spent next year but applications must be made to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs before the year end.