Ashton CORE Project Supporting young people during lockdown

The CORE team assist people aged 16-24 living in the North Belfast and Newtownabbey areas through a support service that provides clients with an opportunity to achieve their goals through free training and employability skills. We have continued to support young...

Equality and Inclusion in a Post-Covid World?

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that the everyday things that we once took for granted have been totally disrupted and life has been turned upside down. In addition to the threat to life, health, jobs and income, the pandemic has posed risks to human relations in ways...

Stay safe, Stay well

I’m sure you, as most people living in New Lodge, Ardoyne, and indeed North Belfast may be finding it stressful and difficult living in these unprecedented times with COVID-19 and the challenges that this pandemic is bringing to our lives. Restricted to staying in...

Community Engagement with the Ulster University

Life Changing Impacts The construction of the new Ulster University Campus at York Street represents a massive investment that will have a life-changing impact on Belfast and further afield. Here in the New Lodge residents living in the immediate shadow of the new...

Urban Regeneration

The North Belfast Communities in Transition (CIT) areas are New Lodge and Ardoyne. One part of this is an Urban Regeneration capacity project which is working with ten community and resident organisations who have identified problematic and underused sites. With these...