GALWAY YOUNG MOTHERS IN EDUCATION PROJECT CLOSES

Date Published: 31-Mar-2008

Youth Work Ireland, Galway last evening [mon mar 31] announced the closure of the Young Mothers in Education Project due to lack of fundingThere are 60 young mothers currently involved in the Project, many of whom will not be able to continue their education without the support which it provides. The Young Mothers in Education Project has been in operation for 9 years serving over 200 young mothers and their children. Despite strong warnings of the financial crisis facing it core funding to allow the Project remain open was not allocatedLast month Representatives of the Project met with the Minister of State at the Department of Education Sean Haughey in Leinster House They lobbied strongly for the Department to reinstate the funding that the project has received for the 3 years prior to 2007. However the funding was not forthcoming and Irene Murphy, Regional Director, Youth Work Ireland, Galway says it's with great sadness that they made the enforced closure announcement