Youth Advocacy Service

GRETB Youth Advocacy Service

Supporting Early School Leavers and At-Risk Youth

The cornerstone of GRETB’s Youth Advocacy Service is to enable, empower, and advocate for 15-25-year-old Early School Leavers (ESL), or those at risk of doing so, with little or no academic qualifications.
 

The Advocacy service provides support, mentoring and alternative options in a one-to-one confidential setting. Often this specifically targeted group come from marginalised backgrounds; socio-economic disadvantaged, socially isolated, present with mental health and wellbeing issues, have/had adverse childhood experiences or poor current and past educational experiences.

By working closely in a supporting role with this vulnerable target group the Advocacy service strives to bring about positive change in their lives, using our unique person-centred approach, assisting the client in progressing towards education, training, or employment, and ultimately independent living.

For further information on this free and confidential service, please contact:

North and East County Galway Advocate

Conor Griffin (087) 988 5968

County Roscommon Advocate

Marie Hill (086) 0206121

South County Galway Advocate (temporary)

Eleanor Burke (086) 384 0789