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Focus Area 3
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Access to Employment
[/nectar_highlighted_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]In the next 5 years, we will significantly increase our support in the key areas of skills, internships, mentorships, training and pre-employment programmes to ensure all young people can access fulfilling employment.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”10%” bottom_padding=”5%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” id=”discover” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”40″][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1504128844236{margin-right: -1px !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-8-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#00ff70″ background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”large_depth” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-left”][vc_column_text]
Employment – ‘what you do’ – is a potent definer of who you are as a person.
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It gives you status, focus and purpose. It gives you a sense of place among peers. It is fundamental to your survival, relationships, social life, physical and emotional health. It also makes you less likely to fall into debt or stress. People in work are also less likely to develop harmful addictions, experience depression and have increased life expectancy.
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The problem our funding addresses
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The 2016 census showed
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Young people, aged 16 to 24,
[/vc_column_text][milestone heading_inherit=”h2″ symbol_position=”after” subject_padding=”2%” color=”Accent-Color” effect=”count” symbol_alignment=”Default” milestone_alignment=”default” number=”3″ subject=”as likely to be unemployed as all other age groups combined.” number_font_size=”72″ symbol=”x”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-6-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”small_depth” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in” delay=”200″][vc_custom_heading text=”The harm it causes individuals” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:44|text_align:center|line_height:50px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582113161532{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]Unemployment has a massively negative impact on your quality of life, and on both your mental and physical health. It’s associated with high levels of stress, causing unhappiness, loss of self-esteem and depression. Financial difficulties and job insecurity are significant factors in depression, anxiety, stress and suicidal thoughts. The longer a person is unemployed, the greater the disadvantage they face in trying to secure work.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-6-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”small_depth” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in” delay=”400″][vc_custom_heading text=”The cost of unemployment” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:44|text_align:center|line_height:50px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1579001246730{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]In 2019 in Ireland, the estimated foregone total earnings of those not in employment, education or training was a staggering €3.24 billion. Despite this problem, there appears to be no coherent or effective policy approach in response to the pressing needs of young jobseekers in Ireland, particularly those who have yet to gain experience in the labour market.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#00ff70″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”6%” bottom_padding=”6%” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”1″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_color=”#f4f4f4″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_divider_height=”40%” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”curve_opacity”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bottom_padding=”2%” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][split_line_heading animation_type=”default”]
The solution our funding provides
The Irish Youth Foundation will fund and support impactful initiatives that deliver measurable results.
In the period 2020 – 2025, we will:
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Fund dynamic programmes and groups
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Collaborate with youth groups and the business community
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Support innovative thinking
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