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Partners

Queen's Innovation Zones

OUR PARTNERS

We work with a wide range of partners from community, voluntary, government and business sectors. However, all our work is dedicated to driving improved outcomes in our two key partner communities in Colin and Shankill, the target zones for our collective social innovation work. 

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Greater Shankill Children and Young People Zone
Long-term community education

The Greater Shankill Children & Young People Zone is a framework within which the lives of this generation of children & young people will be transformed. Its 20-year vision sees every child in Greater Shankill realising their potential and shaping their future.

The Mission of the Zone is to support every child and young person in the Greater Shankill on the journey to realising their potential.

Every person who works under the banner of the Zone does so in adherence to the Zone’s five Core Values:

COMMITTED

A long term commitment to this generation of children & young people

CHILD-CENTRED

A child centred holistic approach

OPEN AND TRANSPARENT

The work within the Zone will be open and transparent

COLLABORATIVE

Collaborative and partnership working at every level

OUTCOME-DRIVEN

Outcome driven, evidence and learning based approach

VISIT THE SHANKILL ZONE WEBSITE HERE.

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Colin Neighbourhood Partnership
A community empowered

Colin Neighbourhood Partnership (CNP) is an award-winning Neighbourhood Renewal organisation based in the Colin area of West Belfast. The Partnership consists of local people & organisations, elected & community representatives, and government bodies. CNP was set up by local people living and working in the Colin area who wanted to see positive change in their community.

The vision of the Neighbourhood Partnership is that "Colin will be an area with a vibrant centre, where people are happy to live, work, play and study and proud to say they are from. It will be a community empowered to participate and make a difference, where local achievements are celebrated and visitors are welcomed.”

Services provided by CNP include:

- Family Support

- Early Intervention

- Parenting programmes

- Suicide prevention

- Training

- Volunteering opportunities

- Allotment schemes

- Cookery school at Colin Allotment Kitchen and Healthy Living Centre

- Services for young people with disabilities

- Men’s health and wellbeing; Colin Area Men’s Shed

- Community safety initiatives

- Arts and cultural events

- Good Morning Colin telephone service

- EnviroCare gardening service (social economony business)

VISIT THE CNP WEBSITE HERE.

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