Programmes
BAC engages young people through a range of dynamic programmes:
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Disability Access Programme
The Disability Project is delighted to have received funding from the Big Lottery Fund's Reaching Communities Grant Scheme. This funding will ensure the continuation of the project for the next 5 years with improved resources, increased staffing and new opportunties for participants.
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BAC Open Award Centre
Running for 15 years and co-ordinated by volunteers, this programme ensures open access to the Award Programmes for unattached young people. Most individual young people find great difficulty completing the expedition section of the Award. BAC provides the necessary staffing, safety equipment and expertise to facilitate them. Each year BAC facilitates expeditions locally and globally.
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Inside Out
Thanks to funding from the Big Lottery's Change UR Future programme, BAC has developed an exciting new project called Inside Out. Aimed at some of Belfast's most deserving young people that come from really challenging environments or from areas where opportunites are not readily available to them; the project aims to empower them to develop a journey lasting from 1 to 5 years that helps them look at their lives and make positive choices that benefit their futures.
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Young Carer's Programme
Working with young people from North and West Belfast who undertake a caring role within the family, this programme provides a broad range of outdoor activities and the opportunity to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
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YouthBuild
Focussed on the Greater Shankill area of Belfast this project works with some of Northern Ireland's most educationally, socially and economically disadvantaged young people. Working in areas where the legacy of the troubles are prevalent this programme allows participants to engage in activities and experiences that remove them from their immediate environment and encourage them to reach their full potential.
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School Support
Since 1998 the Belfast Activity Centre has expanded it's work to assist schools wishing to develop their use of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the International Award for Youth. As these programmes have become more popular with students and are widely recognised by universities and employers, schools have either been expanding their existing use of the programmes or indeed initiating the Awards for the first time.
