Programmes
BAC engages young people through a range of dynamic programmes:
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Disability Access Programme
Funded by BBC Children in Need, the Disability Access Programme has gone from strength to strength over the last 5 years. The programme engages young people with a broad range of disabilities in long-term personal development programmes and activity days. The programme empowers young people to reach their full potential and sees marked increases in their self-confidence and self-esteem.
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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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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.
