Investing in Children
Investing in Children has been commissioned to introduce and develop a Quality Assurance process across Tusla to ensure that the collective voice of children and young people is embedded in rights based practice. Investing in Children Membership gives national recognition for your good practice and active inclusion of children and young people in dialogue and change.
The Investing in Children Membership Award™ recognises and celebrates examples of imaginative and inclusive practice. Investing in Children members are those services that can demonstrate a commitment to dialogue with young people that leads to change. Full details of the awards achieved to date are available here.
| Investing in Children Awards achieved to date: | |
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| Mountmellick Youth Development Centre | DML |
| Carr's Child and Family Services | DML |
| Longford Westmeath Child & Young Person’s Services Committee (Tusla) | DML |
| Longford Westmeath PPFS Social Care Leaders | DML |
| The First Steps Trust | DML |
| Compass Outdoors Project | DNE |
| Frenchpark District Community Childcare Ltd | West |
| The Connemara Club | West |
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Enquiries and applications should be directed to your local Participation and Partnership Officer |
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| Jacqueline Concannon | West | jacqueline.concannon@tusla.ie | 087 1238198 |
| Emma Hanway | DNE | emma.hanway@tusla.ie | 01 8976829 |
| Joanne Walsh | South | joanne.walsh@tusla.ie | 087 3593309 |
| Avril Dooley | DML | paul.gannon2@tusla.ie | 01 6486531 |
For more information on the Membership Award process and additional supports such as Agenda Days and Practice Support Days, please see below.
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