Arts & Business Northern Ireland Arts & Business Northern Ireland funds our Stories through time project Expand We are grateful for the support of Arts & Business Northern Ireland which funds our intergenerational Stories through time project. Arts & Business Northern Ireland advocates the power and creativity of the arts and engages in business development and advocacy in order to grow the corporate marketplace for partnerships with the cultural sector.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland The Arts Council of Northern Ireland funds the Verbal Arts Centre and Verbal programming Expand We are grateful for the support of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the main support of arts organisations and artists, distributing funding on behalf of the Exchequer and on behalf of the National Lottery.
Barnardo's Our Book Buddies project is in partnership with Barnardo's Collective Impact Project Expand We are grateful for the support of Barnardo's Collective Impact Project which funds Book Buddies in Belfast and Antrim. Barnardo's Collective Impact Project supports individuals and groups in personal development and in developing the skills to make positive life choices.
BBC Children in Need BBC Children in need funds our Reading Rooms programme for children and young people Expand We are grateful for the support of BBC Children in Need Funder of our Reading Rooms programme for children and young people As the BBC's UK corporate charity, Children in Need awards grants to projects that focus on children and young people who are disadvantaged.
Belfast Festival of Learning Belfast Festival of Learning supports the Reading Rooms fair Expand We are grateful for the support of Belfast Festival of Learning which supports the Reading Rooms fair.
CLEAR CLEAR has supported our work in bringing Reading Rooms to isolated, rural communities Expand We are grateful for the support of CLEAR in bringing Reading Rooms to isolated, rural communities. Community and voluntary organisations providing mental health, emotional wellbeing and suicide support services within the west of Northern Ireland: Derry, Limavady, Strabane, Omagh & Fermanagh areas.
Derry City & Strabane District Council The Verbal Arts Centre receives funding from Derry City & Strabane District Council Expand We are grateful for the support of Derry City & Strabane District Council Derry City & Strabane District Council recognises the contribution that our cultural venues can make to communities, the local economy, and wider policy priorities.
Hull UK City of Culture 2017 We have extended Reading Rooms into Hull, the 2017 UK City of Culture Expand We are grateful for the support of the National Lottery which has enabled us to bring Reading Rooms to Hull during its year as UK City of Culture 2017
Irish Youth Foundation We deliver Reading Rooms to Extern Pathways in Belfast with the support of the Irish Youth Foundation Expand We are grateful for the support of the Irish Youth Foundation which funds our work with Extern Pathways Established in 1989, the Irish Youth Foundation is a the only national charity in Britain specifically aimed at helping disadvantaged young Irish people and their families.
Peace IV - Building positive relations Peace IV - Building positive relations funds our Listen, share, change project, delivered in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive Expand We are grateful for the support of Peace IV - Building positive relations, which funds our Listen, share, change project delivered in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Peace IV - Building positive relations funds programmes with the capacity to address reconciliation, cultural diversity, conflict transformation, and equality.
Peace IV - Children and young people Peace IV funds The third space, our project with children and young people delivered in partnership with Extern Expand We are grateful for the support of Peace IV - Children and young people which funds The third space, our project delivered in partnership with Extern. Peace IV - children and young people is for our most marginalised and disadvantaged young people aged 14-24 who will complete approved programmes that develop their soft skills and a respect for diversity.
Public Health Agency We have worked with the Public Health Agency to bring Reading Rooms to community groups in Northern Ireland Expand We are grateful for the support of the Public Health Agency which has enabled community Reading Rooms HSA Public Health Agency is the major regional organisation for health protection and health and social wellbeing improvement. Our role also commits us to addressing the causes and associated inequalities of preventable ill-health and lack of wellbeing.
Spirit of 2012 Spirit of 2012 funds our Beyond the walls project, as part of our criminal justice programme Expand We are grateful for the support of Spirit of 2012 which funds our Beyond the walls project Spirit of 2012 funds partners across the UK that provide opportunities in sport, physical activity, arts and culture, volunteering, and social action.
The Henry Smith Charity The Henry Smith Charity supports our Bring down the walls project Expand We are grateful for the support of The Henry Smith Charity which funds our Bring down the walls project in conjunction with My Home Life. The Henry Smith Charity aims to bring about lasting change to people's lives by funding organisations working with people to reduce social and economic disadvantage.
The Ireland Funds We work with funding from The Ireland Funds on a Seldom heard voices project in Antrim Expand We are grateful for the support of The Ireland Funds in our Seldom heard voices project in Antrim The Ireland Funds' mission is to harness the power of a global philanthropic network of friends of Ireland to promote and support peace, culture, education and community development across the island of Ireland and among Irish communities around the world.
The Northern Ireland Creative Employment Programme We have opportunities for interns to come and work with us and this is supported by the Northern Ireland Creative Employment Programme Expand We are grateful for the support of the Northern Ireland Creative Employment Programme which enables Verbal to provide paid internships to enthusiastic creatives Young people aged 16-24 from all backgrounds, from graduates to those with few or no qualifications, will get the chance to access paid, on-the-job-training and experience in arts and cultural organisations to build the skills that employers want.