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01/11/09 Posted by: gdyssiteadmin
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Our new website www.GDYS.org was launched today. The website was designed by the Galway based...

Tagaste House Introduction

Tagaste House or 'No 4' as it is known is a Drop in Centre for young people between 15 and 25 years of age. No.4The centre has an open-door policy, whereby all young people are welcome to use the service. The staff at Tagaste House  identify the needs of young people and work with them in a focused co-ordinated way to meet those needs. No. 4 is a venue of welcome, friendship and challenge. It is a place where an individual is given the opportunity to find a sense of their own self-worth, to become more self-confident and more self-reliant, and to overcome any difficulties that they may encounter. Read more about our Aims & Objectives>>

Our target groups mainly consist of but is not limited to young people from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. These young people can be categorised into some of the following groups: homeless, unemployed, unqualified & early school leavers, single parents, young people experiencing drug or alcohol problems, young people with poor mental health, young people in care, & young people from travelling and ethnic backgrounds.