Start360

Congratulations to our volunteers who have completed 1400 hours in our volunteer service

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join an Award-Winning Organisation and make YOUR impact 🫵 Apply now at start360.org

We are really excited about facilitating our new Re-Equip program within DAISY North! 🤩 This program fuses the benefits of exercise/sport with therapeutic talk therapies to enable a ‘whole person’ approach to recovery.

⭐ Furry Friends ⭐ The Ballymena office was delighted to welcome Percy and Nico to the office for some wonderful introductions & highly prominent conversations! 💛

⭐Change happens when we move forward together ⭐ Start360 will be celebrating the theme of "Moving Forward Together" by highlighting the fantastic work done by our different services & the ways our expert staff contribute to a more inclusive, fair and compassionate community🤩

🤩 Activism in Everyday 🤩 Hear how one of our Intervention and Prevention Practitioner's ensures that each of his interactions, are inclusive and welcoming to all! 💛

⭐Sexual Health Week ⭐ This Sexual Health Week (10-16 February) we’re joining the Public Health Agency in encouraging people to talk about sex, including sexual wellbeing and healthy relationships, and benefit from the confidence that comes from being informed 🤩

⭐Empowering Safer Connections⭐ To mark Safer Internet Day 2025, we're launching our first annual BT/PSNI Social Value Contract campaign. With our partners, this year we will be offering our service users, families, and communities, support, training and online resources.

📢WHATS ON THIS WEEK @ Youth Engagement Service Ballymena!📢 Wellbeing Group Starts 03/02/25 Girls Group Starts 20/02/25 Call in or drop us a phone call!👇 📍2-6 Wellington Street Ballymena BT43 6AE 📞 028 2568 9356

🚨Offices Closed🚨 Due to the weather warning, ALL Start360 offices will be closed today, Friday 24th Jan. We intend to reopen on Monday as normal 💛 Please stay safe indoors, look after yourself and one another 🌟

Start360 is proud to facilitate and improve lives each day through SMART recovery ⭐ Flick through to find out the how and the why 👉 For individuals who are experiencing issues with alcohol or substance, the how and the why are crucial.

This research is indispensable for the Community and Voluntary Sector. Alongside our peer organisations in the sector, we offer support to women who have survived violence, because Change Starts Here. Read about these and much more in the full report: ow.ly/eHs750UxXBC

🔔EXTENDED DEADLINE🔔 We are looking for a Prevention / Intervention Practitioner to join our AD:EPT Service! 📣 Check out our website for more! ⏲️Closing Date: Thursday 19th December Midday

🎄Celebrating together at Christmas 🎄 Start360 Christmas Conference This is why we feel so lucky to be the organisation that we are. Each success is shared, alike our triumphs. Start360 is a circle that has no end, and we are proud to be connected 🤍

🌟Connections🌟 🔦In the month of December, Start360 is putting the spotlight on our Connections (Northern & Southern), so that you can find out what we’re all about! Stay tuned across our socials this month to learn more! 💛

Last week, our Staff & Volunteers from our Engage Women's Service joined with other women's sector activists to: 👏Campaign against gender based violence 👏Call for greater awareness 👏Call for change 👏Advocate for services to support the safety and wellbeing of women & girls

Opioid overdoses can happen anywhere, to anyone. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose in minutes. Whether you're a first responder, a friend, or a community member, carrying naloxone means being ready. Together, we can save one life at a time.

We are looking for a Prevention / Intervention Practitioner to join our AD:EPT Service! 📣 👉You can find out more information about this role and how to apply, by clicking this link: start360.org/get-involved/w… ⏲️Closing Date: Wednesday 4th December 2024

👏🏻FINAL MOVEMBER UPDATE👏🏻 Start360 is proud to support men through many of our services, and we will continue to advocate for increase awareness and support for Men ⭐️ Look after yourself, and your mates - even the ones who laugh the hardest, in November and always 💛

What happens once you step beyond the gates?🪢 Read our post to find out about the risks individuals face once they are released & why this topic is so crucial for so many lives👇