Following the recent developments regarding Covid-19 Ashton has taken the decision to review all service delivery. Sadly, this has meant that we have had to close all of our buildings as of Tuesday 24th March for the foreseeable future. This includes delivery of all face to face services and training programmes. This decision was taken to ensure the safety of our staff, sub-contractors and most importantly those we work with.

All our staff teams have now re-located and are working from home and we continue to provide services from the safety of their homes. We will continue to look at innovative ways of continuing to support you, our community and make our services and support as accessible as possible.

As a community focused organisation, it is challenging for us to have closed our doors, but the critical and lifesaving message is about Staying Home and Staying Safe, this is an essential move for us to make at this time and presents us all with challenges. Our doors will re-open as soon as it is safe for us all to do so.

For your information, below are contact details for all our projects.

Bridge of Hope

Email contact: irene.sherry@ashtoncentre.com

Bridge of Hope Project can be contacted on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/bridgeofhope.org/

CORE Project

Email contact: arlene.moody@ashtoncentre.com

CORE Project can be contacted on Facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/coreproject1/

Belfast Works

Email contact: pat.boyle@ashtoncentre.com

Belfast Works can be contacted on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/belfastworks/

 Essential Skills

Email contact: hilary.adair@ashtoncentre.com

Essential Skills can be contacted on facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/ashtonessentialskills

Ashton Kinderkids Daycare and Family Services

For information on Kinderkids Daycare contact via email:

Christine McKeown on christine@ashtoncentre.com

Charlene Foster on charlene.foster@ashtoncentre.com

Fionnuala Black on fionnuala.black@ashtoncentre.com

If you would like to seek support from our Family Services team, please contact them on the following numbers or via their email: –

For the Family Support Hub (provides Early Intervention Family Support Services for families with children aged 0-18)

Edith McManus on edith.mcmanus@ashtoncentre.com or 07396374764

For the Community Family Support Programme (provides training and employment opportunities using a holistic family support model)

Kris Morrison on kris.morrison@ashtoncentre.com

Eileen O’Prey on eileen.oprey@ashtoncentre.com  or 07926534966

For the Ashton Early Intervention Family Support Project (provides 1- 1 Family Support service delivered in a family home setting)

Caroline McIlwee on caroline.mcilwee@astoncentre.com or 07538575324

Alana McKeown on alana.mckeown@ashtoncente.com

Breakthrough Programme

Email contact: rosemary.mccusker@ashtoncentre.com

Breakthrough Programme can be contacted on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/breakthroughbelfast/

New Lodge Arts

Email contact: anne.delaney@ashtoncentre.com

New Lodge Arts can be contacted via Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/New-Lodge-Arts-1332279066830930/

New Lodge Youth Centre

Email contact:  katrina.newell@ashtoncentre.com

New Lodge Youth Centre can be contacted on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newlodgeyc/

Fablab

Email contact:  anne.delaney@ashtoncentre.com

Fablab can be contacted on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/FabLabBelfast/