With Restrictions beginning to ease, Venture Out are delighted to finally be able to deliver our Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force funded expedition in the coming months.

This 7 day wilderness based personal development programme is designed to support anyone impacted by drugs and alcohol, to support them in developing healthy lifestyle habits, affective coping strategies, and a focused action plan for positive future change.

If you, or anyone you know is seeking help to progress in their lives, and needs or wants extra support, please get in touch to get more details and information.

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As our business grows, we are seeking qualified and experienced outdoor facilitators to join our team.

If you have lead qualifications in Mountaineering, Forest School Leadership or Outdoor education, along with experience working within the social care sector, we would love to hear from you.

We currently require part time facilitators to help deliver all programmes - from our Ember wilderness based personal development expeditions to our Branching Out and Unearth weekly youth work sessions.

If you are keen to learn more about the role and Venture Out, and feel you are suitably qualified to apply, please get in touch by email to Barry@Venture-Out.ie, and please attach a CV with all relevant qualifications attached.

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We’ve had another great start to our latest FOLM (From Outdoors to Labour Market) 5 Day outdoor based personal development programme. The course is designed for young adults between 18-30years of age not currently in education, training or employment.

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Venture Out are delighted to have been funded through CYPSC Mayo to deliver a number of our Branching Out activity days with teenagers and youth projects across the Mayo region in the coming months. As restrictions begin to ease, the need to get young people into the outdoors in a fun, social and educational environment for their health and well-being is of great importance.

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Thanks to all our supporters, funders, participants and partners who’ve joined us for an amazing first 5 years of our journey.

It’s been a fantastic adventure to date and we cant wait to see what the next 5 have in store for us!

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After a fantastic 5 days last week during our 1st FOLM (From Outdoor to Labour Market) course of the year, we are delighted to be running a 2nd week, starting next Monday 31st May and running until June 4th.

This is a day time course (10am - 4pm), which does not involve overnights, and will be based in and around Galway City.

If you are not currently in full time education, training or employment, between 18-30 years of age and interested in learning a little about your self while taking on a challenge, this outdoor based personal development programme is for you.

This course is free, with all equipment, food and transport costs covered for the week. If you are interested in signing up, or want more information, please get in touch.

To get a better idea of what this programme involves, you can find a few photos below of last weeks programme, and lots more on all our social media channels

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We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in securing funding through the Ireland Funds to increase the number of young people and young adults we engage within our innovative 1:1 Outdoor based support service.

We are looking forward to working closely with our partners on the ground within the social care sector to identify and offer these places out to those most in need.

More details to follow shortly, so watch this space to learn more about referring into this service.

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Register for this exciting event tomorrow, showcasing a number of social enterprises from around the country. Including us…..Venture Out Wilderness Project!!

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Venture Out would like to thank GRD for their kind support. With their help, we are looking forward to purchasing additional bushcraft and forest activity equipment allowing us engage and reach more young people from across the region.

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It was a great first day on our latest 5 Day Outdoor based personal development programme.

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We would like to thank Forum Connemara and Leader for helping us fund the branding of a range of clothing items. Looking forward to the season ahead with all this new gear, helping keep participants warm and dry!

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We are delighted to be able to start delivering our wilderness based personal development expeditions again.

Our next programme will run from June 21st until 27th and will involve 7 days of camping and hiking through the hills and wilderness of Connemara.

We are seeking participants between the age of 18-40years interested in making a positive change in their lives. If you find yourself stuck or struggling with challenges such as long term unemployment, mental health related issues, recovery from drugs or alcohol, offending or homelessness, get in touch to learn more about our programme.

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