Midlands Regional Youth Service Ltd.



	13 Church Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath	tel: (090) 64 77075 fax: (090) 64 77076 email: info@mrys.org
	Company Reg. in Ireland: 290453	Registered Charity: CHY12609
*Youth Clubs:* Local and voluntary managed, needs based activities/programmes for young people aged between 8 and 18 years.			*Youth Community Projects:* Aim to work with young people to provide opportunities to participate in a range of programmes, i.e. educational, leisure and social
*Youth Information Service:* Aims to provide a free, confidential information service to young prople and those who work with them.	Midlands Regional Youth Service, or MRYS, has been in operation since 1960. The primary role of MRYS was to provide support in the form of training for young people and adults involved in the establishment of youth clubs through the Midlands region. As an affiliate member of the National Youth Federation, the first of the youth community projects were initiated in 1988 and by 1995 the Midlands Regional Youth Services was firmly established!		*Garda Youth Diversion Projects:* Aims to provide, by means of a multi agency approach, a range of support programmes to young people who are experiencing difficulties in the school, social situations or involvement in crime.