Star Neighbourhood Centre

Services

From small beginnings in 1990, the centre now provides a number of services, programmes and facilities to the local New Lodge community within the Inner North Neighbourhood Renewal area, including:

• Playgroup  
• A registered after-schools project
• Little Stars a social economy childcare project supporting parents in employment or training.
• A youth  project
• A third age/senior citizens group
• Education and training programmes
• Residents group support
• Transport
• Play park
• A gym facility for health & fitness programmes
• Houses Star Amateur Boxing Club
• Hosts St Patrick’s Football Club
• Host Pearse’s GAC

The Star also acts as a local resource centre for the community offering facilities such as typing, photocopying, computer and internet access, telephone/fax, lending equipment and acts as a conduit to statutory and voluntary organisations for local people to access information on training, benefits, legislation, employment etc.