Star Neighbourhood Centre
Star Neighbourhood Centre
The Star Neighbourhood Centre was opened in February 1990 and is located in the New Lodge area of Inner North Belfast.
Since its opening, the Star has been a focal point for the local community.
The Star Neighbourhood Centre attempts to tackle social exclusion by promoting community development in all aspects of its work. This in turn builds the confidence, self-esteem and capacity of local people to participate in neighbourhood regeneration.
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.