Chief Executive, Declan McGeown, presented a cheque for £6,594.25 to Air Ambulance representative Grace Williams at Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre in Bangor.
Declan McGeown said, “This is a tremendous achievement by our staff and the young people with whom we work and it is all the more remarkable given the Covid-19 constraints we have all faced throughout the past year.
“Our charity partnership arrangement creates a win-win situation.
“It provides an opportunity for our young people to give back to the community through various fundraising activities, while Air Ambulance has also benefited through the receipt of much-needed funds.”
Staff and young people from across the Agency’s teams in Belfast, Ballymena, Newtownards, Banbridge, Enniskillen and Foyle held various fundraising events ranging from coffee mornings and street collections to raffles and cake sales.
Non-vulnerable prison staff and inmates at Northern Ireland s jails are yet to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
The chair of the NI Prison Officers Association has written to the Executive, calling for ministers to act as a matter of urgency.
Prisoners, who have been classed as vulnerable, are currently receiving the jab from the South Eastern Trust, which cares for inmates in prisons here.
However, Ivor Dunne, the chair of the NI Prison Officers Association, expressed his extreme disappointment that both staff and prisoners have not been given the vaccine as a priority - comparing prisons to care homes.
Mr Dunne wrote to First Minister Arlene Foster, Health Minister Robin Swann and Justice Minister Naomi Long earlier this month urging them to vaccinate both staff and inmates as soon as possible.
Two children have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland’s only youth prison.
The prisoners, who are being held in Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre in Bangor, Co Down, had also tested positive before being admitted to the facility.
Justice Minister Naomi Long said she was “aware of the two new cases in Woodlands” and explained that the children had been placed in the facility’s isolation unit upon their arrival.
“In line with protocols, the young people have been tested again and, as both received positive results, they will remain in the isolation unit where they will be cared for in line with Public Health guidance,” added the Alliance Party leader.