Two Offaly adult learning initiatives shortlisted for awards
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Two Offaly based adult learning initiatives have been shortlisted for an AONTAS STAR Award.
The STAR Awards (Showcasing Teamwork, Awarding Recognition) are an awards initiative organised by the national adult learning organisation, AONTAS, to recognise and celebrate the work undertaken by adult learning initiatives throughout Ireland.
The two groups are:
The MenPower programme: developed to respond to the high numbers of men dying by suicide and to address the lack of engagement by men in community-based services, especially those with a mental health focus.
The programme also supports men experiencing employment-related issues. The programme combines a unique mix of mental health, adult guidance, physical activity and provides men a social space to explore how to be and stay well, barriers to achieving their goals, and how to plan for their future. They are shortlisted in the Health and Wellbeing cat