Community and Family Counselling – Social Prescribing
Shortlisted for the Faithworks Spring Harvest Community Innovation Award for Developing Projects 2006, Social Prescribing is a free counselling service to individuals suffering emotional or mental health issues, which has been adopted as a ‘social prescribing’ pilot by the local Health Board, enabling GPs and patients to seek an alternative to the increasing culture of anti-depressants. 

Restored Ministries
Shortlisted for the Faithworks Spring Harvest Community Innovation Award for New Projects 2006. This project based in Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, this seeks to redecorate and provide quality recycled furniture for people being rehoused due to marital break-up or other difficult circumstances. Find out more about Restored Ministries by visiting www.stpats.co.uk/restore/index 

Higher Force Challenge
Based in the Shankhill Road area of Belfast, Higher Force Challenge is an 8-week course for young people. In an area of high unemployment, crime, drug and alcohol abuse, as well as paramilitary violence, it is easy to be swamped by feelings of hopelessness and to be sucked into the same lifestyle. Higher Force Challenge gives them another choice.

Mornington Community Project
The Mornington Community project has been working for the 'holistic wellbeing' of the Lower Ormeau Road area of Belfast for over 12 years. Initiated by local women in 1989, the focus of the project has been on finding positive and practical answers to socio-economic disadvantage and the viscious sectarian strife that has threatened to destroy the community. For more information on Mornington Community Project visit their website www.mornington-belfast.com