Strabane AYE is established to engage with young people suffering from the effects of disaffection, marginalization and poverty and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the local community on a regional basis by associating the Statutory Authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to improve the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular: • Engage with disaffected young people to develop their potential for participation, identifying their needs as well as developing their awareness as to the perceptions of local communities and the impact of their actions to give them opportunities to build a sense of belonging and of civic pride. • To assist in the relief of poverty by the promotion, facilitation and organization of adequate, accessible and quality programmes of vocational and educational training, information and support in an effort to acquire skills and retraining to assist the beneficiaries in obtaining employment. • Build strategic Community Development processes to youth engagement, strengthening the focused efforts and engagements with a range of key stakeholders allowing for a basis for collaboration between a range of agencies and partners. • Build cohesion within and between young people, communities, statutory bodies and political representatives; encouraging excluded young people to play a more active and civic role within their communities and providing the dynamic to move forward in a positive manner towards building an inclusive, shared, fair and just society The advancement of citizenship or community development,The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage