Children in Northern Ireland is using a �403849 grant to run a programme of activities to bring children and young people together to get peer support improve their mental and physical health and address food poverty. Over three years the project is working with Carrickfergus YMCA the Dry Arch Centre in Limavady and the Patrician Youth Centre in Downpatrick. The activities will help overcome learning loss and educational underachievement provide access to healthy leisure activities increase resilience to better cope with mental health issues build friendships and provide healthy food. The project will also give young people an opportunity to share their lived experience of poverty with policy makers.