helping people reach their potential through faith, hope and love
Welcome to The BlueHouses
We exist to to serve the local community by helping young people reach their potential through faith, hope and love.
Ballysillan Youth for Christ, known locally as the “BlueHouses” is the leading provider of informal youth work provision in Ballysillan, an area characterised by disadvantage, poverty and deprivation.
Since 1993 the BlueHouses has been dedicated to meeting the social, emotional, physical, educational and spiritual needs of children and young people from all backgrounds and abilities, and with this holistic “wraparound” approach fulfilment is found and potential achieved in all aspects of their life.
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Job Vacancy
Come work with us! Ballysillan Youth For Christ (the BlueHouses) seek to employ a Finance and Administration Officer. This is a new position, which initially on a part time basis, gives the right person the opportunity to be part of this special organisation, providing key organisational and administrative support, enabling the sustainability and growth of […]
Welcome Stephen !!
NEW YOUTH WORKER! We are very excited to have Stephen Beck join the BlueHouses team 🩵 Stephen will be helping run some of our drop ins, heading into schools, shaping our boys work as well as adding some digital content expertise 🙌🏼 We are buzzing ☺️ As well as being a ballysillan local (Yeooooooo!) stephen […]
Good Luck Bean !!
The 24th of October was the last official day of Bean being with us at the BlueHouses as he moves on to an exciting new role with MACS, working with people aged 16-25 and there will be no doubt he will help them achieve their vision to “Make Life Great for Children & Young People”. […]
Good Luck Jamie !!
The 14th of November marked the last official day of Jamie being with us at the BlueHouses as he moves on to his new role with Central Church as Discipleship Associate. A sad time for the “Blue Gaff” 💙🏠 but we are also so excited to see how God will use Jamie and all his […]
Amazing Grace
Grace Ruth Boyes Daughter of the King “One of the crew” This video was recorded in February 2023 as part of the 30 year anniversary celebrations of Ballysillan Youth For Christ – the “BlueHouses”. At the time Grace was in the midst of a battle with cancer, which had returned in May 2022 after initially […]