Community Support is a group of trained volunteers who offer mentoring and support to former prisoners in Northern Ireland. We meet with them once a week for a cup of coffee and a chat. We support about 15 men in this way. We need volunteers, so please consider contacting us at the email below.

Management Committee: Mary Vallely (Chair), Bernadette McArdle, Osmond Mulligan, and Mary McGinn.  

Volunteers: Brian Lennon (Coordinator), Osmond Mulligan, Kieran Murphy, Martina Killeavy and Brendan Keane.

If you are interested in volunteering for Community Support please email us at info@dialoguefordiversity.org or phone: 028 9099 7653

Freedom From the Prison of Addiction

Freedom from the Prison of Addiction: Spiritual and Secular Wisdom by Martina Killeavy is a book based on worskhops Martina delivered with Brian Lennon, s.j. in Maghaberry, using both the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola and the Twelve Steps.

The book is written in very simple language with a forward by Greg Boyle, s.j., founder of Homeboy Industries in the US, and an Afterword by Peter McVerry, s.j., who works with homeless people in Dublin. It was published by Irish Messenger Publications with the support of the Jesuit Centre For Faith and Justice. lt is an excellent resort for people struggling with any form of addiction, and for those supporting them.

Click on the link below to buy a copy. All proceeds go to the Community Support project.