Voices for change

Each year Dublin Youth Choir partners with a charity and performs at an event to raise funds for that charity. The charity is also invited to facilitate an information session for the members of DYC, describing the work that they do and the importance of the choir’s fundraising for their activities.

Our charity for both 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 was the Peter McVerry Trust. Peter McVerry Trust is committed to reducing homelessness and the harm caused by drug misuse and social disadvantage. Peter McVerry Trust provides low-threshold entry services, primarily to younger persons with complex needs, and offers pathways out of homelessness based on the principles of the Housing First model and within a framework that is based on equal opportunities, dignity and respect.

Dublin Youth Choir was looking forward to performing at the Peter McVerry Trust’s Christmas Carol Concert in December 2021. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing pandemic, the concert was cancelled. This concert is an important fundraiser for the Peter McVerry Trust and so we would like to raise some much-needed funds to support their incredible work. We recorded a piece, ‘Sleep, Little Child’ which was written by Grace O'Duffy, a member of Dublin Youth Chamber Choir. In December 2022, Dublin Youth Choir performed at the Peter McVerry Trust’s Christmas Carol Concert.

Our charity for 2019-20 was Trócaire. Trócaire works in partnership with a broad range of organisations in Ireland and internationally tackling hunger, human rights issues, climate change, oppression of women and humanitarian crises. Trócaire supports the poorest people across the world. We were delighted to help raise money for their important work by performing at the annual Christmas Gala Concert on 1st December in Mount Argus church.

Our charity for 2018-19 was Down Syndrome Ireland. We performed at their Christmas Concert in Monkstown Parish on 7th December in an effort to raise money for the great work of DSI. We sang alongside the Dublin Welsh Male Voice Choir, who has supported Down Syndrome Ireland in previous years.