Maurice Healy Social Justice Awards

“These awards are such a fitting way to recognise the very sensitive and hugely impactful work that Maurice carried out. Maurice was a great supporter of and advocate for the work of the Community Foundation, for peacebuilding and community development. His integrity, his drive and his passion to help communities thrive was clear to see through his work and the relationships he built across the divide both locally and internationally. He was generous to a fault, funny, kind and caring. We were all lucky to have known him and to have worked with him. The Maurice Healy Social Justice Awards recognised projects that contribute to peacebuilding, tackle the impact of poverty and austerity measures and/or give voice to excluded groups.”

Maurice’s parents Ann and Raymond Healy expressed their pride in Maurice’s legacy being marked by the establishment of the social justice awards. They said;
“(after he passed away) we discovered that his job involved community reconciliation and dispute resolution and that he was greatly respected by both sides for his intelligent and sensitive handling of delicate issues. He was clearly respected by all as a man of integrity and discretion. Hearing all this was a source of great consolation and we were pleased that he was so well accepted.”

“We would like to thank the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland for honouring Maurice by the initiation of these social justice awards in his name. It is wonderful that he was so well-esteemed to warrant such an honour.”