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INSIDE

  • Sector lingo annoys PRESIDENT
  • Young ENTREPRENEURS
  • INTERGENERATIONAL work
  • MENTAL HEALTH pilot
  • EU & SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
  • EVS: VOLUNTEER today!
  • 35% funding cuts to SECTOR
  • Mary Kirby INTERVIEW
 

Plus Sector news, community development news, Programme news, DORIS McDermott & more!


Find the Programme in Your Area

'Changing Ireland' has mapped over 120 projects in the Local and Community Development Programme.

We've pinpointed 95% of the locations to within metres and you can access the project/companies' email, phone and website details through the map.

Click on the image to access interactive map. (opens new page)

You can also visit Pobal or the Irish Local Development Network for more information: pobal.ie www.ildn.ie


Work Opportunities via TÚS Scheme

The TUS scheme last year provided 5,000 unemployed people with work experience in communities. Designed to benefit individuals and community groups, the scheme is administered by Local Development Companies (see map above to link with the one in your area) and is open to all community groups. People offered places are selected by the Dept of Social Protection.

Local Development Companies also operate a range of other Programmes that offer unemployed people work experience, training, access to education and much more.
For more, click on Issue 35 and check out pages 8-9.


Map Social Exclusion in Your Area

Pobal Map Dublin With the click of a mouse, you can now view levels of social inclusion and exclusion in your area under a range of categories and down to street level.

Try out Pobal's map!

You may also wish to read the Pobal Guide to interactive map


Contact Anyone in the Programme!

Nationwide contacts for Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP)

'Changing Ireland' has compiled a contacts database of staff and volunteers throughout the Local and Community Development Programme
The database lists LCDP staff working with YOUTH, JOBS CLUBS, MEDIATION, RURAL SOCIAL SCHEMES, FINANCE, ETC.
Note: (a) If a project's listing is incomplete please fill out this form and return by email. (b) Our older database which includes CDPs that have amalgamated with Local Development Companies remains accessible on this page.


ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

Every community, district and county in the Republic of Ireland is covered by the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) and Pobal have produced a FAQ page about the Programme.

It employs around 3,000 workers to bring about positive change at local level using a Community Development approach.

The Programme has a budget of approximately €60 million for 2011 and Forum Connemara's website gives a good flavour of the kind of work that is covered; there are over 50 development organisations like Forum involved in delivering the Programme.

Read more about the programme...


30,000 VIEWS FOR OUR CHANNEL

'Changing Ireland' videos had almost 30,000 hits at the beginning of 2012.

Our most popular video-series is about Visiting Prison for the First Time which is backed up by print coverage which tells more: see pages 22-23 of Issue 29 of 'Changing Ireland' which includes 33 tips for those visiting prison for the first time.

VIDEO

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OECD Conference


Programme Goal Four eg:
Citizen empowerment in Tipp



Possibilities Conference:
Dalai Lama & Rita Fagan



See Multimedia Menu for more videos like these:

Visiting a prisoner - sound advice from Sharon Harty of CASP


Supporting unemployed people to set up business


Enabling Dissent Seminar

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