General Grants October 2008
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| General Grants October 2008 | |||
| Applicant Name | County | Grant Awarded | Reason for Grant |
| 50+ Group | Donegal | €500 | towards new age kurling, swimming and gym sessions and the purchase of arts and crafts |
| African Womens Group - Nwanne di Uto | Dublin | €750 | towards rental of the group's premises, along with one training session in conflict management |
| An Cosán - Shanty Education and Training Centre | Dublin | €1,000 | towards the promotion of parental involvement in the education of children where children and parents can develop their social, cognitive, numeracy, literacy and IT skills together and separately |
| Aonad Family Resource Centre | Galway | €1,000 | towards the provision of a workshop, aimed at exploring challenging behaviour in young people |
| Arklow Youthreach | Wicklow | €750 | towards the provision of a structured personal development programme to a group of ten early school leavers attending Arklow Outreach |
| Atlas Womens Centre | Down | €750 | towards the provision of free self enhancement courses with a free creche for disadvantaged adults in Lisburn |
| Aughintober Regeneration | Tyrone | €750 | towards enhancing kitchen facilities in community hall together with providing first aid and social based courses |
| Bailieborough Community Resource House | Cavan | €750 | towards the provision of a maths tutor group for children in 5th/6th class as part of the homework club |
| Ballybay Community Créche Ltd | Monaghan | €1,000 | towards the purchase of equipment and further resources for the afterschool club and out of school service |
| Ballybunion Active Retirement Group | Kerry | €500 | towards the production and publication of an anthology of the group's creative writing |
| Ballymahon Primary Afterschool Homework Club | Longford | €600 | towards the purchase of extra tables and chairs, art/craft supplies and healthy refreshments for the afterschool homework club |
| Callan Community Network Ltd | Tipperary | €750 | towards the provision of a parent support group with a therapeutic and educational focus for parents who have difficulties coping with parenthood |
| Callan Women's Project | Kilkenny | €500 | towards the provision of support to women of all ages and social backgrounds |
| Carricklongfield Cultural Group | Tyrone | €750 | towards the purchase of tables and chairs and the provision of two courses (blackthorn making and women's health) |
| Childcare Network Loch Garman | Wexford | €1,000 | towards the production of an updated 2009 version of the 2007 booklet titled Whats on in Wexford 0-18 Year Olds |
| Clogher and Augher Thursday Club | Tyrone | €500 | towards supporting the club by providing help, support and activities to members |
| Cookstown and Western Shores Area Network (CWSAN) | Tyrone | €750 | towards the provision of outreach programmes to older vulnerable people within the six communities throughout the area |
| Corduff Community Youth Project | Dublin | €500 | towards the provision of a youth led arts festival, targetting young people from the Corduff area, to promote participation, integration and development of talents and skills |
| Crumlin Childminders Support Group | Antrim | €500 | towards developing a toy and resource library for the childminders of Crumlin |
| Donegal Family Resource Centre Ltd | Donegal | €500 | towards the provision of a programme called Touch-type, Read and Spell (TTRS), to help children with learning difficulties develop their literacy skills |
| Donegal Family Resource Centre Ltd | Donegal | €500 | towards setting up a men's group to help combat isolation and mental health issues |
| Donegal Teen Parents Support Programme - Foróige | Donegal | €1,000 | towards the provision of a car safety/maintenance programme for young mothers and fathers |
| Donegal Town Asylum Seeker and Refugee Project | Donegal | €500 | towards assisting with administrative and running costs of the project |
| Down District Citizens Advice Bureau | Down | €1,000 | towards a needs-led crisis intervention project which provides immediate solutions to debt such as negotiating with creditors and supporting clients |
| Downstrands Family Resource Centre | Donegal | €500 | towards the provision of an internet safety and awareness programme for parents and to train the local parents as trainers for the course |
| Drumkeerin Children's Summer Scheme | Leitrim | €500 | towards the provision of a christmas camp for children from disadvantaged families within the community |
| Early School Leavers Programme | Dublin | €1,000 | towards the provision of a teaching garden in the grounds of the Youth Service, which would also be used as a community garden |
| Falcon Senior Citizens and Luncheon Club | Down | €750 | towards the provision of computer classes for older people over 10 weeks and to provide a hot healthy lunch |
| First Step Centre | Antrim | €750 | towards setting up and running a pilot elderly project aimed at lone pensioners and their associated issues |
| Friars' Gate Theatre | Limerick | €750 | towards an outreach programme for retired older people and socially disadvantaged younger people in the community |
| Funky Fish Youth Café | Cork | €1,000 | towards providing a study room where café users can do homework |
| Global Action Plan | Dublin | €1,000 | towards gardening equipment and to enhance the existing gardens to more fully explore organic gardening and healthy eating |
| Great Western House Residents Committee | Galway | €500 | towards providing a cultural island trip to the Aran Islands for the residents of Great Western House |
| Hometrain Ltd | Meath | €1,000 | towards the provision of a range of online educational resources for parents and teachers to assist learning and language skills of children with autism |
| IntroArt | Dublin | €1,000 | towards the development of an integrated youth service nationwide to facilitate youth leader disability awareness training to help tackle the isolation of youth with disabilities |
| Kerryhead/Ballyheigue Family Resource Centre | Kerry | €500 | towards start up costs of a youth club in the local community centre |
| Kerryhead/Ballyheigue Family Resource Centre | Kerry | €500 | towards setting up a social dance/get together once a month for for the elderly to combat isolation |
| Killimer Knockerra Social Group | Clare | €500 | towards upgrade of the kitchen and community room specifically |
| Kilrush Family Resource Centre | Clare | €500 | towards the provision of intergenerational day trips and activities for children and older people from the local community |
| Knockmitten Senior Citizen Group | Dublin | €500 | towards the group's upkeep and insurance |
| Leitrim Association of People with Disabilities | Leitrim | €1,000 | towards the provision of a number of courses which will introduce members with disabilities to new hobbies and activities |
| Leitrim Lifestart | Leitrim | €500 | towards the provision of a paediatric first aid course for parents of children aged from birth to 5 years |
| Lifford Ma's | Donegal | €500 | towards sustaining the group in social, health, educational and general wellbeing |
| Longford Traveller Movement Ltd | Longford | €1,000 | towards maintaining the second level homework club for the current school year |
| Loreto Centre | Dublin | €750 | towards an eight week Third Age courses specifically targeted at older, disadvantaged women in the community |
| Lough Allen Community Development Project | Leitrim | €750 | towards the set up of a men's group for socially isoloated men and towards projects such as cookery lessons and computer classes |
| Mountwood Fitzgerald Park Community Development Project | Dublin | €500 | towards paying the salary of two part time music teachers for one year from January 2009 |
| Mourne U3A (Mourne University of the Third Age) | Down | €750 | towards the provision of a health and social interaction programme |
| OMEP Ireland | Cork | €2,000 | towards the cost of publication and distribution to the early years community of An Leanbh Óg |
| Open Heart House Limited | Dublin | €1,000 | towards a health education programme for people from Dublin's inner city, many of whom are dealing with addiction |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Community Development Project | Limerick | €1,000 | towards the provision of an afterschool project, Bitesize Chef's, which is an early intervention cookery and healthy eating programme aimed at children between the ages of 10-11 |
| Parnell Estate Development Group | Dublin | €500 | towards facilitating training sessions for women involved in the project, to equip them to carry out the planning and implementation of same |
| Parnell Estate Development Group | Dublin | €500 | towards funding the Parnell Estates Voices project |
| Ramelton Community Youth Project | Donegal | €500 | towards running a series of workshops and developing dvd education for young people about the importance of safe sex |
| Rathkeale Afterschools Support Club | Limerick | €1,000 | towards the provision of integrated play and school work for settled/traveller families outside of school hours |
| Rathoe Childcare | Carlow | €750 | towards creating and developing an outside play area for preschool age and afterschool |
| Regeneration of Mourne Area Limited (ROMAL) | Down | €1,000 | towards the provision of support to 70 rural community groups across South Down |
| Rialto Day Care Centre | Dublin | €500 | towards the provision of chair yoga exercise classes over a 12 week period commencing October 2008 |
| Roscommon Partnership Company | Roscommon | €2,000 | towards the provision of play sessions in a mobile play bus for socially disadvantaged children, with a specific focus on travellers and foreign nationals living in isolated rural areas |
| Rossinver Community Development Company Limited | Leitrim | €1,000 | towards working with the Alzheimer Society of Ireland to provide support to individuals diagnosed with Dementia within local community |
| Royal Rascals Afterschool Club | Meath | €690 | towards activities in the afterschool |
| Sarsfield House Day Care Centre | Dublin | €1,000 | towards the provision of dance therapy classes to clients to develop their mobility |
| Serenity House Learning Centre | Dublin | €1,000 | towards providing education to people with literacy problems and towards maintaining the community's mental health |
| Smashing Times Theatre Company Limited | Dublin | €1,000 | towards a publication documenting a project using drama and theatre to explore issues of relevance to the people in the locality |
| Society of St. Vincent de Paul | Down | €1,000 | towards the provision of a luncheon club to the disadvantaged elderly within Downpatrick and surrounding areas |
| Somalia Community Ireland | Dublin | €500 | towards administrative, transportation and running costs of the group |
| South East Fermanagh Foundation (S.E.F.F.) | Fermanagh | €750 | towards the creation of a modern, user-friendly and interactive website to members and towards widening their awareness around issues of culture and history |
| South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd. | Kerry | €2,000 | towards the South Kerry Playbus - to offer play opportunities and family support programmes to isolated/disadvantaged children and families of South Kerry |
| St. Agnes' Primary School | Dublin | €750 | as a final contribution to the school's orchestra project (as KHF has already helped set up the project) |
| St. Anne's National School | Cork | €1,000 | towards an afterschool homework support club targeted at pupils who are at risk of early school leaving, involvement in anti-social behaviour or from homes with poor literacy/numerical skills |
| St. Kevin's Family Resource Centre | Dublin | €1,000 | towards the provision of an afterschools programme for students from 4th, 5th & 6th Classes and secondary school |
| St. Marks Youth Club | Tyrone | €750 | towards refurbishing and redecorating the youth club hall to attract more young people from the community |
| St. Ultan's Childcare Project | Dublin | €1,000 | towards the provision of a 2 day course to help teachers engage the children in a more enriched quality and quantity of language |
| Stadium Youth and Community Projects | Antrim | €1,000 | towards a cross community personal development project, working with disadvantaged at risk young people |
| Teach na bPáistí | Wexford | €750 | towards the provision of safety tiles for the children's outdoor play area |
| The Forge Family Resource Centre | Donegal | €500 | towards providing a 'Jo Jingles' programme to a group of 2-5 year olds from a rurally deprived area |
| The Forge Family Resource Centre | Donegal | €500 | towards providing extra curricular computer classes for children in a rurally isolated area with no public transport |
| The Nagle Centre | Waterford | €1,000 | towards the provision of basic computer skills to 21 asylum seekers |
| The WOW Group - Winners on Wheels | Cavan | €1,000 | towards the provision of recreational activities for young children who are wheelchair users and children with special needs |
| Tipperary Rural Travellers Project | Tipperary | €750 | towards training local travellers to represent traveller accommodation issues at a local, regional and national level and so equip travellers to participate in local government policy |
| Tobermore Community Projects | Derry | €750 | towards the provision of an IT hub with 3 to 4 workstations so that both young and old can avail of same |
| Tracton Community Council (Knocknamanagh Ltd) | Cork | €500 | towards the purchase of equipment to facilitate the delivery of a drop-in centre for older people and the development of further services |
| Women of Multi-Culture Balbriggan | Dublin | €500 | towards the provision of an intercultural concert for the end of the year, celebrating VIBe - Voices Integrating Balbriggan Gospel Choir |