PATHWAYS TO WORK STRATEGY THREATENS THE FUTURE OF NORTH DUBLIN LOCAL EMPLOYMENT CENTRE

PATHWAYS TO WORK STRATEGY THREATENS THE FUTURE OF NORTH DUBLIN LOCAL EMPLOYMENT CENTRE

Northside Partnership Local Development Company has warned that their Local Employment Services and Job Clubs which have served the community for over 25 years are fighting for survival due to new proposals in the Pathways to Work Strategy to require all Local Employment Services compete in an open tenders with private providers.

Paul Rogers of  Northside Partnership questioned the Government’s proposal to replace the comprehensive and integrated services for jobseekers currently delivered by the LES and Job Clubs with a new Regional Service.

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Community Groups Get The Message Out: There are Alternatives to Drugs & Crime

Following a rise in crime and drug-related activity in north east Dublin, local community groups have come together to launch a new initiative called Get The Message Out – There Is Another Way.

The aim of the initiative is to inform young people and their families that there are alternatives to drugs and crime and that supports are available to them to avoid or exit this lifestyle.

The initiative was born out of the Northside Community Forum,

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