Hight Court Judge, Ms. Justice Siobhan Phelan, launches DCU Educational Disadvatage Centre Report on Community Outreach Hubs

Hight Court Judge, Ms. Justice Siobhan Phelan, launches DCU Educational Disadvatage Centre Report on Community Outreach Hubs

The launch on DCU’s St. Patrick’s Campus was attended by 140 people, including representatives from local schools and community organisations, the Higher Education Authority, Academic staff, hub students from local DEIS secondary schools and DCU Institute of Education students who have gained entry to primary teaching with the support of the hubs.

Since their establishment  in 2017, the Higher Education Authority funded community outreach hubs in Darndale, Coolock, Kilbarrack and Finglas have enabled 47 students from the areas supported to gain entry to primary school teaching at DCU’s Institute of Education,

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New Financial Capabilities Programme Empowers Individuals At Risk of Financial Exclusion

New Financial Capabilities Programme Empowers Individuals At Risk of Financial Exclusion

Innovative Toolkit Aims to Build Skills and Enhance Financial Autonomy for All

Dublin, [25th September 2024] – Northside Partnership, in collaboration with St. Michael’s House and supported by J.P. Morgan, proudly announces the launch of Financial Capabilities for All, an innovative toolkit designed to support individuals, including people with intellectual disabilities and those at risk of financial exclusion, in developing essential financial skills. The programme also targets young people aged 16+ transitioning into adulthood,

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Statement from Northside Partnership in relation to Protest at ex-Crown Paints Factory Site

Statement from Northside Partnership in relation to Protest at ex-Crown Paints Factory Site

Northside Partnership, a not-for-profit local development company and member of the Irish Local Development Network, has been working as part of the community of north east Dublin for over 30 years.

As an organisation, we recognise that members of our community hold different and sometimes opposing opinions on a range of matters. We welcome honest discourse to aid mutual understanding and cooperation for the good of the communities we serve, both existing and new.

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Local Development Companies supporting health equality in communities nationwide

New figures show the impact of Sláintecare Healthy Communities

Ireland’s 49 Local Development Companies (LDCs) are identifying the health and wellness needs of their communities and building strategies to address these needs, particularly for those who are living in social and economic deprivation. A pilot initiative – called Sláintecare Healthy Communities, which is a Department of Health/HSE-funded programme that is currently being delivered by 14 LDCs – is having a positive impact on health inequalities throughout Ireland.

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Asylum Seekers Pilot Work Experience & Training Programme 2023

Asylum Seekers Pilot Work Experience & Training Programme 2023

Northside Parternship and Speedpak Group have successfully completed a pilot to support new communities of job seekers.

When 250 male Asylum Seekers moved into adapted accommodation in Airways Industrial Estate, it presented as an opportunity to support the integration of International Protection Participants/Asylum Seekers in the locality via Speedpak workforce. As Asylum Seekers receive a weekly payment of €37.50 from the State, they are not allowed to receive additional funding. Therefore, any work undertaken by them would be done on a voluntary unpaid basis.

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Money Made Sense: New Handbook for the Intellectual Disabilities Sector

Money Made Sense: New Handbook for the Intellectual Disabilities Sector

  • By Sarah Clohessy
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Northside Partnership has launched the Financial Capabilities for the Intellectual Disabilities Sector handbook.

The aim of the handbook is facilitate a process whereby people with intellectual
disabilities have the opportunity to build their financial literacy, knowledge and skills and
put these skills into practice in order to build their financial capabilities. Financial Capabilities
means ‘The combination of attitude, knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy needed to make
and exercise money management decisions that best fit the circumstances of one’s life,

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