Carlow Family Resource centre to receive huge funding of over €7,000
This comes from the the Communities Integration Fund 2024
Huge funding has been received for a local Resource Centre in County Carlow.
The funding has been received for the Forward Steps Family Resource Centre and they are receiving a total of €7,047.
The funding is being provided in two parts, firstly for "Addressing Trauma through therapeutic supports" which is receiving €5,000 in funding.
The second is for "Sharing our Community Space" and for that they will receive €2,047.
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From the press release announcing the funding under the Communities Integration Fund 2024:
Minister O’Gorman announces 113 projects to be funded under the Communities Integration Fund 2024
€509,791 will be made available to local community-based projects nationwide to support the integration of migrants.
Grants of up to €5,000 will be allocated to successful organisations to support integration initiatives.
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today announced the 113 community projects set to receive funding under the Communities Integration Fund 2024. Through this Fund, a total of €509,791 will be made available to support local community-based organisations across Ireland to play a greater role in welcoming and integrating migrants and refugees.
The Communities Integration Fund has been in place since 2017 and arises from Action 51 of the Migrant Integration Strategy, which calls for funding to be made available to local communities throughout Ireland to promote the integration of migrants and refugees. Since its inception, the Communities Integration Fund has now supported over 930 projects, with grant funding totalling €4.32 million.
Welcoming the announcement, Minister O’Gorman said:
“I am delighted to announce today that 113 local migrant integration projects will be funded under the Communities Integration Fund. Over the last few years, communities across Ireland have played a vital role in supporting those who have come and made their lives here. I’m confident that this fund will help support those efforts”.