Directory of National Voluntary Organisations - Citizens Information ...
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work. Services include training in areas such as youth work planning,<br />
evaluation, codes <strong>of</strong> practice and child protection issues, advice and<br />
information on personnel issues, and managing staff and finance.<br />
Civil Defence, Department <strong>of</strong> Defence<br />
Benamore, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary<br />
Tel: (0505) 25 310, 9.15am – 5.30pm Fax: (0505) 25 344<br />
Email: civildefence@defence.irlgov.ie Web: www.civildefence.ie<br />
Volunteer-based pr<strong>of</strong>essional organisation providing emergency response and<br />
community support services. The main programmes <strong>of</strong> activity undertaken<br />
by Civil Defence volunteers can broadly be described as casualty/first aid,<br />
rescue, fire fighting, welfare provision, radio communications, and radiation<br />
detection and monitoring. Civil Defence is administered locally by each local<br />
authority. Apart from training in the above activities, Civil Defence volunteers<br />
also respond to emergencies such as flooding and other crisis situations.<br />
Clann Credo – The Social Investment Fund<br />
Irish Social Finance Centre, 10 Grattan Crescent, Inchicore, Dublin 8<br />
Tel: (01) 400 2100, 8.30am – 5.00pm Mon to Thurs and<br />
8.30am – 4.00pm Fri Fax: (01) 453 1861<br />
Email: info@clanncredo.ie Web: www.clanncredo.ie<br />
Provider <strong>of</strong> social finance to community-based projects in Ireland, with<br />
<strong>of</strong>fices in Dublin, Cork and Westport. Clann Credo provides repayable finance<br />
to community and voluntary organisations and charities that find it difficult<br />
to access funding from mainstream financial institutions. It also provides<br />
training and mentoring to the sector. Support is primarily through loan<br />
finance and occasionally direct investment. All projects are evaluated on<br />
their potential to make a social as well as a financial return. Since 1996, over<br />
€17 million has been invested in more than 140 groups. Clann Credo has also<br />
provided support to organisations in Kosovo, Slovakia and South Africa.<br />
Clanwilliam Institute<br />
18 Clanwilliam Terrace, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2<br />
Tel: (01) 676 1363 or 676 2881 Fax: (01) 676 2800<br />
Email: <strong>of</strong>fice@clanwilliam.ie Web: www.clanwilliam.ie<br />
Provides consultation, counselling and mediation to families, couples and<br />
individuals, including psychological evaluation for children, sex therapy<br />
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