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Provides drugs education programmes to those working in the community
and voluntary sectors. Delivers programmes to parents to provide them with
skills and information necessary to talk to their children about drugs. Also
provides an advisory and referral service over the phone. Established in 1983.
Community Foundation for Ireland
32 Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Tel: (01) 874 7354, 9.00am – 5.00pm Fax: (01) 874 7637
Email: info@foundation.ie Web: www.communityfoundation.ie
Aims to encourage individual and corporate philanthropic support for the
community and voluntary sector by getting funds to the most deserving
and effective local grassroots causes. Since its establishment in 2000, the
foundation has given grants to 600 community and voluntary organisations.
Community Games
See HSE Community Games
Community Workers Co-operative – CWC
1st Floor, Unit 4, Tuam Road Centre, Tuam Road, Galway
Tel: (091) 779 030, 9.30am – 5.30pm Fax: (091) 779 033
Email: info@cwc.ie Web: www.cwc.ie
A national organisation, founded in 1981, whose members are committed
to promoting and supporting community work as a means of achieving
social change for those experiencing poverty and inequality. CWC
provides numerous resources, supports, and up-to-date information and
analysis for community work practitioners and organisations. It provides a
constructive space for community workers (whether voluntary or paid) and
those committed to tackling poverty and inequality to network to share
experiences of national and local policies and develop policy responses.
Publications: Community Work News – monthly electronic newsletter
on current topics relevant to the community sector; numerous resources
publications, strategy guides and so on for the community sector on
equality, participation, anti-poverty, social partnership and related issues.
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