FORUM A Rural Development Partnership in North West Connemara.
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FORUMFORUMA Rural Development A Rural Development
Partnership in North West Partnership in North West ConnemaraConnemara
North West Connemara is a region of mountain and blanket bog, located on the Western seaboard, sixty miles North West of Galway city and covers an area of approximately 800 square kilometres.
The population of the area is currently 8,895 persons and the population density is one of the lowest in Europe at nine persons per square kilometre compared to a national average of 51 and an EU figure of 143.
FORUMFORUM
Company Limited By Guarantee
Community Development Programme
FORUM’S HistoryFORUM’S History
Began as a Poverty Three Programme 1989-1994
Core funder became the Department of Social, Community & Family Affairs 1994-2002
Now funded under the Department of Rural, Community & Gaeltacht Affairs
Additional funding is received from a variety of State Bodies and Agencies.
FORUM aims to:
Tackle the problem of rural decline and peripherality
Develop locally based initiatives
Improve the lives of people
Target the disadvantaged and socially marginalised
Through
Developing existing and piloting new partnership arrangements between statutory, voluntary and community bodies
Essential elements are
The empowerment of local people through capacity building
Development of sustainable action programmes
Integration of experience gained into mainstream public policy and practice.
Management StructureManagement StructurePeople
OfNorth WestConnemara
Working Groups
BoardOf
Directors
ManagementCommittee
CommunityDevelopment
FamilySupport
ElderlyAdolescent
SupportYouth InAction
EmploymentMediation
PersonnelCommittee
StructuresCommittee
Staffing StructureStaffing Structure
A d m in is tra tionTwo F u ll T im e
Y ou th in A c tion1 5 p art t im e w orkers
S oc ia l C are1 5 p art t im e w orkers
S oc ia l H ou s in g R ep a irs1 5 p art t im e w orkers
Job In it ia t ive1 7 fu ll t im e workers
Job In it ia t ive & C om m u n ity E m p loym en t S ch em esF ou r S u p ervisors
P ro jec t W orkersF ive F u ll T im eTwo P art T im e
A ss is tan t D irec to r
D irec to r
Community GroupsCommunity GroupsFamily SupportFamily SupportElderlyElderlyUnder and UnemployedUnder and UnemployedYouthYouth
FORUM Target GroupsFORUM Target Groups
Community GroupsCommunity Groups
Aim:Aim: Assist communities in North West Assist communities in North West
Connemara to tackle poverty and Connemara to tackle poverty and isolation by empowering groups and isolation by empowering groups and individuals.individuals.
Target Group:Target Group: Community and Voluntary organisations Community and Voluntary organisations
that are engaged in Community that are engaged in Community DevelopmentDevelopment
FORUM’S Involvement in FORUM’S Involvement in Community DevelopmentCommunity Development
Assisted byAssisted by
Department of Rural,Department of Rural,
Community & Community & GaeltachtGaeltacht
AffairsAffairs FASFAS Galway County CouncilGalway County Council GRDGRD ComhairleComhairle Other AgenciesOther Agencies
Community Development
Newletters/ publications
Community groups (19)
Information
Connemara Community
Radio
Citizen’s Information
Centre
Funding Activities
Training
Foscadh Community
Development Ltd.
TullycrossCreditUnion
Tuam Archdiocese
Connemara West
FORUM
Aim to develop 12 acres of land for
Social Housing
Community Services
Sports and recreation
Small craft enterprises
Supporting FamiliesSupporting Families
Aim:Aim: Tackle exclusion experienced by Tackle exclusion experienced by
families in NWC by ensuring that families in NWC by ensuring that skills, facilities and educational/training skills, facilities and educational/training opportunities are made available to opportunities are made available to encourage participation in economic, encourage participation in economic, social and political activitiessocial and political activities
Target:Target: Families, Women’s Groups, Lone Families, Women’s Groups, Lone
Parents and Young ParentsParents and Young Parents
FORUM’s InvolvementFORUM’s Involvement
Assisted byAssisted by
FASFAS HSEHSE Failte IrelandFailte Ireland TeagascTeagasc Galway City & Co. Galway City & Co.
Childcare CommitteeChildcare Committee Government Government
DepartmentsDepartments Other AgenciesOther Agencies
Counselling
DepressionSupport
Education&
Training
HealthPromotion
Childcare
Women
Family
ElderlyElderly
AIM:AIM: Tackle problems of loneliness and Tackle problems of loneliness and
isolation by providing opportunities for isolation by providing opportunities for social contacts, networking and a flexible social contacts, networking and a flexible range of services to meet the special range of services to meet the special needs of the target group through needs of the target group through volunteer and professional expertise in volunteer and professional expertise in the context of partnership between the context of partnership between voluntary and statutory bodiesvoluntary and statutory bodies
TARGET:TARGET:
Older people living Older people living alonealone
CarersCarersDisabled peopleDisabled peopleActive RetiredActive RetiredHousebound and Housebound and
dependant older peopledependant older people
FORUM’S RoleFORUM’S RoleAssisted byAssisted by
Local community Local community volunteersvolunteers
FAS - CE schemesFAS - CE schemes HSEHSE GRDGRD NUIGNUIG
TrainingTraining
StaffStaff
CarersCarers
Elderly
People
Carer Companion
Meals on Wheels
Lunch Clubs and
Coffee Mornings
Resource groups
Clifden Day Hospital
Laundry
Carers SupportIntergenerational
Respite Breaks
Essential Housing Repairs
Security
Minor maintenance
to Health Centres
FORUM’S RoleFORUM’S Role
Elderly andDisabled people
Disability Support
Disability Awareness
Radio SeriesDisability Mentoring
and Training Programme
Under and Unemployed Under and Unemployed AIMAIM Support the under and Support the under and
unemployed through a unemployed through a range of activitiesrange of activities
TARGETTARGET Marginalised and low Marginalised and low
income households in North income households in North West ConnemaraWest Connemara
FORUM’S RoleFORUM’S RoleAssisted byAssisted by
GRDGRD BIMBIM TeagascTeagasc Farm Farm
OrganisationsOrganisations Galway City & Galway City &
Co. Enterprise Co. Enterprise BoardBoard
Government Government DepartmentsDepartments
RSS
Environmental Issues
FarmFamilies
TrainingProgramme
Information&
AssistanceWith
Entitlements
EmploymentMediation/Advocacy
Under&
Unemployed
REPS Planning
Shellfish Co-
operatives
Disadvantaged Young Disadvantaged Young PeoplePeople
AIMAIMTo improve the lives of young people in To improve the lives of young people in
North West Connemara, particularly North West Connemara, particularly those experiencing adversity, those experiencing adversity, marginalisation and potential early marginalisation and potential early school leavers.school leavers.
FORUM’S RoleFORUM’S Role
Assisted byAssisted by
ParentsParents TeachersTeachers HSEHSE FOROIGEFOROIGE VECVEC
Young People
Children
Parents
Adolescent
Support
Family
SupportYouth in Action
FORUM’S RoleFORUM’S Role
Adolescent
Support
Family
Support
Individual Case Work
Developing Mentoring
Programme
Parenting Programme
Schools Programme
Schools Programme
Youthreach14 National
SchoolsTwo
Secondary Schools
Six Foroige Clubs
Youth Representative
group
Individual work
Families
Parents group
Youth in Action
Summer camps
Calendar/ Fun Runs
Road Safety Programme
Schools Sports/Arts Programme