Location
Clonconnane Road, Ballynanty, Limerick, Limerick, V94ApX8, Ireland
Describe the purpose and aim(s) of the organisation/voluntary group
Northside FRC is guided by Community development approaches, principles, values, and methods. Our
Community Development approach ensures we work to empower, enable, and support communities
to improve quality of life. We work to address poverty and social exclusion, and to achieve rights and
equality for marginalised communities including people experiencing poverty, inequality, and social
exclusion.
MISSION: To provide safe, welcoming, and supportive opportunities that empower the community
to develop and realise its full potential.
Learners most commonly worked with:
Lone parents
Men
Members of LGBTQI communities
Members of Traveller communities
Members of ROMA communities
Migrants
Older learners
People who are unemployed
People who left school early
People with disabilities
People with experience of the prison system
People with literacy difficulties
People with mental health challenges
Refugees and/or people seeking international protection
Women
Women returning to the workplace
Programmes/Courses Offered
Civic & democratic engagement (eg. voting rights & awareness, legal rights courses)
Community engagement programmes (personal development programmes through creative, social or manual activities eg. flower arranging)
Computer skills
Employment skills
Health and wellbeing programmes
Parenting programmes
Level of courses you offer
Non-accredited
Accredited levels 1 - 3
Accredited levels 4 - 5
Types of wraparound support provided
Childcare
Family support services
Financial support services
Food or meal provision services (e.g. foodbanks, meals on wheels, free lunch)
Information and guidance services
Mental health supports (e.g. counselling, or mental health awareness activities, support groups, resource, etc.)
Resources (digital library, lending schemes, books)
Approximate number of learners engaged with annually
100 - 200