The 1st Multicultural Women’s Mini Festival in Dublin
Thanks to all participants and the guests who attended and enjoyed the Mini Festival with us to celebrate refugee week on Thursday 17th of June 2021. Big thanks to The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for supporting this event through the 2020 Community Integration Fund. You can see two videos from this …
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Southside Community Training Network newsletter – May / June 2021
Welcome to the May / June 2021 edition of our Southside Community Training Network newsletter. https://mailchi.mp/5155d7e1be14/southside-community-training-network-newsletter-may-june-2021-7949585 This newsletter provides information about upcoming trainings and initiatives offered by Southside Partnership DLR, many other community-based organisations in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and also national supports and resources currently available. If you or your organisation have any information you would …
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Awardee of The Equality Fund 2020-23
Southside Partnership DLR is delighted to hear that the Great Care Co-op has been awarded funding through the Equality Fund. The Great Care Co-op, active in DLR, is Ireland’s first carer-owned home care co-operative. Set up and designed by migrant women with over 70 years’ experience in the sector, it’s profits are reinvested in the …
TRAINING NETWORK NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2021
Welcome to the April 2021 edition of our Southside Community Training Network newsletter This newsletter provides information about upcoming trainings and initiatives offered by Southside Partnership DLR, many other community-based organisations in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and also national supports and resources currently available. https://mailchi.mp/4404da220f5d/southside-community-training-network-newsletter-april-2021-7488885
“Help2Harvest2021” – Horticulture European Online Job Day, Ireland
Are you a jobseeker looking for a career in the Horticulture sector in Ireland? Registration for this event is now open. Click https://www.europeanjobdays.eu/en/events/help2harvest2021-horticulture-recruitment-event-%E2%80%93-ireland to register and for more information and to search and apply for jobs. Hundreds of positions around the country are advertised there with more becoming available in the coming days, so make …
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TRAINING NETWORK NEWSLETTER – MARCH 2021
Southside Community Training Network has just released its March newsletter with information about upcoming courses, initiatives and supports for people and community groups in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown area. Please share if you can: http://ow.ly/DDUR50DWkuR
Let’s talk about Mental Health, Wellbeing and Self-Care in Challenging Times.
On International Social Prescribing Day 2021 let’s talk about Mental Health, Wellbeing and Self-Care in Challenging Times. Join us to celebrate International Social Prescribing Day on March 18th 2021 for a conversation on Mental Health, Wellbeing and Self-Care in Challenging Times with Rachael Hughes from Shine. Please contact Lisa from the DLR Social Prescribing Programme …
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dlr Age Friendly Magazine
Have you seen the most recent dlr Age Friendly Magazine? Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s Community Department has produced an Age Friendly Magazine for Winter 2020/21. The magazine has been developed, in conjunction with the Council’s partners in the County’s Age Friendly Alliance, as a source of information and entertainment for the County’s older population during the …
SOUTHSIDE PARTNERSHIP DLR WELCOMES MINISTER HUMPHREYS’ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ILDN COVID-19 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE REGENERATION PROGRAMME
Southside Partnership DLR, a member of the Irish Local Development Network (ILDN), has today, Tuesday, 23rd February, welcomed the announcement by Minister for Rural & Community Development Heather Humphreys TD, of an €800,000 COVID-19 Social Enterprise Regeneration Programme, funded by her Department to be administered by the ILDN. The fund will resource Local Development Companies …
Training Network Newsletter – January / February 2021
Southside Partnership Training Network has just released the January / February edition of the SCTN Newsletter containing a lot of information about upcoming training courses, initiatives and supports available through Southside Partnership DLR, its partners and other community-based organisations in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. View it in your browser: https://mailchi.mp/b80ab77cc2fb/southside-community-training-network-newsletter-january-february-2021-7350605
HFME online programme
For more information contact Angie Lennon at 087 109 0106 or angela.lennon@sspship.ie
New Women’s Programme
The women4women Network and Southside Partnership Women’s Programme are always looking forward to better things to come.There are a few great new courses and workshops that might interest you – see our new Women’s Programme booklet here. We also would like to invite you to our first Multicultural Women’s Breakfast of the year and hope …
Southside Partnership DLR Newsletter – December 2020
Please see the most recent news and updates from Southside Partnership DLR where we’d like to highlight a few positives from 2020 and a few things to look forward to in the year ahead. .https://mailchi.mp/8ca091d77811/southside-partnership-newsletter-december-2020?e=e31e6ec584…
Q Mark standard achieved!
Southside Partnership DLR was a winner of the National Q Mark Award for Quality Management Systems in 2018 and nominated again for 2019, in relation to our Local Employment Service. This year we extended the Q Mark to the whole organisation, which was a challenge we had set ourselves in our Strategic Plan. As this …
Southside Community Training Network Newsletter
Southside Community Training Network has just released its most recent Newsletter for December 2020. This contains information on available supports and upcoming courses this winter for the DLR area.Find out more here.
We’re on Instagram
We’ve just started an Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/southsidepartnershipdlr/ Will you help us to build an audience by following our account? Thank you.
Annual Coffee morning in aid of Harold Cross & Blackrock Hospice
We’ve held recently our annual Coffee morning in aid of Harold Cross & Blackrock Hospice. We held this in memory of one of the community mothers, Ger Tansey, who passed away recently. Ger was a volunteer for many years and was renowned in the community for all her hard work. This fundraiser was an amazing …
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We’re shooting another video
Shooting another promotional video for social enterprise Festina Lente. Beautiful sunny day with CEO Jill Carey, her team, the horses and walled garden. Festina Lente provides a range of integrated supports to people with disabilities and you can find out more here: https://festinalente.ie/ . Thanks as well to videographer Alan Dunne (Stubborn Monkey Media), and …
Southside Community Training Network newsletter
Southside Community Training Network has just released its September 2020 newsletter with up-to-date information on upcoming courses, supports and events. You can access the newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/a3aadaf43af0/southside-community-training-network-newsletter-september-2020-5586889
Autumn / Winter programme booklet
The Southside Partnership Women’s Programme and women4women Network have tried our best to offer you classes and workshops to suit your needs and are happy to announce our new Autumn / Winter programme. You can see it here, or by clicking on the picture below.
We are shooting the video
We are in the middle of shooting the video element of The SEED Project, a programme supporting local social enterprises and social entrepreneurs through training and mentoring. Check out some of our on-set photos for Crosscare Youth Services and Accessible Community Transport Service (ACTs)! Great organisations, great people, great work being done in our county. …
FREE 4-week virtual Community Mental Health Programme
The DLR Social Prescribing Programme for Health & Wellbeing at Southside Partnership DLR in collaboration with GROW Mental Health Recovery are going to jointly run a FREE 4-week virtual Community Mental Health Programme from July 7th 2020. The programme can support you in understanding and minding your mental health. Please share and check the flyer …
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Southside Community Training Network newsletter June / July
Southside Community Training Network has just released its June / July e-newsletter with information about upcoming courses, initiatives and supports for people and community groups in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown area. Please see here and share if you can.
€250m Restart Grant
The new €250m Restart Grant provides direct grant aid to micro and small businesses to help with the costs associated with reopening and re-employing workers following COVID-19. Find out more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5htei8MUbfg&t=10s
FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
There are plenty of online courses that you can complete at the moment for free. We’ve put some of them on the list. If you would like to find out more please click here http://southsidepartnership.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Course-List-Final-270520.pdf
SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY TRAINING NETWORK NEWSLETTER – MAY 2020
Southside Community Training Network has just released its May 2020 e-newsletter with updates about services, courses and initiatives organised by Southside Partnership DLR and many other fantastic organisations in the DLR community as well as nationally. Have a look here: https://mailchi.mp/437931f7f1dd/southside-community-training-network-newsletter-may-2020-5396821
FESTINA LENTE RE-OPENS FROM MONDAY 18th MAY
One of our social enterprise clients re-opens from Monday 18th May. Please see here for details of the reopening process and how visitation will be managed: https://festinalente.ie/covid-19-update-12-may-2020/
Support for our local businesses
One of our social enterprise clients organises a competition. Share the Love! Enter the first ‘Love Dún Laoghaire Day’ competition to show your support for our local businesses. The inaugural Love Dún Laoghaire Day competition will take place on Saturday, 23rd of May. The goal of the competition is to connect you with the online …
Funding Application Q&A Session
The newly announced government funded Stability Scheme Fund is open for applications from social enterprises, community & voluntary groups who were established before 1st January 2019. Note: closing date for applications to the scheme is Wednesday 20th May. This FREE session is designed to answer your questions ensuring you complete a quality application. Questions must …
Community Connection Podcast
Our CEO, Cormac Shaw, and Social Prescribing Co-ordinator, Lisa Sieger-Jamison, were speaking yesterday with Simone Sav, DLR PPN Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Public Participation Network Manager on Dublin South FM podcast about a variety of supports we offer in a community at the moment. You can listen to all interviews here https://www.mixcloud.com/dsfm939/community-connection-060520/
Video from our Youth at Risk team in Holly House
Our Youth at Risk team in Holly House, Barry Dempsey and Natalie Donegan, want to let young people in the Loughlinstown, Shankill and Ballybrack areas that there is help and support for them during these difficult days. You can watch this video here https://www.facebook.com/sspship/videos/vb.1406063949435889/553882918863781/?type=2&theater
SOLAS’ online learning service
Safe Pass, CSCS and QSCS training courses and assessment events have been suspended with effect from 25th March 2020 until further notice. All card applications currently within the system, and applications in respect of courses attended up to and including 25th March will be processed. Please find out more https://www.solas.ie/information-covid-19/
Our Job Club – Continuing the Support of clients through these challenging times.
New Schedule Role OutApril to June 2020 -The Job Club support will be provided on a daily basis through– 1 TO 1’s (over the phone, through WhatsApp and in the future through other social media platforms).– Through Groups (over the phone, through WhatsApp and in the future through other social media platforms).– Through Video and …
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS Covid-19 Information and Webinars
The Wheel has created a Covid-19 hub with information available for all organisations in the Community & Voluntary sector, and Social Enterprises at https://www.wheel.ie/. There are also 3 upcoming webinars, free for members. Please see more details below.
Women’s week of activities
The 8th of March is International Women’s Day so the Women’s Programme of Southside Partnership DLR and SWAN are organising a whole week of activities. Please see the details attached and I hope you can attend one of the days next week or all.
Bank of Ireland’s Begin Together Awards
Bank of Ireland’s Begin Together Awards, recognise the spirit of enterprise in towns and cities across the Island of Ireland, bringing business and community together to showcase their efforts to build an economically sustainable community. 2020 marks the 5th year of the awards, previously the National Enterprise Town Awards. There are over 30 awards available …
New funding for social enterprises
The Probation Service and Pobal announce the launch of the Dormant Accounts Funded ‘KickStart’ Start-up, Development and/or Job Creation Fund. As part of the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF) Action Plan for 2020, applications are invited from Social Enterprises, which aim to enhance the development and creation of employment opportunities for people with criminal convictions. The …
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
The 2020 Social Enterprise Development Fund is now open. The Social Enterprise Development Fund is a €3.2 million Fund which will be delivered over four years: 2018 – 2022. The fund was created by Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI) in partnership with Local Authorities Ireland and funded by IPB Insurance and the Department of Rural …
WOMEN4WOMEN: January – June 2020 Women’s Programme
The Southside Partnership Women’s Programme and women4women network DLR have now released their new January – June 2020 Schedule. This programme will give you information about courses and events available from January-June 2020. It is funded by different funding streams – the European Social Fund, SICAP, Dublin & Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board, the …
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS – GRANT FUNDING FOR DLR ORGANISATIONS ANNOUNCED
Southside Partnership DLR is delighted to announce that grant funding has been awarded to 3 social enterprises in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown under the Dormant Accounts Fund Small Capital Grants Scheme. Having supported Accessible Community Transport Southside (ACTS); The Together Academy; and Festina Lente in their applications for the grant, we would like to congratulate them …
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Southside Partnership DLR Newsletter – December 2019
This is the latest edition of our newsletter. You’ll find here updates on the work that both the Partnership and our colleagues in hosted projects are undertaking. Please click here to view it. Please also spread the word …
Southside Partnership Women’s Programme team participated in International Conference in Athens
Southside Partnership was one of 9 organisations from 8 countries participating in an AMIF funded project by the EU-Commission. The 2 year WEMIN project (Migrant Women Empowerment and Integration) developed tools and programmes to empower migrant and refugee women to play an active role in their community. For the end of the WEMIN project, the …
Southside Community Training Network newsletter – December 2019
Southside Community Training Network has just released the December 2019 edition of its e-newsletter with information about recent events, upcoming courses and more. Please click here to see it. You can find Southside Community Training Network on Facebook. Please click here to get to our page. We can also promote your upcoming courses and / …
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Southside Community Training Network newsletter – November 2019
This is the full November 2019 edition of the SCTN newsletter. Click here to see it. You can find Southside Community Training Network on Facebook. Please click here to get to our page. We can also promote your upcoming courses and / or events there. You can also link in with the Southside Partnership DLR …
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SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY TRAINING NETWORK NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2019
This is the latest edition of the Southside Community Training Network newsletter (August edition). Many updates on Training courses and events available in the DLR community. You can access the newsletter here. As always please click on ‘View this email in your browser’ at the top of the newsletter in case you are experiencing problems opening …
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Development of the DLR Social Prescribing Programme
Southside Partnership DLR, with support from the HSE, Healthy DLR and other key stakeholders such as the DLR Volunteer Centre, Age & Opportunity and LBS Men’s Shed on the project steering committee, has started to develop a DLR Social Prescribing Pilot Programme since late 2018 which will initially focus on specific areas in the Dún …
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SOUTHSIDE PARTNERSHIP DLR NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2019
This is the latest edition of our newsletter. You’ll find here updates on the work that both the Partnership and our colleagues in hosted projects are undertaking. Please click here to view it. Please also spread the word …
Q Mark Award 2019 Nomination
Southside Partnership Local Employment Service winner of the National Q Mark Award for Quality Management Systems in 2018, nominated again for 2019.
SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY TRAINING NETWORK NEWSLETTER – MAY 2019
This is the latest edition of the Southside Community Training Network newsletter (May edition). Many updates on Training courses and events available in the DLR community. You can access the newsletter here. As always please click on ‘View this email in your browser’ at the top of the newsletter in case you are experiencing problems …
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Southside Partnership DLR Newsletter
Have you heard recent news from us? If not please see our newsletter https://mailchi.mp/c90362375900/southside-partnership-newsletter?e=e31e6ec584 You can also find out more about several events and training opportunities in your area.
Dundrum Jobs Fair
Please note the date of our upcoming Job Fair in Dundrum Town Centre: Thursday, 30th May 2019 and spread the word about this event. This Jobs Fair will represent an excellent opportunity for many of our clients including those who may be seeking employment following Tús or CE Schemes. Friends, neighbours, relatives and colleagues may also be …
We are hiring
We are currently recruiting for the post of Support & Development Officer. Job Description: The Support & Development Officer will work as part of the Social Inclusion & Community Activation Programme (SICAP) team. The main focus of this role is to support individuals, who find themselves marginalised in some way, to explore and engage in …
SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY TRAINING NETWORK NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2019
Have you seen April’s newsletter from Southside Community Training Network? Many updates on Training courses and events available in the DLR community. You can access the newsletter here.
PROMOTING EQUALITY AND INCLUSION FOR ALL
Southside Partnership Local Employment Service Partnering with St John of God service to encourage local employers to provide work experience placements for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. For more information, please contact: Frances Lambe on 087 400 7024 in St John of Gods where you can get more details on the benefits of providing a work …
Southside Community Training Network newsletter – March 2019
Southside Community Training Network has just released the March 2019 edition of its monthly newsletter. It contains information about upcoming courses and education-related events in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. You can see this newsletter here. You can also access it by clicking on the picture.
We support and create equal job opportunities for everyone.
Southside Partnership Local Employment Service is partnering with St John of God service to encourage local employers to provide work experience placements for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. For more information, please contact: Frances Lambe on 087 400 7024 in St John of Gods where you can get more details on the benefits of providing a …
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International Social Prescribing Day
Southside Partnership DLR would like to mark the world’s first International Social Prescribing Day (14th March 2019) by announcing that we are currently developing a Social Prescribing pilot in part of the DLR area. This new initiative will focus on supporting the health and wellbeing of people by helping them to connect with local, community-based …
Pathfinders Training
We are currently recruiting for the next Pathfinders programme and the course dates will be announced over the next few weeks. This FREE Pathfinder Training helps you to take a fresh look at your potential and the changes you would like to make for the future. The 3 workshops cover: Building self confidence, identifying skillsdeciding …
WOMEN4WOMEN: NEW SPRING 2019 SCHEDULE RELEASED
The Southside Partnership Women’s Programme and women4women network DLR have now released their new Spring 2019 Schedule. Courses include the RePower Programme Modules (Personal Development, Understanding Interculturalism, Basic Computer Skills and a Job Seeking Workshop), free English language, communication, literacy and grammar classes, the International Women’s Breakfasts and much more. You can download the full …
Q Mark Award Winners
Southside Partnership Local Employment Service has been awarded the National Q Mark Award winner for Quality Management Systems 2018
Community Training Network Newsletter
Southside Community Training Network will be releasing a monthly e-newsletter highlighting upcoming training courses and community events organised by the SCTN, Southside Partnership and other community and adult education organisations in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. To sign up for this newsletter, please click here. To view our July edition please click here.
New RePower courses starting
The RePower programme begins another term in September with FREE courses for women including Personal Development, Basic Computer Skills, Advanced Computer Skills and QQI Level 4 English for Speakers of Other Languages. For more information, go here.
Jobs Fair in Dundrum Town Centre
The bustle of enthusiastic and hopeful attendees at this yearsJobs Fair in Dundrum Town Centre, demonstrated that despite lowering unemployment figures, there is still a continued need for employment supports and events for job seekers. Large numbers of potential employees availed of the opportunity to speak directly to employers recruiting for a huge variety of …
Careers Week Highlights 2017
Day 1 Jobs Fair There was great participation from Employers at the Jobs Fair in Dundrum Town Centre which kicked off our Careers Week on 9th October. 17 of the Dundrum Town Centre residents took part in the event – Jamie’s Italian, House of Fraser, M & S, Golden Discs, The Body Shop, Jack and Jones, …
Jobs Expo 2017
The Southside Partnership Local Employment Service ran a very successful Jobs Expo in the Town Hall Dun Laoghaire on 26th July. The event was extremely well attended with very positive feedback from both employers and attendees, many noting in particular the warm, welcoming and dynamic atmosphere. Employers and recruitment agencies attending included: Tesco Ireland, SSE …