Kildare 2012 - An Economic, Social and Cultural Strategy
Action Plan
Community Needs Actions
| Ref No | C1 |
|---|---|
| Goal | Fostering Social Inclusion |
| Key Developments | Reducing Social Exclusion |
| Action |
Co-ordinate an inter-disciplinary team of workers, from various relevant agencies, to deliver local Capacity Building, Support and Counselling Services for people experiencing exclusion from a single contact point |
| Lead Partner | SWAHB |
| Partners |
ASK, FAS, Gardai, KARE, KELT, Kildare County Council, KYS, OAK, Pobal, Trade Unions, VEC |
| Likely Outputs |
Assessment of current Capacity Building, Counselling,
services and related needs of Target, Groups carried
out Location of pilot contact point selected Interdisciplinary Team and working arrangements established |
| Ref No | C2 |
|---|---|
| Goal | Fostering Social Inclusion |
| Key Developments | Reducing Social Exclusion |
| Action | Devise and implement a Social Inclusion Support Programme for community groups, providing support in awareness, identifying exclusion and incorporating local social inclusion issues into their work |
| Lead Partner | Pobal |
| Partners | ASK, Community & Voluntary Forum, KELT, KYS, NUI Maynooth, OAK, VEC |
| Likely Outputs | Support Programme devised Pilot programme in specific local area or type of community group |
| Ref No | C3 |
|---|---|
| Goal | Fostering Social Inclusion |
| Key Developments | Reducing Social Exclusion |
| Action |
Facilitate older people to maintain good health and continue involvement in community action |
| Lead Partner | SWAHB |
| Partners |
Community & Voluntary Forum, Older Peoples Groups |
| Likely Outputs |
Health education programmes for older people devised
and implemented on pilot basis Development of older peoples' groups Involvement of older peoples' groups in Community & Voluntary Forum |
| Ref No | C4 |
|---|---|
| Goal | Access to Quality Services |
| Key Development |
Access to childcare and social care |
| Action |
Establish new ways of providing childcare, in particular
examining possibilities for; • Affordable on-site childcare • Partnerships between schools and after-school providers so as to establish after-schools services within primary school facilities |
| Lead Partner | County Childcare Committee |
| Partner |
KARE |
| Likely Outputs | New services established and piloted |
| Ref No | C5 |
|---|---|
| Goal | Access to Quality Services |
| Key Development |
Access to childcare and social care |
| Action |
Develop and establish new ways of providing care for people with disabilities |
| Lead Partner | SWAHB |
| Partner |
Community & Voluntary Forum Community, Care Providers, Vol untary Service Providers |
| Likely Outputs | New services established and piloted |
| Ref No | C6 |
|---|---|
| Goal | A Healthy Community |
| Key Development |
Promoting health education and healthy living |
| Action |
Introduce programmes to educate young people about social pressures and provide opportunities for alternative activities to drug and alcohol abuse |
| Lead Partner | SWAHB |
| Partner |
ASK, D/ES, Gardai, KYS, OAK, Pobal, VEC, Youth Groups |
| Likely Outputs |
Social and Health Education Programme devised a number
of programmes introduced in schools and youth clubs Establishment of youth activities in areas with lack of provision |
| Ref No | C7 |
|---|---|
| Goal | A Healthy Community |
| Key Development |
Promoting health education and healthy living |
| Action |
Explore new ways of providing health and social care to older people and to support carers/families in their responsibilities of caring |
| Lead Partner | SWAHB |
| Partner |
Careers Association Community Care Providers |
| Likely Outputs |
Models of good practice examined Support systems for carers established |
| Ref No | C8 |
|---|---|
| Goal | A Safe Community |
| Key Development |
Reducing Crime and fear of Crime |
| Action |
Pilot a community based response to anti-social behaviour in two selected areas - one rural, one urban |
| Lead Partner | Gardai |
| Partner |
ASK, Community & Voluntary Forum, Kildare County Council, Local Communities, OAK |
| Likely Outputs |
Rural and Urban initiatives devised and implemented |
| Ref No | C9 |
|---|---|
| Goal | Fostering and Encouraging Community Participation |
| Key Development |
Increasing participation |
| Action |
Develop a new model for delivering training to community groups which co-ordinates existing programmes and offers training on an outreach basis |
| Lead Partner | OAK |
| Partner |
ASK, Community & Voluntary Forum, FAS, KELT, Network Kildare, NUI Maynooth, Pobal, VEC |
| Likely Outputs |
Co-ordinated training programme devised Modules and accreditation agreed Model implemented |
| Ref No | C10 |
|---|---|
| Goal | Encouraging Good Governance |
| Key Development |
Improving trust in government |
| Action |
Research models and introduce a pilot project on active citizenship, including creating more awareness and understanding of public issues, leading to increased participation in local democracy |
| Lead Partner | Kildare County Council |
| Partner |
ASK, Community & Voluntary Forum, OAK, Town Councils |
| Likely Outputs |
Pilot citizenship project implemented in school for community setting |
| Ref No | C11 |
|---|---|
| Goal | Encouraging Good Governance |
| Key Development |
Improving trust in government |
| Action |
Support the Community & Voluntary Forum to strengthen their input and participation in decision making through capacity building, training and formal recognition |
| Lead Partner | Kildare County Council |
| Partner |
ASK, Community & Voluntary Forum, OAK, KELT, Pobal, D/ELG, D/SCFA |
| Likely Outputs |
Community & Voluntary Forum recognised as representative
body by all agencies Forum input into all policies where relevant |
