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Parents should avail of back to school allowance says O’ hArgain
Labour Cllr Seán Ó hArgáin has urged families in Kilkenny to avail of the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BTSCFA) which is available to families on certain social welfare or other State payments to help with the costs of school clothes and footwear.
Golden Island: supporting those who need it most
Golden Island Shopping Centre has once again displayed its support for the local community by joining forces with Midlands Simon Community to help raise much needed funds towards the fight against homelessness in Westmeath.
Budget will not stop rising unemployment says MacLochlainn
Is the Government really saying it is fair that people earning less than the minimum wage be asked to pay an income levy at the same rate as someone earning €50,000 per year?
Aerobics class to raise money for homeless people
A local personal trainer is organising Galway’s largest ever aerobics class to raise money for the city’s homeless this Christmas.
Job Shadow Day – “all about employability”
A local support agency organised a job shadow day last week (April 22) in Athlone, with widespread participation across the Midlands.
Dormant Accounts funding boost for Midlands Simon
The Midlands Simon Community is delighted to announce it has been successful in its application to the Dormant Accounts Fund and has been awarded €91,200 toward a new, innovative project to support people to move out of homelessness.
Midlands Simon and MMKDA: Building a better community
A firm of local architects and engineers have decided to show their support for those experiencing homelessness by freely making available to the public their vast range of expertise and advice in an initiative called ‘Building a Better Community’.
Book launch to examine how Ireland can recover from the recession
Ireland’s Economic Crash, the new book by Dr Kieran Allen, senior lecturer at the School of Sociology in UCD, will be launched at a meeting in Richardson’s Pub, Eyre Square, this evening at 8pm.
Calleary welcomes new European Commission strategy to tackle job losses
Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary TD welcomed the range of initiatives proposed by the European Commission to maintain and create jobs, to upgrade skills, and to increase access to employment.
Simon Communities unite to ‘Put Homelessness on the Run’
Midlands Simon Community is delighted to announce a joint fundraising event in conjunction with the Simon Communities in Galway and the Mid West. The first ever Women’s Mini Marathon Galway takes place in Galway on Sunday June 28 and is a fantastic opportunity for women to show solidarity with those on the margins of our society, and to ‘Put Homelessness on the Run’.
