Local and Community Development Programme

The Local Community Development Programme (LCDP) is designed to counter disadvantage and to promote equality and social and economic inclusion.  This ensures a more focused approach to helping the marginalized.

Laois Partnership aims to reduce social exclusion amongst disadvantaged individuals and communities in Laois. The programme works with unemployed people, older people, young people, one parent families, people with disabilities and Travellers. The strength of the LCDP Programme is that it encourages partnership with other social inclusion groups, agencies and communities.

General Programme Goals

Supports for participants of the Local and Community Development Programme are provided under four main goals.

  1. Promote awareness, knowledge and uptake of a wide range of statutory, voluntary and community services.
  2. Increase access to formal and informal educational, recreational and cultural development activities and resources.
  3. Increase the work readiness of people to enter the labour market.
  4. Promote engagement with policy, practice and decision making processes on   matters affecting local communities

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TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE SUPPORTS

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We offer training and employment opportunities to unemployed individuals in order to increase their prospects..
Support is delivered through the following schemes:

  • Back to Education Initiative,
  • Working Towards Employment Programme,
  • Pre-Employment Programme,
  • Jobs Club,
  • Community Employment Scheme,
  • Information Days and Work Experience Initiative.

We also offer assistance to new or existing business ventures.

 For more information get in touch with Michelle Tuohy or Frank White at out Railway St. Office:

Laois Partnership, Railway Street, Portlaoise

Telephone: 057 8662732

Email: MichelleTuohy; Frank White

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS

We offer support to target groups experiencing disadvantage through capacity building.

Our aim is to highlight the issues faced by the most excluded members of our communities, find ways to address them and work with statutory and voluntary agencies to establish measures to resolve them.

The work of the Community Development Section is co-ordinated by Storm Powell and Sylvia Rouget.

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Storm Powell is responsible for the following areas:

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  • People with Disabilities,
  • Older People,
  • Environmental Issues
 Sylvia Rouget is responsible for the following areas:

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  • Substance Misuse,
  • One Parent Families,
  • Ethnic Minorities,
  • Youths

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For more information get in touch with Storm or Sylvia at out Railway Street office.

Laois Partnership, Railway Street , Portlaoise, Telephone: 057 8662732

Email: Storm Powell ; Sylvia Rouget