Community Finance
Dublin – Crosscare Community Cafe also provides a grocery service
The Crosscare community cafe in Portland Row, Dublin, is seeing demand go up as well as its costs, according to senior manager for community services Yvonne Fleming.
She says that the impact of inflation was really noticeable towards the end of the year and it is hard to find a steady source of funding.
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Southill Cafe’s costs rise, demand up too and extra €10k welcome
The Hill Cafe at the Southill Hub in Limerick city is feeling the brunt of the savage inflation of recent years, according to spokesperson Aisling Lohan. While footfall has increased, it has led to increased costs.
Community Finance
New National Community Cafés Action Group hopes for €1m support
While a census of community cafes is unavailable, there certainly are hundreds of them across the country – and they are struggling to keep prices low and stay operational. The National Community Cafés Action Group is a new group, formed in January, and it has been lobbying the government for funding.
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St Munchin’s: ‘There’s a different world out there no one talks about’
Soaring inflation has hit everyone in the pocket, but community cafes, which offer discounted meals to disadvantaged communities, have really felt the hit. Linda Ledger is CEO of St Munchin’s Community Centre in Limerick, and she recently announced that for the first time in more than 20 years it will not be offering Christmas dinners on December 25.
“I can’t ask my staff to come in on Christmas Day when they mightn’t have a job next year,” she warned.
Community Finance
“It’s very frustrating”- issues for groups opening bank accounts
Spare a thought for Walkinstown Number Two Sister Shed, who have been trying to open a bank account for close to two years, without success.
Community Finance
Clann Credo has loaned €215 million to community groups since 1996
Irish social finance organisation Clann Credo has provided over €215 million in finance to community and voluntary groups, sports clubs, climate action initiatives, social enterprises as well as social housing in Ireland since 1996.
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Disability Federation joins campaign for insurance reform
The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) representing over 100 voluntary disability groups, has joined a campaign calling for insurance reform.
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Social enterprise sector has a new representative body from today
CAPTION: A year ago - last July 19 - the Government’s first National Social Enterprise Policy was launched and, in November, the first National Social Enterprise Conference (run by the Department of Rural and Community Development) took place in Croke Park. Pictured among the attendees are two of the founders of a new body launched today called ‘Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland’ (Seri) - Larry O’Neill, CEO of South Dublin County Partnership and Senan Cooke, author of ‘The Enterprising Community’. They are pictured here with Bernie Walshe from Sunflower Recycling. (PHOTO BY: Changing Ireland).
Community Finance
Credit unions most reliable financial institutions in Ireland?
It’s been 10 years since the banks were bailed out, but credit unions are still unfairly tarnished. This year’s Credit Union Summer School in University College Cork sought to clear their name.
Community Finance
8 WAYS COMMUNITY GROUPS CAN SAVE MONEY
Every tabloid magazine in the known universe has published articles this year about “getting through” the downturn/depression. Here are our ideas for non-profit organisations.More...
