The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2024-2028 provides funding to tackle poverty and social exclusion at a local level through local engagement and partnerships between disadvantaged individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies.
Administered by Pobal, SICAP 2024-2028 is co-funded by the Irish Government, through the Department of Rural and Community Development, and the European Social Fund Plus under the Employment, Inclusion, Skills, and Training (EIST) Programme 2021-2027.
SICAP is managed locally by 33 Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) with support from Local Authorities. Programme actions are delivered by Programme Implementers across 53 Contract Areas/ Lots.
SICAP is a targeted, holistic programme, for those who are most disadvantaged and less likely to access mainstream services, which provides supports directly to beneficiaries and links them into existing services. Programme Implementers (PIs) engage with marginalised communities and service providers using a community development approach to address issues relating to social exclusion and inequality. SICAP also prioritises local engagement and partnerships, between SICAP Programme Implementers, disadvantaged individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies.
It is a multi-faceted programme that provides supports to respond to individual and community needs, aiming to ensure that beneficiaries receive quality, tailored supports, while also allowing flexibility to adapt actions to local need. It enables bottom-up approaches within the framework of a national programme which provides targets, performance indicators and requirements.
To find out more about the SICAP check out this video…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4dzyQriKGs&feature=youtu.be
To find out about our STEPS Programme have a look at this video…
To find out how the SICAP Programme supported the community during Covid19, have a read of our Case Study below:
NEWKD SICAP case study Covid19
To contact one of our Development Officers:
| Role | Name | Office Base | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SICAP Programme Manager | Robert Carey | Listowel | 066 7180190 | robertcarey@newkd.ie |
Community Development Worker Key areas of focus – Mens Supports,Travellers, Social Farming | Dave Fitzgibbon | Listowel | 068 23429 | davefitzgibbon@newkd.ie |
| Education Community Development Worker | Pamela Dillane | Tralee | 066 7180190 | pameladillane@newkd.ie |
| Community Development Worker – Key areas of focus -well being and disability supports | Tara O Dowd | Dingle | 066- 7142788 | taraodowd@newkd.ie |
Community Development Worker Key areas of focus – Addiction, Women’s Supports & Integration | Dee Keogh | Castleisland | 068 23429 / 066 7142211 | deekeogh@newkd.ie |
| Employment Support Worker – Particular focus on getting younger people into employment. Techspace – IT project Co – Ordinator | Jennifer O’Sullivan Coffey | Castleisland | 066 7142576 | jenniferosullivan@newkd.ie |
| Employment Support Worker – particular focus on getting younger people into emploment | Louise Lyons | Listowel | 068 23429 | louiselyons@newkd.ie |
| Enterprise Supports (Listowel/Tralee) | Eibhlis Hanrahan | Listowel/Tralee | 068 23429 | eibhlishanrahan@newkd.ie |
| Enterprise & Social Supports (Castleisland/Tralee/Dingle) | Elaine Kennedy | Castleisland/Tralee/Dingle | 066 7142576 | elainekennedy@newkd.ie |
| Enterprise Administrator | Rita Griffin | Tralee | 066 7180190 | ritagriffin@newkd.ie |
| Community Development Worker. Key Focus – Rahoonane & Rathorig outreach centres and programme monitoring | Ger Brosnan | Tralee – Rahoonane & Rathorig | gerbrosnan@newkd.ie | |
New Communities Support Worker. Key focus – IPAs, Refugees, Roma New Communities Support Worker. Key focus Ukrainians Supports New Communities Support Worker. Key focus Ukrainians supports New Communities Support Worker -Key focus Ukrainians supports unities Support Worker | Kasia Zbik
Olya Maryntseva
Natalia Krasnenkova
Olha Ponomarenko | Tralee
Tralee
Dingle
Listowel | 06823429
066 7180190
0667142788
06823429 |
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