
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:
To contact one of our Development Officers:
Role | Name | Office Base | Telephone | |
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SICAP Programme Manager | Robert Carey | Listowel | 066 7180190 | robertcarey@newkd.ie |
Estate Management/Social Enterprise | Dave Fitzgibbon | Listowel | 068 23429 | davefitzgibbon@newkd.ie |
Education Community Development Worker | Pamela Dillane | Tralee | 066 7180190 | pameladillane@newkd.ie |
Equality/Employment (Listowel/Castleisland) | Dee Keogh | Castleisland | 068 23429 / 066 7142211 | deekeogh@newkd.ie |
Youth Projects & Employment for Under 25s (Castleisland) | Jennifer O’Sullivan Coffey | Castleisland | 066 7142576 | jenniferosullivan@newkd.ie |
Youth Development Worker (Listowel) | Louise Lyons | Listowel | 068 23429 | louiselyons@newkd.ie |
Enterprise Supports (Listowel/Tralee) | Eibhlis Hanrahan | Listowel/Tralee | 068 23429 | eibhlishanrahan@newkd.ie |
Enterprise 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 | Ger Brosnan | Rahoonane | gerbrosnan@newkd.ie |