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Limerick City communities to benefit from 2023 Economic and Social Intervention Fund
2023 Economic and Social Intervention Fund – Several organisations working in communities across Limerick City have received a significant boost including St Munchins Community Centre pictured above with Manager Linda Ledger.
2023 Economic and Social Intervention Fund is a key instrument of the Limerick Regeneration Programme
Several organisations working in communities across Limerick City have received a significant boost following the news that will benefit from €3.7 million in funding from the Department of Local Housing, Local Government and Heritage, through the Economic and Social Intervention Fund (ESIF).
Over 180 projects are to receive financial support through this fund, which is a key instrument of the Limerick Regeneration Programme.
The overarching aim of the Economic and Social Intervention Fund is to improve access to opportunities for residents of the Regeneration areas and the surrounding communities, as well as enhancing service provision across the statutory and voluntary/community sector.
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As such, the fund invests in projects that share these aims, whether the projects are overseen by voluntary and community organisations or other public agencies.
Projects supported by the 2023 Economic and Social Intervention Fund fall under one of at least 6 themes:
- Education and Learning
- Health and Wellbeing
- Ageing Well
- Employability and Work
- Families and Youth at Risk
- Community
Mayor of the City and County Cllr. Francis Foley was effusive in his praise for the fund and its impact having visited all the regeneration communities in recent months. “This funding will make a massive difference to the lives of people in these areas of Limerick City. The allocation comes as a deserving reward for all the hard work being done on the ground by both the communities and Limerick City and County Council”
Kate Clifford, Manager of the West End Youth Centre was also keen to emphasise the positive impact the fund would have on the Weston Community: “We are delighted to have secured funding through the Economic and Social Intervention Fund which will enable us to enhance the scale and depth of the work we are doing in our community. This funding will enable us to improve life outcomes for children and families in Weston which is fundamental to the ongoing regeneration of the community.”
The ten largest grant recipients from the 2023 Economic and Social Intervention Fund were as follows:
· Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board
· Bedford Row Family Project
· Limerick Island Community Partners
· Limerick Youth Service
· Our Lady of Lourdes Community Services Group
· Extern Ireland
· Moyross Community Enterprise Centre
· Moyross Development CLG
· Sophia Housing Association Ltd
· St. Munchin’s Community Centre
Details of all those who have benefited will be published on www.limerick.ie website shortly.
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