Welcome
Our Mission is to encourage, foster and empower people and groups in our community to identify and make changes that enhance their lives. To do this we
- Work from the Community Development Principles of being open to, and encouraging participation by, all sections of our community.
- Offer new opportunities for personal development, training, education and support services particularly to those lacking choice, resources and power.
- Support and work with the community and other groups to promote positive changes in policy that affect them.
The core activities of the centre are:
Education and Training: To develop affordable, accessible community based education and training opportunities for skills, personal and organisational development, to enable individuals and groups to reach their full potential. Programmes include return to work courses, community arts, IT training, childcare, literacy and skills development. Knockanrawley Resource Centre is a Quality assured FETAC centre and ECDL Test Centre.
Family Therapy and Counselling: To develop a quality and accessible family therapy and counselling service to support individuals and families to make changes which will enhance their lives. We have four counsellors / therapists as well as hosting outreach services for Cuan Saor Women's refuge and Addiction Counselling. The section also offers parenting programmes.
Community Development: To enable and empower individuals and groups, through the process of self-development and working together, to identify and make changes that enhance their lives and the community, in general. We initiate, develop and fledge men and women's support groups. We have an intensive parent support programme, which works with families experiencing socio-economic and educational disadvantage. Supporting residents groups is also part of our work.
Childcare: To develop quality and affordable childcare to enable people to participate in the process of community development, avail of job opportunities, and to support the development of children. The Daisychain childcare centre offers baby, toddler, playschool, Montessori and after / out of schools care.
Organic garden: To develop our organic garden as a resource to engage and train individuals and to increase awareness of environmental issues, horticulture, waste management and sustainable development in our community.
