Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman has announced the allocation of €378,000 under What Works to four Children and Young People’s Service Committees working in collaboration with their corresponding Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) to research and pilot Local Area Child Poverty Action Plans. Following a call for applications and selection process, 23 applications were received, and four applications were selected:
- Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and Wicklow Children and Young People’s Service Committees and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown and Wicklow Local Community and Development Committee
- Kildare Children and Young People’s Service Committees and Kildare Local Community and Development Committee
- Monaghan Children and Young People’s Service Committees and Monaghan Local Community and Development Committee
- Tipperary Children and Young People’s Service Committees and Tipperary Local Community and Development Committee
The objective of these pilot plans will be to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children, young people and their families by first gaining a detailed understanding of the child poverty problem in each area, and then using this information to promote experiences of enhanced service integration.
Funding is being made available through the What Works prevention and early intervention initiative which receives its funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF). The DAF is managed by the Department of Rural and Community Development.
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