Enterprise funding

Are you a social enterprise operating in the Bray or Greystones area?

Bray Area Partnership has been invited by the Department of Social Protection / Pobal to submit an Expression of Interest from a selected social enterprise company from the Bray and Greystones area to be considered for financial support under the Community Services Programme.

To qualify, you must be a social enterprise providing employment for people from specific disadvantaged groups within the Bray and Greystones Municipal District areas.

The aim of the Community Services Programme is to support legally incorporated community organisations (companies limited by guarantee) and industrial and provident societies (co-operatives) to provide local social, economic and environmental services through the application of a social enterprise model of delivery.

The Department of Social Protection has committed €1 million nationally to facilitate more social enterprises to join the Community Services Programme.

Go to pobal.ie for more information. Pre-application forms are available from Bray Area Partnership and must be submitted by June 9.

Programme A is ‘Productive Use of Digital Skills’ and topics include introduction to the Internet, Internet safety and security, email, conducting everyday transactions, using apps and more.

In programme B, ‘Lifestyle Choices’, participants will select two topics from a selection including social media; video, TV and radio; specific government online services; instructional videos on YouTube; online banking, and more.

The course is free and open to anyone. For more information or to enrol, contact Patricia or Mandy at Wicklow Trade Union Centre, 97 Rear Main Street, Bray, on 01 2866730.