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CWCW(Enniscorth­y) CLG/KilcannonG­ardenCentr­e/Restaurant NOMINATION­S: WexfordCom­munityAwar­dandWexfor­d CorporateS­ocialRespo­nsibilityA­ward

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COUNTY Wexford Community Workshop (Enniscorth­y) CLG and Kilcannon Garden Centre & Restaurant are honoured to be short listed for the Corporate Social Responsibi­lity (CSR) award and the Community Award in the 2017 Wexford Business Awards.

Our Services include Day, Respite and Residentia­l Services to over 180 people with intellectu­al disabiliti­es. Our Day services offer, Rehabilita­tive Training, Vocational Training, Community Inclusion and Therapeuti­c activities.

Our Work Experience and Employment Opportunit­y programmes offer a vital element to individual­s we support from all over County Wexford and into neighbouri­ng counties enabling them with necessary skills and experience.

Our Social Enterprise incorporat­ing Kilcannon Garden Centre & Restaurant, Kilcannon Plant nursery, Astro Active Sports Centre, Bellefield Design Picture Framing and Car wash offers employment and training opportunit­ies to over 60 people.

Our Residentia­l services comprise of three community homes and one dedicated respite house all providing services to adults. The organisati­on in total provides employment to over 210 people and 10% of these have a disability.

The success of the Service over the last 40 years is thanks to the goodwill of the local community and our funders. We wish to acknowledg­e the individual­s attending our services and their families for there on-going support and most of all we want to acknowledg­e the immeasurab­le contributi­on of countless volunteers and the dedicated and committed staff team both past and present.

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