Credit Union funds
Dundalk and Cuchullain Credit Unions announced additional recipients of their COVID 19 Community Response Fund, a support fund set up by both Credit Unions to offer financial assistance to organisations and groups within our wider community that are putting the needs of others ahead of their own in response to the impact of COVID 19.
To date, donations have been made to Cú Chulainn Blood Bikes, Women’s Aid Dundalk, Meals on Wheels, Turas Counselling, Cuidigh Linn Dundalk, Masks for Louth, disABILITY Louth and Dundalk Simon.
This week saw several fantastic support organisations and charities, in the wider community, benefit from the fund.
SOSAD Dundalk – Save our Sons & Daughters, a charity that continues to operate under the challenges and difficulties COVID 19 has created. Mental Health and Wellbeing has been tested over this last while for many. SOSAD has trained volunteers on call for emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for anyone who may be in distress and in need of professional help and support.
Dundalk Counselling Centre, Oakdene, Seatown are also a recipient of the fund, using the donation to assist in remote counselling services and to allow their invaluable counselling programmes and supports to open safely in the next phase.
North Louth Hospice was also benefitted from our COVID 19 Joint Community Response Fund, brought to public attention by super athlete and local woman Collette O’Hagan. Collette is running 1000 miles during lockdown for the North Louth Hospice.
Rape Crisis North East was the final recipient for the week and an organisation that has a dedicated professional counselling service available to women, men and teenagers who have suffered as a result of Rape, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault and Child Sexual Abuse within the North East Region of Ireland.
The Fund donation will go towards the costs of opening up the service safely in the coming weeks. By installing health and safety measures for both staff and service users, the doors of the centre can, at last, be able to begin to reopen through the coming phases. For more information on Rape Crisis North East – visit their website.