Some Community House Projects:
The main project is the Athenry Childcare Services supported and funded by Pobal / The Department of Youth and Children Affairs.
We have a Pre-school Service every morning from 9.30am to 12.30pm
We also have an After-school Service for 4 to 12 year olds from 1.30pm to 5.30pm.
There is also a Childcare Parents Association for the Children’s facilities.
We facilitate HomeStart, a support for young families, who have a Mother and Toddler Group once a week.
Home-Start is a voluntary organisation which supports parents with at least one child under the age of five who are experiencing:
- Difficulty in coping
- Social isolation/lack of family support network
- Emotional difficulties associated with demands of childcare
Cullairbaun Estate Residence Association holds its meetings here
We have just finished a 12 weeks sewing group run by the VEC – a great success.
We facilitate the Traveller Movement and they provide information on a range of topics to the local Traveller Community.
We run Cullairbaun Community House Summer Camp funded by GRD each year.
“The Cullairbaun Educational Advantage Project” is a “hands-on approach” to children in an after school setting. It also entails working with parents in order to help them develop the skills needed to help their own children progress in the education system.
- The Early Education Project – a Mother and Toddler Group provides a focus for parents and their young children.
- The Family Support Programme
- The Adolescence Support Project
- Active Age Group focusing on the needs of the elderly in this community.
- The Cullairbaun Women’s Group – a social outlet for women in this area – which will lead to increased opportunities for those involved
- The Cullairbaun Residents Association
- Facilitation for other projects such as Home Start, Galway Travellers Support Group and Small Group Training Sessions.
- Summer Projects: Annual Summer Camp, Patchwork Course, Arts Programme,
- Upcoming events: Youth Drama Group, Photography Workshops