The Fingal Centre is in existence since 1985. Ironically it was founded in response to the economic downturn during the 1980’s and today we are busier than ever. From its inception The Fingal Centre has worked from the ethos of the community development and has acted in a spirit of co – operation, participation, inclusion, partnership evaluation and change.
Over the past 30+ years, we have committed to the process of local and sustainable economic and social development.
The job of The Fingal Centre has always been to identify the issues of poverty and exclusion that impact on people’s quality of life and to participate actively in helping people address these issues. We do this through education, training and employment process.
We commit to continually strive to support and respond to the needs of the communities of the Finglas and Cabra area and remove any barriers that exist.
Mission Statement
“The Fingal Centre is committed to the empowerment of the community of Finglas and surrounding areas in combating all forms of poverty and social inclusion”
The Fingal Centres main services are:
Community Education
The Fingal Centre offers community education routes to members of the community. We have a training room in the centre with twelve computers, this enables us to provide accessible computer training to the public.
Voyages programme
The Voyages programme has been running since 2004, this programme is funded through the Local Drug Task Force. Voyages is a high support training and education programme for adults engaged in recovery from drug addiction. It is run on a part time basis over 26 weeks. The course provides participants with basic computer skills (QQI) and introduces them to a wide variety of local services. Referrals for this programme come from the rehabilitation integration service (HSE), local GP’s, Counsellors and probation and welfare services. During the course of this programme an addiction awareness module is delivered as is one to one support and mentoring work. This programme is held in the Centre.
Community Employment
The Fingal Centre is home to a community employment project. Through this project The Fingal Centre employs forty nine community employment participants and two full time supervisors, these projects are funded through the Department of Social Protection.
Through our Community Employment projects we are able to support a wide variety of community organisations and also provide a valuable community support service to the local community.