VARIOUS community groups and services across Donegal are set to receive grants from the Toy Show Appeal.
Donegal projects will share €155,000 in funding.
The Late Late Toy Show appeal will help transform the lives of an estimated 1.2 million children, young people and their families, with every county on the island benefitting from grants totalling almost €4million.
The fund founded in 2020 has raised over €17.5m for childrens charities across the island of Ireland.
In Donegal, the following groups are set to benefit:
Health and Wellbeing Downstrands Family Resource Centre: To run a ‘Club at The Hub’ in Donegal for 40 children with additional needs to help build a sense of belonging and to build essential social skills. Amount: €5,000
Creativity and Play Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd: To provide the Children’s Afterschool Active Play Time for 80 children full of physical activities to help manage anxiety and depression. Amount: € 6,000.
Addressing Essential Needs Donegal Family Resource Centre: To provide essential creative play and sensory equipment, and safe spaces for children and young people in rural Donegal to improve wellbeing, learn about new cultures and to work on homework. Amount: € 15,000.
Community: Health and Wellbeing Donegal Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre: To run the ‘Creative ReCovery Continued’ programme that provides creative arts for teenagers affected by the trauma of sexual violence. Co Donegal Co. Sligo, Co. Leitrim, Co. Derry and Co. Tyrone. Amount: € 18,000.
Community: Creativity and Play Liquid Therapy: To grow the work of Liquid Therapy to provide additional surf camps and lessons for more than 500 children facing disadvantage and other challenges. Amount: €18,000.
Impact: Creativity and Play Spraoi agus Spórt: To encourage disadvantaged young people from rural areas in Inishowen in creative activities to enhance their personal development in a safe, fun environment. Amount: € 38,000.00
Impact: Health and Wellbeing Cancer Fund for Children: To provide community based social and emotional support to children and young people diagnosed with cancer and their families through short respite breaks at the Daisy Lodge therapeutic centre. Co Donegal Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan, Louth, Longford and Meath. Amount: € 55,000.00
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