The ALL Collaboration and Innovation Fund is a €1 million funding call to support collaborative and innovative activities that address unmet literacy, numeracy, or digital literacy needs, develops literacy awareness, and work towards creating a more literacy-friendly society for everyone.

safeTALK is a 3½ hour ‘suicide alertness’ programme that prepares participants (over the age of 18 yrs.) to identify and engage with persons who may be having thoughts of suicide. Participants learn how to provide practical help by using the steps of TALK (Tell, Ask, Listen and Keepsafe) and also gain information on the supports and resources available locally, regionally and nationally.

Social Care Workers - what they do, and how to become one. At this virtual event, you will be informed about the role of the Social Care Worker, learn about the Social Care Worker regulator, CORU, learn how to gain a qualification as a Social Care Worker, learn about the OTC’s Supported Open Learning (SOL) model of study & engage with your presenters and pose questions about the area.

The CareVisions research project, ISS21, invites you to the online seminar: Valuing Care in Feminist and Disability Politics. Speaker: Prof. Janice McLaughlin, Sociology, Newcastle University. Monday 24 April 2023 15.00-16.30. Online seminar via MS Teams. This seminar will be recorded as part of the CareVisions seminar series and will be made available online.

The project Access to Adequate Housing: Understanding the needs of migrants in Dublin invites tenants from immigrant backgrounds living in Dublin to voluntarily participate in this research project, which focuses on migrant housing experiences in Dublin.

The annual Léargas Gathering is back! In line with previous participants’ feedback, our flagship event will take place earlier in the year, between 10.30 and 16.00 on 27 April 2023 in Croke Park. Our 2023 theme will be Skills for Life to mark the European Year of Skills. One of the year’s aims includes creating a fresh focus on lifelong learning, while promoting the mindset of skills development, reskilling, upskilling.

Training Programmes include: The Role of the Treasurer, More Zoom Adventures, Enhance & Collaboration using Coaching Skills, Advance Excel, Board Member Induction, Social Enterprise Income and Impact Strategy and the National Training Fund Programme. Free Webinars - Living Vision, Mission and Values & Culture Audit.

We are accepting applications to take part in a volunteer project in Glebe House, Co Down, from 29th May – 8th June 2023. Volunteers will stay in the accommodation block at Glebe House.

We are seeking individuals who wish to volunteer for a least a half day per week to work alongside our experienced & professional team, delivering harm reduction services to people who use drugs in the Midwest.

Join us to develop your understanding of how the relationships you build in your daily routine practice will impact positively on health & wellbeing outcomes for your patients and service users/clients. Using our ABLE brief intervention model (Adopt a relational approach, Build, Listen & Empower), you will also learn how to manage your time and boundaries for your own wellbeing.

We are recruiting volunteers for an online focus group in April. We are looking for people not already affiliated with Special Olympics to come & talk to us in a relaxed informal online meeting about volunteer engagement.

Our free courses are for anyone aged 18+ with an interest in recovery and mental health. The topics of the courses are created and delivered by people with lived experience, family members and staff working within the mental health services. This is called co-production and means that everyone has a say in what goes into the courses.

Are you interested in supporting the Citizens Information Service to achieve its strategic goals and develop advocacy services and activities which underpin the rights of people accessing information to their rights and entitlements?

Volunteers must be able to provide a non-judgemental listening ear for the victim. Empathy & confidentiality are most important and awareness of and adherence to the boundaries of the role.

Our guest speaker is Ms Louise O’Toole, who is an Ophthalmologist at the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin. Her area of expertise is Medical retina, Age-related macular degeneration, and Diabetic eye disease. This webinar is taking place via zoom on Wednesday, 29th March 7 – 8 pm.

As the Government responds to the three-part energy crisis of affordability, pollution and supply, detailed research commissioned by Friends of the Earth shows what policy changes are necessary to address rising energy poverty while making Irish homes warmer and more energy efficient.

To mark World Autism Day on Sunday 2nd April 2023, join AsIAm on a 5km woodland walk in the wonderful countryside setting of Belmont Demesne, Co Wicklow. Join us this World Autism Day to raise vital funds for AsIAm while sharing a fantastic day with family and friends.

The Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion is a 6-day comprehensive capacity building training programme for service providers who want to develop their confidence, skills and knowledge in the area of sexual health promotion, and incorporate sexual health promotion into their work.

Looking for participants who; have 5 or more years of working with complex trauma; have complex traumatic presentations as part of their typical caseload; are accredited psychotherapists; would be willing to share their experiences in an interview lasting 45 – 60 minutes approx.

The National Director of Youth is the executive officer of Irish Red Cross Youth services and activities in the society. They assist in implementing the current Irish Red Cross Strategy, and additional relevant strategies.

Fusion Training offer QQI certified programmes in Facilitation, Train the Trainer, Conflict Management and Wellbeing & Flourishing. They also offer bespoke training. Courses are delivered by Gerard Fitzpatrick, author of the acclaimed books Crossing the Threshold (Fusion Press, 2020) and Effective Group Leadership (Orpen Press, 2016).

This training aims to support participants to deepen their understanding and develop their skills in Development Education/Global Citizenship Education delivery. It is hosted by IDEA, in collaboration with Concern Worldwide, and will be facilitated by Elaine Mahon (IDEA) and Lauren Wright (Concern). It will take place over two sessions.

An Cosán is delighted to invite you to the Irish launch of a Europe-wide Erasmus+ Fatherhood Project that it has developed with organisations in Iceland, Spain and Greece. The Fatherhood Project aims to equip young fathers (18-30 years old) for their parenting role by providing training, support and networking opportunities.

Barnardos children's charity says the CSO Statistics Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) findings on deprivation are unacceptable. The findings state that one in five children (19.9%) experienced deprivation last year in Ireland and that just under one in six (15.2%) found themselves at risk of poverty.

Volunteers aid the staff teams to facilitate small group sessions with young people as part of their package of support. Applications are particularly welcomed from those who have lived experience of the Youth Justice system.