The Community Foundation for Ireland alongside our generous donors, have supported the rights of older people since we were founded in 2000. We set up a dedicated long-term philanthropic fund focussed on this area called The Older Persons’ Fund.
The Older Persons’ Fund promotes the civic engagement of older people, as a means of working towards making a difference in their communities. The Fund builds on our long-standing engagement and commitment to supporting older people in their communities. We have invested over €1m in this area to date.
This year we had grants of up to €7,500 available under the following two headings; ‘Inclusion of older people in active citizenship roles’ and ‘Supporting older peoples voices at local & national level’.
There was great interest in The Fund in 2019 and we are delighted to be able to award an amazing amount of €92,170.00 under The Older Persons’ Fund Round.
The list below indicates the organisations who will receive funding for projects that fall under the remit of The Older Person's Fund.
Organisation Name
Active Retirement Network Ireland
Anam Beo
Age & Opportunity
Carrigaline Family Support Centre
County Roscommon Disability Support Group CLG
COPE Galway
Cumann na Daoine
Hawk's Well Theatre
Kilkenny Age Friendly Seniors Forum
Mercy Law Resource Centre
Milford Community Group
National Women’s Council of Ireland
Sligo Environmental Network
St. Mary's Area Integrated Development CLG
Spiritan Asylum Services Initiative T/A Spirasi
Third Age Foundation CLG
Together-Razem Centre
Tuam Branch Irish Wheelchair Association
Uplift
To read more about The Fund click here and to see the impacts that we have had in the area of older people click here.