Housing- Social and Community
Housing- Social and Community
Social Worker
A Social Worker service is available to advise and facilitate those with acute housing needs and to support those who need to improve their existing accommodation circumstances.
Homeless/Domestic Violence
A social work service is available to those who are homeless or may become homeless as follows: -
Source available private rented and hostel accommodation and liaise with accommodation providers.
Provide counselling, support and advise on accessing and retaining adequate accommodation
A social work service is available in conjunction with other agencies to support and assist women who have suffered domestic violence and intimidation.
Homeless
Currently under review.
Community Development/ Estate Management / Tenant Participation
ESTATE MANAGEMENT GRANT SCHEME
CLOSING DATE: May 11th, 2007
Promotion of Estate Management by local Authority Community Committees
Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Borough Council recognise the importance of resident and tenant participation in estate management and commit to work in partnership with residents and tenants on local authority estates to promote estate management in their estates. The Local Authorities are introducing an Estate Management Grant Scheme, to offer assistance to local authority community committees in the development of an estate management programme.
Basic Conditions:
To qualify for assistance under the Estate Management Grant Scheme, applications must be submitted on behalf of an established local authority Community Committee and proposed projects/activities must be deemed to promote the interests of estate management in the community.
Selection process will include active assessment by the Estate Management Liaison Officer on status of committee.
For any further queries please contact Ann Marie Robinson, Estate Management Liaison Officer, on 056-7794384 or 087 1223772. Please note that recipients of grants will be listed on the Kilkenny County Council webpage
Estate Management Grant Application Form.doc
Launch of Kilkenny Local Authorities Tidy Estates Competition
Kilkenny Local Authorities Tidy Estates competition will be launched on March 29th, 2007.
This competition will allow active and regenerating community committees across the City and County to develop an estate management and environmental programme of work for their estates and to identify a goal towards which to aim.
The initiative will be actively supported by Kilkenny Local Authorities by the Estate Management Liaison Officer, Ann Marie Robinson and judging of entrants will take place during the summer months, with a final decision in September 2007.
There will be three entrance categories in both the Borough and County Council areas, with the added facility for individual entries in each category. Estates will be categorized by number of dwellings, and prizes will be awarded to larger, medium sized and smaller estates. This will imply a total of twelve possible prize winners.
Prize amounts will be €650.00 for first place, €500.00 for second place, and €350.00 for third place and these prizes will be awarded at the Estate Management Conference which will be held in early October 2007.
The aim of the competition is to encourage residents to take an active role in improving the physical appearance of their estate.
Criteria for Awards will include an overall developmental approach, litter control/litter awareness projects, general appearance and presentation of dwellings and open spaces, recycling initiatives, wildlife and general environmental projects, community projects including links with the tidy towns committee. New innovative projects.
It is proposed that the closing date for entry to the competition will be May 11th, 2007.
Completed application forms to be sent to:
Ann Marie Robinson,
Tidy Estates Competition entry form.doc
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Kilkenny County Council and Borough Council have been to the forefront in providing community liaison support to their tenants in the City and Council for a number of years and realise the importance of assisting tenants to develop and maintain their communities.
The Estate Management Liaison Officer, Ann Marie Robinson, is available at the Housing Support Services office in Barrack Street to meet with local authority community representatives and to provide support to existing, regenerating or forming community committees.
This support to local authority residents comprises of attendance at meetings, where appropriate, delivery of tenant participation/committee skills training sessions, advice on funding providers and assistance in the completion and submission of application forms for funding.
An Estate Management Grant has also been recently introduced to assist community committees in the furtherance of estate management/tenant participation initiatives in their communities.
The Estate Management Liaison Officer will also assist groups to network with other relevant agencies to advance projects on their estate and within their community, and to network with other community committees in their area.
Contact: Ann Marie Robinson
Estate Management Liaison Officer
Tel: 056 77943484
Mob: 087 1223 772
Email: annmarie.robinson@kilkennycoco.ie
Traveller Accommodation
A social work service is available to Travellers and Traveller families to: -
Identify their accommodation needs
Source available accommodation options
Ensure the full implementation of the Kilkenny Traveller Accommodation Programme 2000-2004.
A support and management service is also available to Traveller families on serviced sites.
Management of the Halting Sites
Both St. Mary's Avenue and St. Catherine's are managed by a caretaker.
Traveller Development
A support and community development service is available to Traveller families who are pursuing issues such as Health, Education and Training and Anti-discrimination projects.
