MID Community Newsletter

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1 MID Community Newsletter (Pic: Past Award winners with MID chair, Seamus Coyle) Monaghan Integrated Developments 2014 Community Achievement Awards welcome nominations under the following categories: Getting People Involved Community Health Initiative Event of the Year Festival of the Year Community Fundraiser of the Year Neighbour of the Year Disability Confident Employer of the Year Young Volunteer of the Year (aged 25yrs) Volunteer of the Year MID Community Achievement Awards Making Monaghan a Better Place Presentation evening Monday 20 th Oct 2014 in Iontas Centre Castleblayney This is your chance to nominate volunteers, community groups and businesses whose activities are truly making Monaghan a better place. Nomination forms and guidelines are available to on and or by contacting MID on (042) or Monaghan Volunteer Centre (047) As at June 30th 2014 MID has supported 2213 individuals people have completed education and training courses people have been placed in employment (including 46 unemployed people who have started their own business) people have been engaged on employment schemes The closing date for nominations is 5pm.Friday Enterprises were supported (46 new start-ups and 104 existing)...86 jobs completed for older people by the Helping Hands project...41 small farm holder households supported to achieve a better living standard by the Small Holder initiative Monaghan Integrated Development Ltd Monaghan Road Castleblayney Head office info@midl.ie Contact points No 5 North Road Monaghan The Workhouse Shercock Road Carrickmacross Birch Court 34 Main Street Ballybay McCurtin St, Clones Find us on Facebook Follow us on

2 Launch of Monaghan Course-finder APP MID will launch a new Mobile Phone APP which will allow people to search for all training courses a v a i l a b l e i n C o Monaghan. The APP will be launched on Monday 22 nd September by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphries. Education & Training Supports Women s Employability Courses Start in Carrickmacross and Monaghan in October. The aim of the courses is to improve the employability skills of women so they can move into further education and/or employment. For further details contact Gerard Callan on The APP can be downloaded by entering MN Training into your APP search. To advertise a course on the APP contact Gerard Callan on Stay Connected Programme Two Stay connected Internet classes for over 55 s will take place in Clones and Carrickmacross commencing during October The classes use transition year students to teach older people how to use social media and IT. For further details contact Gerard Callan on Youth Employability Courses Commencing in both Carrickmacross and Monaghan in October. The aim of these courses will be to improve the employability skills of young people to enable them move into further education and/or employment. For further details contact Gerard Callan on Parenting Courses Early Years (0-6) Parenting Plus Programmes will run in 10 Community Childcare Centres from Oct-Dec These courses are a great benefit for any parent who wants to help their child progress at school. For further details contact Gerard Callan on JOBS CLUB Jobs Club runs for 3 weeks from 9.30am-12.30pm, Monday to Thursday. Commencing Monday 22nd Sept in MID Offices, Monaghan Road, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan Jobs Club includes: Job Searching/CV Preparation / Telephone Techniques/Interview Techniques/Cover Letter Writing/Mock Interviews. Further details available from Linda or Teresa on / or jobsclub@midl.ie Jobs Club Clinic - The Job Club will be running a clinic every Wednesday between 9am-4pm in the Local Employment Service Office, Birch Court, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan. Help available with: Preparing and updating C.V`s Preparing and typing up of Cover Letters to Employers Advice on Interview Techniques For more information please call and ask for Teresa or on tmccahey@midl.ie.

3 Enterprise Supports Are you unemployed? Would you like to start your own business? MID can help. The first step to accessing our pre-start-up enterprise supports is to attend a MID Enterprise Information Session. Information sessions are held throughout the county every month. At each session our Enterprise support officer Julie Clarke outlines the qualifying criteria and application process for the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme. She also outlines the training and mentoring supports provided by MID to assist individuals in developing their business idea and starting a business. Attendees can meet with Julie to discuss their own individual business idea after each session. Register to attend a session with Margaret / info@midl.ie. Would you like to attend the Irish Men s Shed Conference? The Irish Men s Sheds Association Conference will be held in the Helix Theatre, Dublin on Saturday October 4 th. Shed members from all over Ireland and abroad will attend. President Michael D Higgins will address the gathering, along with David Helmers, CEO of the Australian Men s Sheds Associations and a range of other speakers. There will be presentations on Shedders Experiences, Younger Men in Sheds, and Men s Health. Mary O Rourke of MID says The conference provides an exciting opportunity to from the Australian experience as the whole Men s Shed idea started down under. The conference is open to anyone interested in Men s sheds and MID is providing a bus for all who wish to travel. There are presently 5 Mens Sheds in Co Monaghan (Ballybay, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones and Monaghan Town). If you would like to find out more about the Monaghan Men s Shed movement, or if you wish to book a seat to the conference (subject to availability) contact Mary O Rourke on LEADER Programme Update The current LEADER Programme is winding down and all its funding has been allocated. In early 2015 a new LEADER Programme will begin. The new programme will continue to support and facilitate development of rural communities and enterprises in. The message from the programme promoters is to be prepared. Now is the time to develop and plan projects to ensure you are ready to apply for the new round of funding.

4 The National Volunteer Management Conference takes place in Dublin Castle on 4 th November. Tickets are 60 but Monaghan Volunteer Centre is offering 5 free places and transport. Contact us to find out more and book your place. Phone Sinead or Grace at or info@volunteermonaghan.ie International Friendly Coffee Club A new group has just started in Carrickmacross. The group are planning to hold a fortnightly Monday morning Coffee club in The Workhouse. The meetings will allow people from near and far to get together for a chat, to discuss the local news and to learn about e a c h o t h e r s l i v e s. T h e programme for the coming months include; Sept 22 nd- Reeling in the Years, 6 th Oct. Current Affairs, 20 th Oct. Tour of Carrickmacross, 3 rd Nov Cinema Trip, 17 th Nov- Storytelling Dec 8 th. Christmas Lunch Contact Mary O Rourke o r e m a i l morourke@midl.ie. CAMCAS delivers a House Repairs Service for older people and people with disabilities through County Council grant aided renovations and adaptations. CAMCAS also deliver the Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme (BEWHS) in Counties Cavan and Monaghan. This is a free service to make homes more comfortable, healthier and more cost effective to run. This scheme is available to home owners who meet the following criteria: Owner occupied, non-local authority homes/constructed before To avail of either service contact CAMCAS Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan Mon Fri 9am 5.30pm / or Info@camcas.ie. Smallholder Initiative A service for members of small farm holder households in Co. Monaghan Are you making the most of your smallholding? Do you need to generate more income for your household? Are other issues holding you back? If yes, call Michael Donohoe in MID s Smallholder Initiative on Michael offers free and impartial information & advice to small farm holders, dealing with issues such as: Getting the most out of your farm. Form filling. Social welfare payments & means tests. Training support - for the farm or employment. Getting off farm employment or developing a new business idea. Accessing local & national services. Google Silver Surfer Awards 2014 Google & Age Action have joined forces once again to search for Ireland s top Silver Surfers. The Awards celebrate & showcase older peoples use of the internet and technology. For more information contact Anne-Marie on The closing date for nominations is Sunday 5th Oct 2014 PROTECT YOUR COMPUTERS: Microsoft Windows Upgrades & Symantec Anti-virus software available to Irish Charities through the ENCLUDEit Technology Donations Programme. As a Charity, register for FREE and ensure your computers are protected. A range of upgrades from Windows XP available. Wide range of other Software Donations from MICROSOFT, ADOBE, CISCO, SYMANTEC and other software donors also available. Find out more about the ENCLUDEit Donations Programme or contact Diane on or info@enclude.ie.

5 Contact any of our officers at the following numbers if you require any further information MID Development Team: Team Leader: Francis McCarron Education Co-Ordinator: Gerard Callan Enterprise Development Officer Julie Clarke Small Business Support Service Patricia Arthurs Agricultural/Rural Development Officer: Michael Donohoe Community Development Officers: Regina Byrne & Mary O Rourke Integration Project Officer: Aurelia Callan Volunteer Centre Development Officers: Grace Sherry & Sinead Keenan Local Employment Services: Team Leader: Una Coyle: Information and Advice Service: Providing information on national and local employment. Access to daily job vacancies, training and education options. Local knowledge of the area, employers and supporting agencies. Jobs Club Linda Bolger: Job Clubs train participants who are ready for work to develop skills which are useful to find a job. The Job Club provides structured opportunities for unemployed jobseekers to attend group-based, non-formal, part-time job-search training modules on, for example, CV preparation or job interview skills. Tús - Community Employment Initiative Tús is a national labour market activation initiative that provides short term work opportunities for those who are unemployed and on the Live Register. The Department of Social Protection is responsible for the operation of Tús, and Monaghan Integrated Development is the implementing body for the county. Tus Supervisors Sean Guinan Sean Myles Noel Carville Monica Hamilton Tara Doyle Helping Hands Helping Hands is a minor repairs and odd job service for older people and people with disabilities living in Co. Monaghan. It uses a pool of Garda Vetted volunteers to do small tasks, for example, fix a lock, change a bulb, replace a smoke alarm battery. If you would like to avail of the Helping Hands service please contact the above numbers.... Ability Activation North East Des Small or Helen Farrell This project was developed by MID and is co-funded by the Department of Social Protection & the European Social Fund under the Disability Activation Project. The projects Disability Employer Liaison Officers work with employers in counties Monaghan, Cavan and Louth to demonstrate the solid business case for employing people with disabilities. The project works in partnership with the Supported Employment Services (EmployAbility) to secure employment for people with disabilities throughout the North East region.