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Genio Trust 2011

List of projects awarded grants by Genio Trust in 2011

Organisation Name

Geographical Area Served

Summary description

St. Josephs Foundation

Charleville

Limerick

The project will provide an integrated system of social support to promote independent living for eleven individuals.

 

South Lee Social Inclusion Group

Cork

The project will provide educational, health and social activities to support moving eleven residents from Glenmalure high support unit to independent living.

Sisters of Charity / St. Margaret's Centre

Dublin

The project will develop a 'transition to community living' plan for each of the 45 residents over a three year period and move eight to twelve residents into community based accommodation over the one year project period.

North Tipperary Mental Health Service in partnership with Áras Folláin

Tipperary

This project will develop and provide alternative respite options for people experiencing mental health difficulties and/or their family members in a community based setting. 

KARE

Kildare

The Short Breaks Package project will provide short breaks to the families of 40 identified individuals who currently avail of traditional house based respite within KARE by using alternative community based options.

HSE/St John of Gods City Gate

Dublin

This project will move 10 residents with an intellectual disability from a congregated setting to appropriate community integrated settings within one year.

HSE, St. Raphael's Centre, Youghal, Intellectual Disability Services

Cork

This project will create an alternative to inappropriate dormitory institutional residential centre by planning to re-locate 60 residents into community housing within the next three years.

HSE, St. Luke's Hospital,Clonmel

Tipperary

The project will fund four later life psychiatry service users with severe, chronic, complex and enduring mental illness with home based respite care tailored to their individual needs.

 

HSE, North Dublin Mental Health Service

Dublin

This project aims to develop individualised care and recovery orientated support to two individuals who have a long history of involvement with the mental health services.

HSE, Mayo Recovery Consortium

Mayo

The project will provide effective peer support to facilitate the movement of identified individuals with mental health difficulties from institutional care to more independent living situations in county Mayo within one year.

HSE, Laois/Offaly Mental Health Rehabilitation Recovery Service

Laois

This is a demonstration project which involves a multi-agency partnership that supports 6 mental health service users in a move from HSE supported care to community living.

 

HSE, Clare Mental Health Services, Rehabilitation & Recovery Service

Clare

The grant is intended to support the closure of two medium support residences and facilitate the discharge of a service user from long term hospital care.

 

HSE, Balbriggan Community Mental Health Service

Dublin

Through this project, a man with multiple challenges, including a severe and enduring mental health difficulty will receive regular respite in his home to support his family in the 24 care they provide for him.

HSE Wicklow

Wicklow

This partnership project seeks to complete the closure of four Mental Health Hostels in Wicklow Mental Health Service (Fitzwilliam, Vartry, Curam, and Aubrey Park), within one year.

HSE West Cork Mental Health Services

Cork

This family and user led project will support individuals in crisis to stay in their own homes as an alternative to inpatient respite care.

 

HSE Limerick Mental Health Services

Limerick

This project will fund a Tenancy Support Worker (Project Worker) based with a voluntary Organisation  to assist individuals in transition from congregate living to full independent participation in their Community.

HSE Dublin West South West Mental Health Services

Dublin

This project will support two people who have complex needs and have spent the majority of their adult lives to date living in residential care, to find suitable accommodation in the community and to have support to live a full and valued life.

HSE Area Dublin North City (North West Dublin)

Dublin

This project, using a collaborative approach between the main housing providers & the HSE, will enable 10-12 individuals to move to homes of their choice within a one year period.

HSE and Sisters of Charity of Jesus & Mary

Laois

This project involves the transfer of 28 individuals, from a de-designated wing of St Fintan's Mental Health Unit, Portlaoise, to a range of appropriate and inclusive settings.

Camphill Community Mountshannon

Clare

This project will work with two individuals who are inappropriately living in acute psychiatric wards to support them to live independently in the community.

Blanchardstown Centre for Independent Living Limited

Dublin

The project is aimed at working with nine individuals to move them from inappropriate accommodation and give them life skills to enable them to sustain independent living.

 

Ard Aoibhinn Services

Wexford

This project aims to develop a framework for the provision of a Home Sharing scheme and home based respite and family support services within Co. Wexford for an identified group of 10 children

Ability West

Galway

This project aims to replace traditional respite with community-based respite for 13 adults and children using the Contract Families model.

Western Care Association

Mayo

This project aims to increase access to home/community based respite for a number of families.