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Let’s make sure that ALL voices are heard!

**Everyone who lives in Clare can vote in the Local Elections!**

In preparation for the June 7th Elections, we (along with some of our other community organisation friends!) will be running two public stalls in Clare, for National Voter Registration Day on April 30th, to remind everyone to check the register and to get registered in plenty of time.

These stalls will be on from 4- 8pm April 30th in Shannon Town Centre and in Clare Museum Ennis. Please come along if you want help registering. Also remember you can register yourself online at www.checktheregister.ie.

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Poetry shows us what is possible

The poem you see here was written by Daniel Meehan, a participant in our “Stepping Stones” programme. Stepping Stones is a personal development programme that supports people to develop both personally and professionally. Daniel shows us poetically the impact that this programme can have. Thanks to Geraldine Lyons of Breaking Beyond for her fab facilitation!

Describing the programme, Geraldine says,

“I love to watch participants as they cultivate awareness of themselves. Appreciating how their beliefs can influence their behaviours, helps them to realise that change is possible and make a difference in their own lives. Add some action into the mix and this is where the magic happens! My heart soars as I witness them taking responsibility for the steps that are required, and the weekly sessions offer a safe space to explore challenges and successes that they encounter along the way. The only downside is that the time passes by so quickly! I am so grateful for the trust that both CLDC and especially the participants place in me to support them on their journeys. Only one question remains… When is the next one starting?!”

Stepping Stones is offered to folks through our Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) in CLDC. We are proud to be your community organisation and to support folks in this way!

Find out more about Geraldine’s work by clicking here: Geraldine Lyons on LinkedIn

See more of our positive community impact stories here:

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April News! Clinics, Research, Pilot Projects & Photos, oh my!

Get the inside scoop on April’s news!

Events + courses, Community news, CLDC news and some staff highlights and photos to boot!

In this issue:

One-to-one employment supports: Outreach clinics
Self-Care & Motivation workshops
Roma Inclusion Project celebrations
Exciting peer-led TY pilot project
Peer-led Traveller research (First of it’s kind in the country!)
Kilrush Projects + Network
Lissycasey walking trail in the news
CLDC seeks new Board members
Staff photos!

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Recruiting volunteers for your organisation: Free workshop April 24th!

Coming up April 24th!

The next event is on for our ongoing Connecting Clare Communities series!

This workshop will focus on helping your community group or organisation to find, reach, and recruit volunteers!

Workshop runs from 10am – 2pm, with lunch provided.

CLDC is partnering with Clare Volunteer Centre and the Clare Public Participation Network (PPN) to deliver this series of workshops.

We hope you will join us!

Book your FREE place here!

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CLDC is selected to deliver LEADER programme for next 5 years!

We are so excited to share that we at CLDC have been selected to deliver the LEADER programme for the next 5 years in Clare!

This is huge news, and we have so much gratitude for all the work our staff has put in. It shows!

We are looking forward to working with our communities in Clare to become more resilient, empowered, innovative and sustainable in the years to come!

[Pictured: Doirin, our CEO, and Agnes O’Shaughnessy, our LEADER coordinator]

Click Here to learn more about the LEADER programme