From: FridayCommunique

Sent: Friday 5 March 2021 16:34

Subject: Friday Communiqué - 5th March 2021

Good Afternoon All,

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Friday Communiqué!

With Women’s international day being celebrated on March 8^th below you will find some exciting events and campaigns from organisations such as Women’s Aid Dundalk, who are supporting the #ChooseToChallenge campaign. They are calling on everyone to get involved and join in supporting this key event.

Remember, Louth Community Call remains fully active and are here to assist those who are elderly and/or vulnerable in our Community. For the Helpline Number, Click here and please circulate this information within your Networks so that all those who are elderly or vulnerable at this time can be looked after.

Stay Safe!

Best regards,

Catherine Treanor

1. Government ‘Keep Well’ Campaign. Click Here

2. HSE Updated COVID-19 Resources. Click Here

3. COVID-19 Information  – HSE Communications Stakeholders Updates. Click Here

4. Resilience and Recovery 2020 – 2021: Government Plan for living with COVID-19. Click Here

5. IMPORTANT MESSAGE from The Department of the Taoiseach on the Brazilian Variant of COVID-19. Click Here

Info/Updates/Advice/Resources

· **NEW** Children rights alliance and Young Social Innovators Information. Click Here

· RSCI Centre for Positive Psychology and Health Presents – The Science of Health and Happiness. Click Here

· Family Aaddiction Support Network – Still Here For You. Click Here

· Supporting Children campaign in light of intensified COVID-19 restrictions. Click Here

· Covid 19 Information Campaign #LouthTogether. Click Here

· Parenting and Family Support Services. Click Here

· One Family and Louth Library Services. Click Here

· HSE Partner Pack Updates. Click Here

· PPN branded, reusable Face-mask on offer for PPN Members. Click Here

· PPN Zoom Account. Click Here

Training/Programmes/Webinars/Workshops/Talks/Meetings/Surveys/Consultations/Opportunities

· **NEW** ONSIDE – Independent Living Movement Ireland workshops. Click Here

· **NEW** Living Well With Bipolar Disorder – Webinar. Click Here

· **NEW** Dementia: Understand Together in Communities Upcoming Events. Click Here

· **NEW** Barnardos online safety training webinar for parents. Click Here

· Throughout March EAPN Ireland and Community Work Ireland (CWI) will be hosting online preparatory meetings. Click Here

· Clár na nÓg – Training, Events, Opportunities and more. Click Here

· Free Cross Border Tourism Webinar  – Learn from the Best. Click Here

· Louth Local Adventures Orienteering. Click Here

· Introduction to Recovery Education and Managing Well-being. Click Here

· Covid – 19 and Youth Work… One Year On. Click Here

· National Learning Network – Skills 4 Life Programme. Click Here

· Community Employment Vacancies. Click Here

· Film-making with Young People in a Youth Work Setting. Click Here

· Film-editing when working with Young People. Click Here

· Local Volunteering Options with Louth Volunteer Centre. Click Here

· Befriending Training: Keep Well – Staying Connected. Click Here

· Louth Monaghan Alzheimer Virtual Cáfe 2021.  Click Here

· Community Addiction Studies Course. Click Here

· Louth Local Sports Partnership – Keep Well initiatives to keep you moving. Click Here

· Irish School of Ecumenics:  Education and Research Programme. Click Here

· The Genesis Programme and CYPSC  - Keep Well Initiatives. Click Here

· Irish Hospice Foundation – 2021 Workshops. Click Here

· Volunteering Opportunities with Age & Opportunity. Click Here

Community/Events/News

· **NEW** Louth Leader Partnership’s SICAP Programme celebrates International Women’s Day. Click Here

· **NEW** The Louth-Monaghan Virtual Café for people with dementia and their families. Click Here

· **NEW** International Women’s Day with Women’s Aid Click Here

· **NEW** International Women’s Day Event with Outcomers. Click Here

· **NEW** Tidy Town application date extended. Click Here

· **NEW** Virtual Tour of the FET Campus in Railway St, Navan, Co, Meath. Click Here

· **NEW** The latest upcoming Library Events. Click Here

· **NEW** Connect FRC: 6 week Parents Plus Parenting Adolescents Programme. Click Here

· **NEW** The LMETB Staying Connected Initiative. Click Here

· **NEW** Droichead Arts Centre Presents Inside Out by Darren Thornton. Click Here

· **NEW** Louth Cu-chulainn current scout den is to be demolished by April – Urgent Help Required! Click Here

· The Winners of the Supper Connectors Competition announced. Click Here

· Louth Volunteer Centre - Bubble Buddies Initiative. Click Here

· Celebrating Phenomenal Women – Empowering Talk on Zoom. Click Here

· New Research – Mapping Youth Art Provision in Youth Work Setting. Click Here

· Cybersafeireland are hosting a series of workshops for Children, Parents and Professionals. Click Here

· Free Workshop – Introduction to Recovery Education. Click Here

· LMETB Staying Connected Initiative. Click Here

· Education and research programme exploring the theme: “Is There A Common Good?”. Click Here

· Louth Volunteer Centre – Tap into a new Volunteer base. Click Here.

Newsletter

· TidyTowns Newsletter 2/2021. Click Here

· The Arts Programme Team, Age & Opportunity February E-zine is now available. Click Here

· February edition of The Arts Council Newsletter. Click Here

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If you have any important updates/information on your services and would like this to be included in the FC for circulation to all PPN Members, please email ppn@louthcoco.ie by 5pm every Thursday. We also welcome any pictures/feel good stories of the fantastic work you are doing throughout our towns and villages that you might like to share with us.  

** We would like to ask members to let us know of any groups that are currently not registered with Louth PPN but that are dealing with vulnerable people. We also ask that you please circulate the Friday Communiqué to people outside of your groups so they too can avail of our updates. Many thanks and stay safe.