Inclusion group opens new day service in Kildare
The new facility was opened by Newbridge-based Minister Martin Heydon
Inclusion group and registered charity Kare has opened a new day service in one County Kildare town.
‘Kilbelin’ was officially opened last Thursday (November 5 last) by Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD (Fine Gael).
The Minister was joined by Kare staff and Board members and some of the adults who avail of Kare’s services, as well as other public representatives and local stakeholders.
‘Kilbelin’ is now the third Kare day service in Newbridge and currently supports 14 adults with intellectual disabilities.
According to Kare, the new service aims to provide opportunities for them to ‘take part in activities based on their own interests and choices, skills and friendships, access employment opportunities and take an active part in their local community’.
Kare also explained that the development of ‘Kilbelin’ took place over the past two years.
‘CONNECTED COMMUNITIES’
Speaking at the opening, Kare’s CEO, Margaret O’Neill, said: “Kare’s vision is ‘connected communities where everyone belongs’.
“In our day services, that means supporting each person to make choices about how they spend their time, to do things that interest them and to be involved in the community around them.”
She added: “We are thrilled to have Kilbelin now open, a busy hub where people are making friends, taking part in activities, learning new skills, getting out to work and having fun.”
Moreover, Minister Heydon said: “I’m delighted to be here in Kilbelin to officially open Kare’s third day service in Newbridge.”
He also said that the new service serves as ‘a great resource for the users and their families’ and as ‘a credit to Kare’s board and management, as well as the HSE and Life Credit Union, who have supported the project’.
Anyone seeking further information about Kare can visit kare.ie.
Kare was also featured in headlines over the weekend, after it was reported that the Xeinadin Kildare to Wexford charity cycle raised over €14,000 for the organisation.
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