Hosting Ukrainian Families Roadshow comes to Kildare in Newbridge's Keadeen Hotel

Over 73,000 displaced Ukrainians have arrived in Ireland since the war started in February 2022. In the midst of a wider housing crisis, the state has run out of emergency accommodation for new arrivals.

County Kildare Leader Partnership CLG., in collaboration with Helping Irish Hosts are inviting current hosts, and anyone interested in hosting to join us for an evening of celebration and information on what it's like to host a Ukrainian family and how to go about it.

The first of a series of nationwide events will take place at the Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge Wednesday March 22 @ 7.00pm.  

The evening will be hosted by radio presenter Keith Walsh, who will be joined by local host families and Ukrainian guests, Angie Gough from Helping Irish Hosts, and expert partners from The Irish Refugee Council, Nasc, Doras, The Open Community and the Irish Red Cross.

You can book a place here: http://bit.ly/3Zx7Rr2 

This event is funded by County Kildare LEADER Partnership, through funding from the SICAP Programme. The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2018 – 2023 provides funding to tackle poverty and social exclusion through local engagement and partnerships between disadvantaged individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies.

Administered by Pobal, the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) is co-funded by the Irish Government, through the Department of Rural and Community Development, and the European Social Fund Plus under the Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training (EIST) Programme 2021 -2027.