Services for community groups


If you want to establish a new community group/strengthen an existing community group, the following programmes can help.

Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP)
SICAP can help you to

  • form a group,
  • build group skills to run a meeting,
  • understand the governance code,
  • recruit new members
  • develop a simple action plan; and more.

The SICAP team can also show your group how to network and take action on  your groups issues.

Monaghan Volunteer Centre
The Volunteer Centre can help your group to recruit and retain volunteers. We will assist you to write and publicise your volunteering opportunities on the I-VOL database as well as providing your group with Volunteer Leadership training.
In addition, we can assist with Garda Vetting and Charities registration as well as the provision of Garda Vetting training. Contact us on 047 72191 or visit our website here.

LEADER
The LEADER Programme can provide training supports for community groups.
More details on each of these programmes is available on our programmes page

Or you can contact MID on 042 9749500 or email and we will put you in touch with the relevant team member

Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP)
SICAP can help community groups to consult with those experiencing social exclusion or can help groups experiencing social exclusion to consult about their needs or issues.

LEADER
The LEADER can assist community groups to carry out consultation on the needs of the community.

More details on each of these programmes is available on our programmes page.
Or you can contact MID on 042 9749500 or email and we will put you in touch with the relevant team member

Contact MID
Tell us your ideas and we will direct you to the programme best placed to help you turn your ideas into reality. Depending on the area of work you have in mind, this could be a programme within MID, for example, the LEADER programme, the Tús Programme or the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme. If we do not have a programme that meets your needs we will try to direct you to a programme delivered by another agency that will do so.

More details on each of these programmes is available on our programmes page.
Or you can contact MID on 042 9749500 or email and we will put you in touch with the relevant team member

Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP)
SICAP can provide advice and assistance to groups to help progress their community projects. There may also be a possibility of small scale funding support, depending on the project and how it addresses inclusion.

LEADER
LEADER offers a range of grant aid across a variety of headings. Visit the LEADER programme page on this website for more details.

More details on each of these programmes is available on our programmes page.
Or you can contact MID on 042 9749500 or email and we will put you in touch with the relevant team member