St. Michael’s House funding application success in partnership with DCU on 'Ability'
€534,878 was awarded to St. Michael’s House in partnership with Dublin City University as part of the Governments 'Ability ' programme.
The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, T.D., together with the Minister of State with special responsibility for Disabilities, Finian McGrath, T.D., announced on 1st June, funding of €16 million for 27 projects to deliver a new pre-activation Programme for young people with disabilities, called “Ability”.
The Ability Programme will provide supports to over 2,600 young people with disabilities aged between15 to 29 years old.
St. Michael’s House programme will promote the employability of 100 young people with disabilities by supporting them to gain the skills, competencies and experience needed to be career-ready. These skills are essential to reduce the barriers to employment.
Adults will be offered opportunities to engage in a University based project that focuses on person-centred supports. Students will be able to progress at their individual pace and empower their own career ambitions. These supports build partnerships that will address more long term the barriers that many young people face in getting employment. By harnessing the whole of DCU facilities and expertise and building a strong partnership with St. Michael’s House, the project will create a sustainable model of best practice.
Overall this project will also build capacity for DCU as a large multi-campus University to create a long term sustainable programme that has the ability to be mainstreamed within the University.
Thank you to St. Michael’s House leads Teresa Gadd, Paula Smyth and Sabrina Barrett in developing the funding application with DCU.
Successful application for Nursing Midwifery Planning and Development Unit (NMPDU)
The Nursing Department submitted applications for new initiatives to the NMPDU. St. Michael’s House were successful in receiving part funding for;
- Clinical Nurse Specialist in Dementia
- Extending the role of Nurse in Bed Prescription
- Support for a house in Nursing metrics and
- Monies to support staff and service users in Self care and Resilience and Schwartz Rounds programmes