SICAP is the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme. It aims to tackle poverty, social exclusion and long-term unemployment through local engagement and partnership between individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies.
SICAP will focus on social inclusion through empowering communities to work with relevant groups, individuals and services using a broad range of supports facilitated through the programme. It will work with those most in need of support in the communities and will allow local flexibility to respond to local needs. There will be a focus on youth and especially on youth unemployment.
Following an intensive tendering process near the end of 2017 Mayo North East have been successful in the process and will continue to deliver SICAP from 2018 to 2022.
In 2017 Mayo North East also participated in a consultation process on the existing SICAP, and are delighted to note that many of their suggestions from this process have been considered and are now part of the new SICAP, eg.: they can now support individuals over the age of 65. The new programme is even more flexible than previous and allows for more focussed supports to individuals and community groups. It is envisage that this new programme will be even more successful than previous one and will allow for improved supports within the Mayo North East area.
The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2018-2022 is funded by the Irish Government and co-funded by the European Social Fund and includes a special allocation under the Youth Employment Initiative.
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