Mayo County Community Forum and “Community Futures ”
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Mayo County Community Forum assists communities in Mayo to prepare strategically for their future through the “Community Futures” Programme of community action planning. The programme assists communities to prepare a Community Action Plan.
Mayo Community Futures
Mayo Community Futures is a partnership of Community and Agencies and was established by the Community Forum in 2005 to:
· Assist communities prepare Community Action Plans
· Encourage more people to become active in their communities
· Strengthen and develop local community organisations
· Enable communities to identify and progress priority projects and actions
· Enable communities to effectively represent their interests at local, county, and national levels
Mayo Community Futures is made up of representatives of Mayo Community Forum, Mayo County Development Board, LEADER, VEC, Tochar Valley Network and Moy Valley Resources. The programme is assisted by Colin Roxburgh, STAR and coordinated by Mary Wrafter, Support Worker, County Community Forum.
The programme has been funded by Mayo County Council, County Community Forum, LEADER, SWMDC, VEC, Meitheal Mhaigh Eo and the volunteering fund from the Dept Community, Rural & Gaeltacht affairs.
Plans from phase I of a pilot programme were launched in January 2007. The four communities of Ballycroy, Ballyhaunis, Carrowmore-Lacken and Islandeady participated in this phase.
Balla, Carracastle/Rooskey, Louisburgh/Killeen and Partry were chosen for phase 2 of the pilot programme and their plans were launched in 2008.
Four more communities will participate in another round of Community Futures starting in early 2009.
