Dublin City Community Co-Op

Founded in 2014, Dublin City Community Co-Op is a non-profit network based in Dublin, Ireland working on community development, poverty & hunger, health +1 more.

Dublin City Community Co-operative is an alliance of grassroots community development organisations operating in the most disadvantaged areas of Dublin's inner city, including Dublin 1, 3, 7 and 8 and parts of Dublin 2 and 4. Established in November 2014 as the Dublin Inner City Community Alliance, it brings member organisations together to develop and deliver social, economic and cultural services. Its work targets communities facing multiple disadvantages such as unemployment, educational disadvantage, poor housing, poor health, addiction and social exclusion, with a focus on hard-to-reach groups. The Co-op operates to community development and social inclusion principles and includes an Advocacy-for-Change subcommittee. Its members are partly funded by the national Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP). The Co-op runs the Healthy Communities Project, a Roma employment and training programme, and contributes to SICAP delivery. Its board includes one representative from each member organisation and an independent chairperson. It is a registered charity and employs eleven full-time staff.