Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme

Founded in 1997, Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme is a community organisation based in Kilbarrack, Dublin, Ireland working on addiction, children & youth, mental health +1 more.

Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme is a community-based non-profit in Kilbarrack, Dublin 5, that began in July 1997 in response to the heroin epidemic in disadvantaged Dublin areas. It works with people affected by drug and alcohol misuse, including those in rehabilitation, their families, and the wider community. Services include addiction counselling and referral, a structured aftercare rehabilitation programme, the Reach Out Project for young adults, the Youth Matters programme for young people aged 9 to 21, a parent and toddler group, a women's recovery group, and community employment placements funded through the Department of Social Protection. The organisation runs its programmes from a multi-purpose community centre, works alongside local schools, the Gardaí, drug treatment and psychiatric services, and local statutory bodies, and depends on government funding and public donations.