Rethink Ireland have announced the awardees of Rethink Ireland's €750,000 Impact Fund.
This years awardees have been selected by focusing on improving physical and mental wellbeing for communities.
The fund was created in partnership with the Parkes Family, the Sunflower Charitable Foundation, EI Electronics, Community Foundation for Ireland, and a number of private donors, with match funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development via the Dormant Accounts Fund, will back nine charitable projects to provide support for children and youth in high-risk groups, people with Down Syndrome, those in temporary accommodation, and bereavement care.
Some of the projects to be supported under Rethink Ireland’s Impact Fund for Munster include Sing Ireland, Blue Box Creative Arts Therapy, Brain Buddies and Waterford Healing Arts Trust.
Deirdre Mortell, CEO, Rethink Ireland said: “It is vital that we support physical and mental wellbeing in our communities by funding innovative projects with the goal of improving health outcomes. We are delighted to award these initiatives inspired by the specific needs of people in local communities."
