COACTION WEST CORK
Serving the special needs of West
Cork since 1974
Background
CoAction West Cork was founded in Bantry in 1974 by a group
of parents who wanted to ensure that their children who had
intellectual disabilities would be educated in their own community. The
driving vision of the organisation since then has been to enable people
with intellectual disabilities to reach their full potential through
the provision of local service in their locality, hence the motto of
the organisation is 'A Local Service for Local Needs'.
In the years since its foundation, CoAction West Cork has grown from a
small, Bantry based group to one representative of communities all over
West Cork. CoAction is now the main service provider to people with
intellectual disabilities in West Cork and currently provides services
to over 330 children and adults with intellectual disabilities
throughout West Cork. CoAction has branches in Beara, Clonakilty,
Dunmanway, Skibbereen and Bantry.
Services
provided
The organisation has grown from being a
purely voluntary organisation to one that is now very much a
partnership between its voluntary and professional components.
CoAction's services are delivered by a team of nearly 120 staff (both
full & part-time).
Services include.
Home-based services (which provide support for families and
plan developmental programmes for children)
Pre-school groups
in Dunmanway, Clonakilty, Bantry and Skibbereen.
Home support
Weekend breaks for children and adults in CoAction's group homes
Children's summer camps
Sibshops (workshops for brothers
& sisters of children with intellectual disabilities)
Psychological services
Speech & language therapy
Occupational therapy
Physiotherapy
Supported
living in Bantry, Castletownbere and Skibbereen
Training
& employment centres in Bantry, Castletownbere and Skibbereen
Supported employment in Bantry, Castletownbere and Skibbereen
If you would like further information please
contact CoAction West Cork, Slip, Bantry, Co. Cork on 027-50114 or e
mail info@coaction.ie