Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Outreach Project is looking for participation in its management committee
14 Apr 2008
The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Outreach Project ltd (DROP) wishes to increase the number of stakeholders from the local community and voluntary sector who can participate in its management committee.
Please contact the Manager Ruth McClaughry
tel 01 2803187 / email on dropmanager@eircom.net.
D.R.O.P is a community-based agency housing three projects, each of which addresses a distinct area of addiction-related work.
1. DROP's Drug Education Officer and Development Worker initiate and support the range of LDTF-funded services to tackle addiction in the community.
2. DROP's Rehabilitation Services provide:
- a structured rehabilitation Day Programme for people who are committed to overcoming their opiate addiction
- an evening-time Cocaine & Polydrug Service
- daily appointment-based services of counselling, aftercare, advice, advocacy and support for people affected by their own, or a loved one's, addictions
- A facilitated Drug Free group for ex-drug users.
3. DROP's Community Employment Scheme has two elements:
- the internal morning programme (above) supports people in recovery.
- the external outreach scheme supports people whose lives have been affected by addiction by employing them within host agencies that are themselves tackling various psycho-socio-economic effects of addiction.
These three projects work together, sharing information, resources and purpose to create a holistic, synergistic intervention
- Educating to prevent addiction and developing response services.
- Rehabilitating drug users and supporting their reintegration.
- Building inclusion by supporting people back into work.
- Building capacity in agencies promoting regeneration and recovery.
D.R.O.P: Education: Rehabilitation: Reintegration: Regeneration: Recovery.