Clare Local Development Company

Services for people aged up to 24.

Clare Local Development Company provides supports to the self-employed, community and voluntary groups, entrepreneurs, the unemployed, farm families, children and youth. We manage SICAP – Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme for Co. Clare – as well as other programmes such as LEADER, Tús/RSS, Traveller Primary Health Care Project, Cairde Beag Community Crèches and Rural Recreation.
SICAP has a number children and young people’s actions such as targeted Homework Projects in DEIS schools, support for Youth Work and Youth Mental Health initiatives, Incredible Years and informal education programmes.

SICAP also provides training and employment supports for individuals over 18. We also encourage Community Development approaches when working with parent groups, people in Direct Provision, New Communities, those living in Disadvantaged areas and other priority target groups.