What is the role of the Forum ?

What are its Aims and Objectives?

Who runs the Community Forum ?

How does it get anything done meeting only once every month?

My organisation hasn't been involved before - is it too late to get involved?

How do I get involved ?

What is the role of the Forum ? * Source funding and supports for your project. * Give hands-on assistance. * Give professional support and information to assist your group. * Give your group an opportunity to meet with Community and voluntary organisations throughout the county to share ideas and experience. * Act as a voice and lobby on behalf of the Community and voluntary sector at a county level. * Provide a mechanism for the voluntary and community fora to be represented on the SVDP, the Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) and other structures. * Establish networks with other community fora throughout the country. * Organise training and workshops to help your group in their work. Back to Top

What are its Aims and Objectives? The Forum seeks to: * encourage greater participation in public decision-making; * develop ways of working that will involve and empower groups and individuals in the community; * ensure its representatives are working effectively; * act as a catalyst to develop Drogheda in an environmentally and socially sustainable way. Back to Top

Who runs the Community Forum ? You do! You do this essentially by selecting a Steering Group of 12 people who direct the activities of the Forum with your input in accordance with the Principles & Guidelines set down in the Forums constitution. Back to Top

How does it get anything done meeting only once every month? Forum representatives keep the Forum informed of their activities by feeding back information through the Forum monthly meetings. Some Reps are better at this than others!!! Forum membership is regularly updated of what's happening in the Forum through meetings, mail shots, local newspapers,radio & the Forums website : www.droghedacommunityforum.net Back to Top

My organisation hasn't been involved before - is it too late to get involved? Definitely not! Any legitimate community or voluntary organisation in the town can affiliate at any time and join in. Back to Top

How do I get involved ? # Talk to the Forum Secretary at 00353 (0)41 984 3708 or by email at: info@droghedacommunityforum.net # Complete a Registration Form, available from the Secretary or online at www.droghedacommunityforum.net # Come along to the next Community Forum Meeting, which will be advertised in various media in advance. # Check out the Forum website at www.droghedacommunityforum.net Back to Top