Funding 

The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2018-2022 is funded by the Irish Government through the Department of Rural and Community Development and co-funded by the European Social Fund under the Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) 2014-2020.

SICAP

The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2018 – 2022 provides funding to tackle poverty and social exclusion through local engagement and partnerships between disadvantaged individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies.

SICAP is a social inclusion programme with two goals to assist both individuals and groups through a two-pronged approach; supporting communities and supporting individuals.

Programme aim

The aim of SICAP is to reduce poverty and promote social inclusion and equality in Ireland through supporting communities and individuals using community development approaches, engagement and collaboration.

Programme Goals

Goal 1: Supporting communities to support communities and target groups to engage with relevant stakeholders in identifying and addressing social exclusion and equality issues, developing the capacity of Local Community Groups, and creating more sustainable communities.

Goal 2: Supporting individuals to support disadvantaged individuals to improve the quality of their lives through the provision of lifelong learning and labour market supports.

Local Economic Community Plan (LECP)

SICAP actions must underpin the key social inclusion objectives identified in the LECP.

Operating Structure:

Department of Rural and Community Development

The Department of Community and Rural Development is the lead and funding department and Pobal have been engaged to work on its behalf to manage and oversee the delivery of SICAP nationally.

Local Community and Development Committee

Cavan Local Community Development Committee is the contracting authority and is the key decision maker in terms of annual planning, monitoring and oversight. It has responsibility for bi-annual performance reviews and the annual planning process.  The LCDC have contracted Cavan Leader Partnership to deliver the programme on their behalf.

Target Groups

SICAP provides a range of supports for 13 target groups who have been chosen based on current socio-economic context and in line with Government priorities.

Along with the 12 identified target groups to be assisted by SICAP the LCDC are also given an opportunity to select its own target group based on their knowledge of local needs and priorities. 

The following are the Target Groups:

• Disadvantaged Children and Families
• People living in Disadvantaged Communities
• Disadvantaged Young People (aged 15 – 24)
• People with Disabilities
• Disadvantaged Women
• Roma
• Travellers
• Lone Parents
• The Disengaged from the Labour Market (Economically Inactive)
• Low Income Workers/ Households
• The Unemployed
• New Community

The LCDC has identified the emerging needs target group for 2018 and 2019 as the socially excluded vulnerable older person.

Interested in accessing SICAP services in County Cavan?

For more detail on the programme contact:

Community and Enterprise, Cavan County Council

Tel: 049 437 8581

or

Breffni Integrated CLG

Tel: 049 433 1029

Web: www.breffniint.ie