Churchfield Community Trust CLG
We create inclusive, empowering pathways to growth, wellbeing, and community connection.
Supporting adults in Cork with therapeutic, educational, and employment-focused programmes.
Est. 1994
History
Churchfield Community Trust was established in 1994 and has been working within the community since – providing much needed services to adults who require support to achieve sustainable change at a crucial time in their life.
The organisation was established by members of three local religious congregations; The Presentation Brothers, The Presentation Sisters and The Christian Brothers. They all shared the same aim of wanting to provide a safe and supportive environment for young people in their area, which is still at the core of the organisation and activities today.
SERVOL
Ethos
The project bases its ethos on the SERVOL model. The idea which underlies the work of SERVOL is one of respectful interventions in people’s lives and situations.
This respectful intervention involves three principles:
- A philosophy of ignorance, which we never assume that we know the needs of people we are trying to help. We begin by asking them how they want to be helped.
- We must listen attentively to what they tell us and make it the cornerstone of our development programme.
- We must not barge into the lives of people filled with cultural arrogance; rather we must try to help them through a process of respectful intervention in which everyone becomes a partner in the journey to true development.
Applying the SERVOL model as a framework we aspire to help individuals stay clear of criminal activities. While our underlying philosophy remains the same, over the years the organisation has changed and grown considerably. Today, the organisation provides support to adults (18yrs+) experiencing challenges and who have lived experience.
Core Objectives
- Establish safer communities through reduction of recidivism.
- Promotion of integration of people with lived experience.
- Provision of key therapeutic interventions.
- Provision of addiction support in the community.
- Creation of sustainable training & employment opportunities.
- Provide alternative pathways to education.
- Development of key infrastructure capital projects.
Core Activities
2023
Annual Report
Churchfield Community Trust published its 2023 Annual report on 19.05.2024 to coincide with the publication of audited accounts for the same year.
2024
Annual Report
Churchfield Community Trust published its 2024 Annual report on 19.05.2025 to coincide with the publication of audited accounts for the same year.
Directors
|
Name |
Start Date |
Yrs. Service |
|---|---|---|
|
Mr. Brendan Ryan (Board of Directors Chairperson) |
12 October 2020 |
6 |
|
Mr. Damien Kelleher (Treasurer) |
4 February 2021 |
5 |
|
Ms. Nora O’Callaghan |
23 May 2022 |
4 |
|
Sr. Josephine McCarthy |
23 May 2022 |
4 |
|
Mr. JJ O’Connell |
23 May 2022 |
4 |
|
Ms. Leanne Moore |
22 May 2023 |
3 |
|
Mr. Paddy Barry |
22 May 2023 |
3 |
|
Mr. John Calnan |
10 April 2024 |
2 |
|
Mr. Ciaran McCraith |
20 May 2024 |
2 |
|
Mr. James O’Mahony |
19 May 2025 |
1 |
|
Mr. Paul O’Donnell (Company Secretary/Non-Director) |
23 May 2016 |
10 |
Strong Partnerships
Our Funders
Churchfield Community Trust gratefully acknowledges the support of funders, whose contributions make our work possible. Funders enable us to provide services and support to young adults across the northside of Cork City.
Churchfield Community Trust is funded by
Department of Justice, Home Affairs & Migration ( Probation Service)
Health Service Executive ( Section 39), Pobal (Community Service Programme)
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth. (Your Place Your Space Thematic )
This invaluable support helps Churchfield Community Trust to serve the local community, develop innovative programs, and ensure equitable access to services.
Churchfield Community Trust has signed up to the Government’s Code for Community Voluntary and Charitable Organisations in Ireland and is compliant with it.