We are delighted to present this Strategic Plan 2025-2029 for the Killorglin Community and Family Resource Centre. This document sets out our strategic framework for the next five years and follows on from our previous plan 2019-2023.
“We completed many achievements and successful outcomes under our last Plan. However, we had to adapt and change our actions and plans during the Covid-19 pandemic. We had to find new ways of communicating and working with individuals and families during this un-precented time and I am very proud of how our staff successfully rose to the challenge.
Initially established in 2004, we have achieved a significant amount since our humble beginnings. This has included the development of a community childcare centre and increasing the staff team from 2 people to the 15 that are employed in the organisation at present.
This review and Plan are timely as it marks our twentieth year in existence. We are very proud to mark this important milestone with a new Strategic Plan as well as a new premises in the centre of Killorglin that helps us to expand our work and our impact.
I would like to thank those who contributed to the Plan, especially our staff, management team, our partner organisations and most importantly our service users. The process has provided a thorough and valuable insight into the need for our service across Mid Kerry. In addition, the wealth of experience, expertise and commitment to the provision of support to the local community that the Centre provides has been recognised and acknowledged by many, which we appreciate.
I would like to thank Paul O’ Raw of O’Raw Consultancy for carrying out a comprehensive needs analysis. I also wish to compliment the authors Aoife Collins and Aoife Dowling, for their research and facilitation and for bringing together, and capturing so clearly, the diversity of support offered to families across the generations. This research highlights and demonstrates the critical need for support in Killorglin and the wider Mid Kerry area and the review is firmly based on the ethos and values of Killorglin CFRC, those of Respect, Trust, Empowerment and Quality.
We have identified several priorities and objectives in this Strategic Plan, and we are confident in our ability to deliver on each of these over the next five years. An operational plan will be produced annually for each area to help us meet our goals. The Plan is ambitious and coming at an unprecedented time following the Covid-19 pandemic. It is therefore important that we remain flexible enough to meet the impact from this pandemic and any socio-economic challenges Ireland may face into the future on our service and on our community.
This review and planning process has also provided an opportunity to rebrand and relaunch as Killorglin Community and Family Resource Centre. This came about as we recognise that the needs in our community are wide-ranging, we welcome everyone into our Centre, no matter whether they are a member of a family or not, and we are committed to supporting and empowering everyone in our community to have better outcomes now and in the coming years.
I would like to thank my fellow Board members for their contribution to this Strategic Plan and I know that we as a group look forward to working with the Manager, staff team, funders and service users to bring the goals identified to a successful conclusion.”
Patrick O Donoghue
Chairperson
Killorglin Community and Family Resource Centre
