Results List
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Leading-edge approach will improve quality of life for people with dementia in Northern Ireland
Source: Fold Housing Association
A brand new service for people living with dementia, believed to be the first of its kind in Europe, has been launched in Belfast. The Brain Bus, which has been developed by Atlantic grantee Fold Housing Association, is a revolutionary mobile therapy unit for people…
Resource type: News
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Report on Ageing and Work Finds Government Policy Creates a Threat to Older People
Source: Older and Bolder
Report on Ageing and Work finds Government Plans to extend Retirement Age without focus on work policies creates a threat to older people. A new paper released today (May 10th) outlines the barriers to employment that older people face in Ireland. The report Ageing, the…
Resource type: News
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Implementing the New Health Care Law and What it Means for Children
Source: Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families
Although the benefits from the newly signed health care bill won't be available until 2014, implementation efforts are already underway. To better understand how the new law will be implemented and what it means for children, GCYF partnered with First Focus to host a webinar to…
Resource type: News
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Minister for Older People Launches ‘Living with Dementia’ – A Psychological and Social Research Programme in Dementia Care
Source: School of Social Work and Social Policy
The Living with Dementia programme seeks to impact on policy development and contribute to the design of best practice models for those affected by dementia. Dublin, Thursday, April 29th, 2010 – ‘Living with Dementia’ is a psychological and social research programme in dementia care that…
Resource type: News
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“A Day in the Life” A national cross-disability and mental health public event
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
There was over-whelming support for the national cross-disability and mental health public event “A Day in the Life”, which took place in Dublin city centre on Monday 19th April 2010. It is the first time that 16 key organisations from across the disability and mental…
Resource type: News
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“A Spend-out Approach to Philanthropy”
Colin McCrea addresses the challenges and rewards of Atlantic’s approach to philanthropy at the Institute of Philanthropy’s recent conference in London. All of us involved in philanthropy would like to see more people giving more money in a more thoughtful way. There is no…
Resource type: Speech
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Grantee Highlight – Inez McCormack Talks with Meryl Streep
Courtesy of The Daily Beast, “Jump Starting an Irish Campaign" Inez McCormack Talks with Meryl Streep After watching herself being portrayed by Meryl Streep, Northern Irish civil rights leader Inez McCormack stood on stage with the actress and talked about the play SEVEN — and…
Resource type: Video
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The right way to mend immigration
Source: The Washington Post
Our immigration system is badly broken. Although our borders have become far more secure in recent years, too many people seeking illegal entry get through. We have no way to track whether the millions who enter the United States on valid visas each year leave…
Resource type: News
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Inez McCormack Returns to NI After Meryl Streep Portrays Her Life in New York Play
Source: The Participation and the Practice of Rights Project (The PPR Project) and Vital Voices
The Participation and the Practice of Rights (PPR) Project is an Atlantic grantee. Inez McCormack, the well known trade union, women’s and human rights activist, returns to Northern Ireland today (Monday 15 March) following Meryl Streep’s portrayal of her life in a New York play…
Resource type: News
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Research centre for social policy key part of NUlG EUR140m plan
Source: The Irish Times
NUI GALWAY and Atlantic Philanthropies are to open a €10 million lifecycle institute which will focus on research into key social policy areas. Plans for the multidisciplinary institute are due to be announced today, as part of the university’s €140 million strategic development programme. Atlantic…
Resource type: News