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2. COVID 19 Community Response Forum and Community Call
Virtual meeting of the LCDC in session – April 2020
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In looking back at 2020 the biggest event we will all recall for many generations to come was the onset of a world pandemic. Different aspects of the work of the LCDC will touch on how the Community was impacted and supported by programmes throughout the year. It saw the establishment of the COVID 19 Community Response Forum, chaired by the Chief Executive, which held its inaugural meeting virtually on Sunday, 29th March, 2020.
The purpose of the Forum as a collaborative entity was to lead and co-ordinate the response needed in the unprecedented immediate need to that all those most vulnerable and most impacted were supported. It had to build and nurture community resilience. Other functions included:
• Harnessing offers of assistance, collecting and mapping information • Focusing on collaboration, addressing gaps, avoiding duplication, understanding and coordinating efforts • National Governance oversight and reporting
The Forum membership covered agencies from a statutory perspective such as the HSE, the Gardaí, Dept Employment Affairs & Social Protection, Túsla, An Post, Local Community Development Committee, Civil Defence, Cranmore Regeneration, and other non statutory, voluntary, and community support organisations such as Sligo Leader Partnership, Public Participation Network, GAA, Sligo Volunteer Centre, Sligo BID, Local Link, Citizens Information, Alone, IFA, Sligo Traveller Support Group, Northside Community Partnership, Order of Malta and many more.
