WELCOME

County Longford CIS provides free, quality, confidential, up-to-date information, advice, and advocacy services to all in relation to their civil and social rights, entitlements and the social services that exist to support them.

Information on Loosing Your Job and Keeping Your Home

www.losingyourjob.ie

www.keepingyourhome.ie

General information available on

www.citizensinformation.ie

Are you leaving Ireland for Europe?

Longford Citizens Information Service has compiled an information pack for individuals who are planning on leaving Ireland to live and work in Europe. For further information please click on:

Leaving Ireland-English

Leaving Ireland-Latvian

Leaving Ireland-Slovakian

Leaving Ireland-Polish

Longford Advocacy Partners in Disability

Co. Longford Citizens Information Service (C.I.S.) now has a professional advocacy service available to assist people with disabilities in the county to access services relevant to their individual needs, such as health, housing, social welfare, education/training etc. It is a free, independent, confidential and impartial service and is available on a one-to-one basis.

The L.A.P. – D. project is a partnership between the C.I.S. and local organisations working with people with disabilities in the county and is funded by The Citizens Information Board. The service is independent of all existing service providers in the county leaving the Advocate on the side of the person who is in need of the service.

The project has engaged a professional Advocate, Andrea Reynolds, who, based on an understanding of a client’s needs, can advise and support clients in order to make their own decisions, claim an entitlement, or take a course of action and, she will then, if appropriate, go on to negotiate or make a case on a client’s behalf.

We are based in the Citizens Information Centre and if you would like to find out more about this new service then please feel free to call Andrea at 043-3341069.

Disability Advocate
Longford Advocacy Partners in Disability,
C/o Co. Longford Citizens Information Service,
Level One, Longford Shopping Centre,
Longford.
Email: longford.disabilityadvocate@citinfo.ie
Tel.: 043 3341069

MESA

MESA provides a Supported Employment Programme for people with Disabilities in the Midlands.

We provide a service to people with a mental, physical, sensory or intellectual disability in the midlands, and are supported by FAS, to access mainstream employment both full and part time depending on individual choice and ability. Our details are Midland Employment Support Agency www.mesa4.com

Guide to the Redundancy Payment Scheme

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment published Guide to the Redundancy Payment Scheme. Free of charge and available at Longford CIC.

Cross Care Migrant Project

• Cross Care Migrant Project has published a series of books aimed at helping people who plan to relocate to Canada, Australia, the USA and the UK.

If you are planning to relocate to one of the countries mentioned above, the books will provide basic information which will help you on your way. They are free of charge and available at Longford CIC.

The Cross Care Migrant Project and the Department of Social and Family Affairs have also published information book for new residents living in Ireland. These books are available in various languages at Longford Citizens Information. Citizen Information Board Booklets

Citizens Information Board Publications

• Employment Rights Explained
• Entitlements for over Sixties
• Information for Parents of Children with a Disability
• Bereavement

Free of charge and available at Longford CIC.

INOU - The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Published 15th edition of its WORKING FOR WORK. This booklet provides information on welfare, work, education and training options for unemployed people. It provides information on:

• Social Welfare payments
• looking for work procedures
• employment schemes
• taxation
• trainings and courses
• organisations

Free of charge and available at Longford CIC.

Directory of Community, Voluntary and Statutory Organisations in Co. Longford

Copies of the Directory are freely available from Co. Longford Citizens Information Service. Download Directory as PDF (1.1 Mb)

Weekly Polish Clinic – Poradnia Polska

To facilitate the large Polish community in Longford in accessing their rights and entitlements, Co. Longford Citizens Information Service holds an Information Clinic with a Polish translator Wednesdays from 10.00am - 12.00pm to 14.00pm – 16.00pm. This clinic particularly facilitates members of the Polish community who may have limited or no English language.

Weekly Slovakian Clinic – SlovenskaPoradna

To facilitate Slovakian members of the community in accessing their rights and entitlements, Co. Longford Citizens Information Service holds an Information Clinic specially staffed by a Slovakian national on Wednesdays 10am-12.00pm to 14.00pm-16.00pm. This clinic particularly facilitates members of the Slovakian community who may have limited or no English language.

Know Your Rights

Check out this months Know Your Rights as seen in local newspapers listing information on four current topics.

Location

We are located on Level 1 of the Towncentre Shopping Centre in Longford. We also provide Outreach Clinics throughout the County.

Longford Citizens Information Services Co Ltd is funded and supported by: