SUPPORT SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
- Drop-in service
- Information and advice
- Administrative support
- Advocacy
- Outreach to Direct Provision centres
- Awareness raising in schools and local community
- Free English classes
- After-school support
- Training and workshops
- Volunteering opportunities
- Intercultural events
KASI is also running an outreach service in Drishane Direct Provision Centre in Millstreet, Co. Cork, supporting families and individuals there four days a week. This project is funded by HSE – South.
OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
- To provide a multi functional space for drop-in services, meetings, coordination, training and intercultural events
- To provide information relevant to the needs of the service users
- To plan and implement various activities including; education, language support, health, social and intercultural events
- To provide support to individuals and families in Direct Provision
- To undertake awareness raising work in the local community on international protection and general immigration issues; and engage in advocacy work
- To liaise with local agencies through referrals or joints initiatives and to enhance service provision
- Network with other relevant agencies and service providers, sharing best practice and contributing to policy development
Latest News
KASI Newsletter: Spring 2025
We are delighted to bring you our Spring 2025 Newsletter, which highlights some of the community building work done with KASI in Killarney and Kerry. If you have any queries about anything covered in the newsletter, or have thoughts or ideas for engaging with our work – please contact info@kasi2000.org. Thank you. Download a PDF […]
Killarney Community to Come Together on 26th April to Celebrate Recent Global Holidays and Spring
KASI – Killarney Immigrant Support Centre will host ‘Killarney Le Chéile’ on Saturday 26th April, to celebrate new growth and in the season of Spring, and a number of notable widely celebrated holidays, including Eid in early April, Easter in late April, and the promotion of diversity and equality of for all people in Irish society. Marilyn Catapat-Counihan, […]
KASI Newsletter: Winter 2024/25 – A Look Back at 2024
Have a look at the first of our seasonal newsletters for 2025, which takes a look back at some of highlights, challenges and achievements in KASI’s work throughout the year 2024. If you have any queries about anything covered in the newsletter, or have thoughts or ideas for engaging in 2025 – please contact info@kasi2000.org. […]
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