You are encouraged to complete one of your work experience weeks with a community-based organisation. Please strongly consider undertaking a placement with an organisation that supports any of the following:

- Children

- Health or Health Research 

- Animals

- Education

- The Elderly

- The Environment

- Disaster Relief

- Human Rights 

Please see some more specific examples below. These organisations are based in Ireland. If you plan to undertake a community-based work experience in a different country, you may still wish to use the list below for inspiration.

Charity shops (these charities may also have other types of placements):

The Simon Community 

St Vincent de Paul

Oxfam

Enable Ireland

Age Action

Alone

Aware

NCBI 

The Irish Cancer Society 

Down Syndrome Ireland

Other organisations:

MS Ireland

Friends of the Elderly 

The Irish Heart Foundation

Pieta House

Special Olympics Ireland

Ronald McDonald House

The Peter McVerry Trust

Capuchin Day Centre

RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution

The Jack & Jill Foundation

My Lovely Horse Rescue 

Dogs Trust 

Food Cloud 

The Hope Foundation 

General: 

Animal shelters

Primary schools 

Special schools

After-school clubs 

Local churches 

Homeless shelters

Refugee shelters 

Food kitchens 

Fundraising 

Nursing homes 

Public parks 

Local & County Councils 

Tidy Town committees 

If you are unsure about your placement or have any questions, please email Ms Lynch at llynch@staff.stcolumbas.ie