The Low Income Smallhodlers Households Initiative

 

The DLDC Smallhodlers Initiative aims to improve the quality of life for low income farm & fishing families through a range of innovative initiatives in co-operation with other key agencies. We will adopt a holistic & targeted approach based on the social inclusion programme to bring about a better future for farm & fishing families in Donegal.

Rural Resource Worker Services 2007

DLDC's Rural Resource Worker aims to provide tailored services to both famrimg and fishing families. As a result of changes in the farming and fishing industries many smallholder families are experiencing increased levels of hardship, poverty and social marginalisation. DLDC aims to improve the quality of life for smallholder and fishing families, and DLDC's services include:

• Advice and Guidance - on business sustainability, welfare entitlements, farm-diversification

• Outreach clinics and services - the Rural Resource Worker is available on a weekly basis to provide confidential one-to-one advice to farming and fishing families:

  • Please call 07491 27056 to book an appointment

• Training - DLDC's Rural Resource Worker Co-ordinates a range of suitable training programmes annually

• Information Seminars - which explore changing issues in the farming and fishing communities

• Support for disadvantaged rural women - various training and information programmes are provided annually

• National representation - DLDC's Rural Resource Worker is part of a National network which represents and lobby's for issues of prevelance to low-income farming and fishing families