14.11.2009
Archbishop Launches Taney Employment Centre
A new free service available to all those unemployed, facing unemployment or thinking of a change of career was officially launched recently by the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr John Neill.
The 'Taney Employment Centre' will provide support, contacts, facilities and advice and is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday afternoons from 2pm to 5pm in Taney Parish Centre close to Dundrum. Although an initiative of the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough it is open to all without exception.
The facilities in the employment centre including internet access, post graduate and undergraduate prospectuses, relevant publications and a range of material produced by groups like FAS etc. are available to all who come to the centre on a no-charge basis. For the individualised service offered through the contacts the organisers request "a once-off voluntary donation" which would go towards the ongoing costs of the centre.
Speaking at the launch of the initiative, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr John Neill said that it was "wonderful, encouraging and hope-building." He continued, "amid the doom-laden commentary that we've been treated to in some sections of the media, it is vital that Christians, of all people, attempt to provide encouragement and practical help to those facing a difficult time. To quote St Francis of Assisi, where there is despair, may we bring hope. I would urge people throughout the dioceses and the Church of Ireland in general to give this initiative both their prayers and their active support."
The Taney employment centre can be contacted at (01) 2984705 or taneyemploymentcentre@gmail.com (Open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday afternoons from 2pm to 5pm in Taney Parish Centre close to Dundrum)
