Google.org donates €300k in employment supports for Dublin
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has donated €300,000 to fund non-profits supporting local employment opportunities in Dublin. The grant will fund programmes by St. Andrews Resource Centre and the Ringsend Community Service Forum.
Using the funding, St. Andrews Resource Centre will create a hyperlocal, community-based training programme to upskill 50 local unemployed people to become more employable by obtaining a certified level of housekeeper and complementary digital skills to enable them to gain sustainable employment in a growing industry.
The Ringsend Community Service Forum will offer focused training for 50 local managers and emergent leaders through a ‘train the trainer’ process to provide assistance in accessing jobs, educational and training opportunities for up to 2000 local unemployed youth in Ringsend and Irishtown. Youth will be significantly upskilled on basic tech and digital skills thereby helping to close the digital gap and allowing access to new career opportunities as a result.
This announcement follows a €500,000 commitment made by Google in 2021 to launch its Employment Task Force that aims to find sustainable employment solutions for long-term unemployed people from the south inner city and provide training and development opportunities.
Driven by the local community, the initiative is made up of Google representatives, community-based training employment and education services, local businesses, Dublin City Council, and the Department of Social Protection.
“I am proud to be here today to announce further support from Google for such a significant and important employment initiative,” said Lorraine Twohill, Google’s chief marketing officer. “We’ve been part of the Ringsend and Pearse Street community for almost 20 years, and we know it is important for Google to show up locally. We remain committed to addressing the opportunities and challenges facing the Docklands community, and through the Task Force and organisations we support, we will continue to build on the work launched in 2021, helping to create meaningful, sustainable, and long-term employment for members of our local community.”
“This is a unique and impactful initiative, one that brings together the people and organisations that have a direct and often personal experience of local unemployment challenges,” said Jim Hargis, manager of local employment service at St. Andrew’s Resource Centre, representing the Local Employment Task Force.
“This diverse coalition of community experts and representatives will provide support, mentoring and access to skills training – all vital elements of employment services – to local unemployed young people and those seeking educational and other supports. I want to offer my thanks to those who spoke today and shared their experience of participating in the programmes run by the Task Force and to thank Google for further committing to this project.”
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