Funding totalling £338,486 for the expansion of the Rainbow Child and Family Centre will give the project a massive boost, Sinn Fein Councillor Elisha McCallion has said.
Sinn Fein Cllr Elisha McCallion.
The funding, provided by the Northern Ireland Executive through the Department for Social Development’s Neighbourhood Renewal Programme, will see the Shantallow-based Centre double in size.
The expansion will see provision of a new community room, kitchen area and office space as well as renovating and upgrading the Centre’s current facilities which include a play room, a quiet room and toilet facilities.
The Centre provides safe and affordable pre-school and after-school services for children to allow parents to return to education and/or training to increase their knowledge and skills base to move into employment.
It is also used by local schools and community groups to provide playgroup sessions, a summer scheme and mother and toddler services for the local community.
Cllr McCallion said the announcement of the expansion was a “good news story” for the area.
She added: “This is a vital service to the local community especially the families who use it in the provision of nursery and after school care.”
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