Market Street,
Ballaghaderreen,
Co. Roscommon
Phone: 094 9862565 / Fax: 094 9862548
e-mail: nwrosccdp@eircom.net
Website: under construction

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- Improve the quality of life for older people in the community.

- Facilitate the development and the expansion of services for young people.

- Establish a Community Transport Scheme in order to ensure that all communities in the CDPs area can avail of services and activities within the area, the county or the region.

- Support the community and the voluntary activity in the CDP catchment area.

- Develop NW Roscommon CDP as a learning organization that reflects and reviews its activities, policies and procedures and which is inclusive of local communities.

MABS
Money Advice Bureau
Roscommon Money Advice Bureau hold a monthly service in the CDP office in Ballaghaderreen in the morning of the first Thursday of every month. Call in for advice or ring MABS in Roscommon to make an appointment on 0906 627811.

NorthWest Roscommon CDP is part of a National Community Development Programme which aims to support our local communities. CDP are funded by the Dept of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. There are a total of 175 projects countrywide. While NorthWest Roscommon CDP now have an office and staff , the VMC (Voluntary Management Committee) have worked extremely hard over the past three years to secure the funding for the project. NorthWest Roscommon CDP has a catchment area that includes Castlerea with a population of 2,689, Ballaghaderreen with a population of 2,319, and the villages of Ballinlough, Loughglynn, Lisacul, Cloonbonniffe, Gorthaganny and Fairymount. (The total population for the CDPs area is approx 8,276). These figures are taken from the 2002 census. Of the total figure 36% are over the age of 65 and 27% under the age of 18 years.

CIS
Roscommon Citizen Information Services hold an outreach service every Wednesday from 11-1 pm and 2-3pm at the offices of NW Roscommon CDP. This service is free and confidential and a wide range of issues are covered including Consumer Rights, Employment Rights, Social Welfare, Taxation and Disability Information. You may also ring the office to speak to their information officer any Wednesday on 094 9862565 or you can ring the Roscommon office 090 6627922. We also have passport forms, provisional licence forms and application forms for a driver theory test.