About us
Welcome to the website of the Sligo County Community Forum. Here you can keep up to date with the forum activities on our ‘home’ page, view our most recent e-bulletins and newsletters and post comments to other forum members. To view information about our ‘Diversity Training’ Programme in 2009-2010 check out our page ‘diversity training‘.
- Forum executive with new members at a recent meeting
What is Sligo County Community Forum?The Sligo County Community Forum was established in 2000 as a voice for the community and voluntary sector in County Sligo. With a registered membership of over 660 groups, the Forum acts as a network to enable the Community & Voluntary sector to meet and address common issues and concerns of the sector and bring forward those views at a county level.
“The Mission Statement of the Community Forum is to identify analyse and act on the needs, issues and concerns of Community and Voluntary Groups in County Sligo with particular emphasis on the issues that affect those who are most vulnerable and excluded in our Communities.”
Members are elected to the county community forum through five area fora in County Sligo. Currently there are 20 places representing the following geographical interests :
Dromore West electoral area - 4 representatives
Tubbercurry electoral area - 4 representatives
Ballymote electoral area - 4 representatives
Sligo/Strandhill electoral area - 4 representatives
Sligo/Drumcliffe electoral area 4 representatives
… and five representatives covering the following sectoral interests:
Older people - 1 representative
People with disabilities - 1 representative
Young people - 1 representative
Traveller Community - 1 representative
New Communities - 1 representative
The County Community Forum meets every month. It holds its meetings in different areas around the county. The forum members hold seats on a wide range of boards and local government structures to advocate for the views of the community and voluntary sector.