Bridge House Garden Project – Resident’s Garden Project
The garden has been developed by the men past and presently living at Bridge House since 2011. Today the garden boasts an impressive variety of fruit and vegetables
Blog
Primary category for all blog items on the COPE Galway website.
Domestic Abuse Outreach Programme – available for women across Galway City and County.
Amy Donohoe, outreach coordinator at Modh Eile House, talks about the outreach service provided by COPE Galway to the women of Galway city and county.
Rough Sleeper Outreach
David Byrne, from COPE Galway Day Centre, talking about extended rough sleeper outreach made possible by the recruitment of new volunteers.
Addressing Poverty For Our Most Vulnerable
As we progress into a post Covid society, we must begin looking at how best to address poverty for our most vulnerable. Universal basic income could be a solution.
Staying Safe During a Pandemic – When You Don’t Have a Home
14 March 2020 is a day I look back to as the most important date for efforts at a local level in Galway to safeguard people who were homeless and particularly vulnerable to Covid-19.
COPE Galway Christmas Swim hits ‘The Big Screen’
Local business, EZ Living Furniture, promoting the COPE Galway Christmas Swim on their LED Screen on Tuam Road to help get the word out.
When Home Becomes a Prison – Domestic Abuse in a Pandemic
You do not have to stay at home. You can leave. If you are ready and can safely do so, call us or call in, we are open 24/7.
National Stop Food Waste Week – We Bring Surplus Food to Those Who Need It
COPE Galway food rescue volunteers collect surplus food for redistribution all year. Marking National Stop Food Waste Week, 12-19 June.
Youth Homelessness in the West
COPE Galway continues to advocate for adequate responses and solutions to youth homelessness in Galway city and county.
“If I Were a Stronger Woman, He Wouldn’t Dare Hit Me…”
Our Domestic Abuse Service Manager, Dr Carol Baumann, writes about the strength and resilience of women who survive domestic abuse as we mark International Women’s Day this Friday, 8th March.