ABOUT

Welcome to THE Cork Anti Poverty Resource Network (CAPRN)
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WHO WE ARE

Cork

Anti-

Poverty Resource Network

Founded in 1976, we will proudly celebrate 50 years of serving the Cork community in 2026. As a community-based organisation, our mission is to encourage and empower individuals to become active agents in shaping their own lives and communities. Volunteering lies at the heart of all we do. Whether assisting clients, mentoring, training, or fundraising, every achievement is made possible by the dedication and generosity of our volunteers. Their commitment strengthens our mission and ensures we can continue supporting those who need us most.


Currently, CAPRN is responsible for five Cork community-based projects, which consist of:


Write Together: Adult Literacy Scheme.

Mná Feasa: Domestic Violence Project.

Women Supporting Women: A Mentoring Programme for Women Parenting Alone.

Páisti @ No.3: Childcare facility.

Cork City North Mature Women’s Action Group: Collective of Mature women working towards change.

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PHILOSOPHY

A commitment to basic social economic and political change in Ireland

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COMMITMENT

OUR PHILOSOPHY

  • A commitment to basic social, economic and political change in Ireland (and the world) as a way of combating poverty, social exclusion and marginalisation.
  • A commitment to sharing resources between different project groupings and of the stronger groups supporting the work of the emerging new groups or those groups who are marginalised.
  • A commitment to resourcing community people so that they will become spokespeople with a direct non-mediated voice.
  • CAPRN has a strong commitment to equality in terms of gender, class, race and religion.
  • The work is to be self directed and defined with the active solidarity of committed resource people, who will ensure that the work of all groups and projects are self directed.