Kilkenny Project Among 19 Nationwide to Share in €500,000 Fund
The Housing Finance Agency has announced the beneficiaries of its Social Investment Fund, which includes a local community-focused initiative in Kilkenny.
The fund, totaling €500,000, will be shared among 19 projects across the country, supporting endeavors that enhance neighborhoods, promote inclusion, and improve quality of life in communities where HFA-funded homes are delivered.
- The successful applicant, Oaklee, will develop a Communal Sensory Garden at Walkinslough Court in Kilkenny.
- The garden aims to transform an underused outdoor space into an inclusive, therapeutic environment for residents and service users from SOS Kilkenny.
- The project will feature accessible furniture, raised planter beds, water features, sensory elements, and a mural to foster wellbeing, social inclusion, and community pride.
The garden will particularly benefit adults with intellectual disabilities and autism.
Author's summary: Kilkenny project receives funding for sensory garden development.