Our support of Ringsend District Response to Drugs project, which is delivering real results for the Ringsend area, was shortlisted by Chambers Ireland for the President's CSR Awards.
The Ringsend & District Response to Drugs Project (RDRD) was established in 1995, as a result of local concern over an escalating drugs problem in the area. The Project is a community based rehabilitation and support service for drugs users and their families in the Ringsend area of Dublin.
The main emphasis of the project is to support individuals in becoming free of drugs. The principal philosophy of the programme is built on community involvement and empowering the local community to tackle the drug problem in a constructive way through a process of education and training.
As the RDRD plays a pivotal role in supporting drug users and their families, the project presented the ideal platform from which Dublin Port Company could provide resources to actively support the community in a lasting and meaningful way as well as playing its part in taking a hands on approach in tackling social issues in local port communities.
The key objectives of the project are as follows;
Over the past 11 years over 100 hundred people have graduated through the drug awareness programme with certificates funded by Dublin Port Company. As well, many of those who have graduated through the programme have remained on a full time basis with the project, providing essential services to drug users struggling with addiction and their families.