OUR WORK WITH SVP

The Blackrock College SVP Conference members provide assistance to the poor and disadvantaged members of our community in several ways:

They provide targeted Education Support in the form of bursary (in consultation with the Killinarden Community School and the local SVP Conference of St Catherine’s in West Tallaght), for third level students from the disadvantaged areas in this deprived location. This tried and tested strategy helps the students to overcome their difficult backgrounds and helps them to succeed and become a source of inspiration to other budding students in the area who are hoping to break out of the poverty trap. Currently, 25 students, mainly from under-privileged areas in West Tallaght, have been supported in their third level studies.

Conference members also support the SVP Visitation Programme in Killinarden St Catherine’s in West Tallaght on three out of four weeks per month in response to requests for help from families, many of whom are in dire need of caring help that is quietly offered with dignity.

On an annual basis, 200 SVP Christmas hampers are prepared by the college students under the Transition Year Dean’s expert management. These hampers are delivered to families in need of help, in Killinarden, West Tallaght, by the parents and Transition Year students and Union volunteers. This provides members of the Blackrock College community, the opportunity to see at first hand, the tough living conditions endured by the recipient families.