Community Loan Success Stories - Kilkenny
Organisations benefiting include; Community & Voluntary, Charities, Sports Clubs, Social Enterprises and organisations tackling community, social and environmental issues.
Clann Credo is a charity and recycles capital repayments into new loans to continuously increase the Community Loan Finance available so more community organisations can benefit in the future.
As Ireland’s largest social finance provider, we have re-imagined lending and believe that finance can be a catalyst for good in communities.
Bringing a disused National School back into the heart of the community!
In 2011 the Community Association undertook a substantial extension of the hall. The two-storey extension now includes a huge range of new facilities enabling many new activities and services.
But in 2008 when the Thomastown Weir stopped functioning virtually all this activity ground to a halt or was forced to move elsewhere. In response the Thomastown Community River Trust was born.
Established in 2008 and located in Ferrybank, Kilkenny, the group provides skills training for societies most disenfranchised people which inevitably includes many ex-prisoners.
Clann Credo - A Nationwide Community
Clann Credo has provided €215 million in Community Loan Finance to more than 1,500 projects and service since 1996, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs and strengthening communities nationwide.
Clann Credo:
- Provides Community Loan Finance at affordable interest and repayment rates
- Considers the impact your project will have on your community
- Has regionally-based, experienced staff ready to help you
- Does not require Personal Guarantees
- Welcomes early repayment (with no penalty)