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Galway City Community Network
The Public Participation Network in Galway City

29th May 2020
Below please find:
Reminder  
● Galway City Community Call Helpline - read here
Message from COVID-19 Health Communications Stakeholder Support
● Translated Resources - read here
Events and Initiatives
●  Galway City Cruinniú na nÓg: Saturday 13th June - read here
● #BeActiveHour: Saturday 30th May at 4pm- read here
Supports and Resources
● Domestic Abuse Service and Refuge: Cope - read here
● Support Older People to Get Online: Age Action Referral Process - read here
● HoldFirm Colouring Sheets - read here
Latest Governmental News 
● Wage Subsidy Scheme Changes: Maternity or Adoptive Leave Returns- read here
● Reopening of Childcare Services: Decisions and Guidance Update - read here
● COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form - read here
Stay up to date on  - GCCN website

Galway City Community Call Helpline
operating from 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week

See the full-size poster here.

Message from COVID-19 Health Communications Stakeholder Support
29th May 2020
Message from COVID-19 Health Communications Stakeholder Support
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Dear Colleague,
We hope this message finds you well. Thanks for your continuing support in helping to share information about COVID-19. This communications update is particularly aimed at sharing, and drawing your attention to the COVID-19 public health information translated resources. We would be very grateful for your help in sharing these resources as widely as possible with relevant communities.
 
Translated COVID-19 Resources
For those whose first language is neither English nor Irish, we have translated public health information into 24 other languages. These include Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Farsi, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Urdu and Yoruba. We are also working on developing resources in Somali and Eritrean. The most up to date translated partner resources for COVID-19 can be found here.
 
Roma--------------------------------------
A series of resources for the Roma Community are available in Romani or translated into Romanian, Slovak and Czech here.
For the speakers of Romanian in the Roma Community there is also a video with important information available at this link here.
There is a Roma specific resources page which includes easy read and image-based communication documents and a translation of the Phase 1 government re-opening roadmap which can be found here.
 
Migrant Health--------------------------
There is also a Migrant Health resources page, which includes videos in various languages and further specific translated resources.
 
Other Resources-----------------------
The COVID-19 World Service is a joint initiative of Nasc and Together Ireland. The COVID-19 World Service has video messages from doctors and other healthcare professionals in several languages for migrants living in Ireland.
Video 1:  General advice on how to prevent the contraction and spread of the virus.
Video 2: Information on self-isolation, what to do if you test positive for COVID-19 or are a contact of someone who has.
These videos can be found here.  
 
The Government’s ‘Community Call – Advice and Contact Information for Your County’ leaflet has been translated into 12 different languages and is available here.  
 
Public Health Information-----------
As always, for the most up to date information and advice on Coronavirus, please go to: https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/c36c85-covid-19-coronavirus/,
https://www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/ and https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/

If your organisation has any specific requests in relation to COVID-19 public health information materials, please email us and to let us know.

Please share and pass on these resources as widely as possible to relevant communities.
 
Keep well, remember we're #InThisTogether and #HoldFirm
Covid-19 Health Communications Stakeholder Support

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Events and Initiatives

Galway City Cruinniú na nÓg
Saturday 13th June 2020

A National Day of Free Creative Activity for Children and Young People

This year in response to COVID-19, Cruinniú na nÓg celebrates and encourages participation by children and young people in creative activities in their own homes and gardens. Led by the local Creative Galway Team in Galway City Council, with support from Youth Work Ireland Galway, local artists, arts organisations, creative practitioners, and local community groups activities include everything from a family-friendly PaintClub, 5 short circus skills’ tutorials, live youth music performances, a hip hop choreography dance class and a city-wide photography competition culminating in an online exhibition on Saturday 13th June 2020.
With a strong emphasis on creativity, activities are specially designed to spark an interest and encourage the inner creative in children to try something new or fulfil a secret ambition!
All events are free and activity-based with opportunities for young people to get involved in ‘doing’, ‘making’, ‘creating’ and trying new things.
See the Programme with further detail here.

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#BeActiveHour - European Active
Saturday 30th May at 4pm

Galway Sports Partnership is inviting the people of Galway to get #BEACTIVE as part of the European #BeActiveHour this Saturday 30th May at 4pm.

You can choose any workout or game from your Local Sports Partnership like going for a walk or a jog and feel the benefits of physical activity. See ideas here.

Take a photo of your physical activity and share it with  us by tagging @GalwayLSP @SportIreland @Europe_Active and use #BeActiveHour #GalwayActive


This initiative is in conjunction with Europe Active who are inviting people across Europe to be physically active for one hour. See details here. This hour celebrates the important role that physical activity plays in people’s lives, never more so than in recent weeks and months. As we all know, physical activity has the power to boost people’s mood, reduce concerns and make people feel healthier and happier.
Watch the promo video here.

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Support and Resources
Domestic Abuse Service and Refuge

Cope's Domestic Abuse Service and Refuge remains open and available to support women in Galway who are experiencing domestic abuse, and their children.


If you or someone you know needs help, please call the 24-hour helpline  on 091 565 985.


COVID-19 prevention and social distancing measures are in place to ensure your safety while accessing the service. See the full-size poster here.

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Referral Process 
Support Older People to Get Online

Age Action have developed a referral process for older people to be paired with an Age Action volunteer tutor that will support them get online so that they can access services and continue to participate socially.
Download the referral process here.

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HoldFirm Colouring Sheets

As part of the HSE's Hold Firm campaign, they have developed HoldFirm colouring sheets for both children and adults.

These can now be downloaded from the Stay At Home Resources page, under the 'Education, Creativity & Arts' heading on the Galway City Council website here.

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Latest News
Changes to Wage Subsidy Scheme
To Accommodate Returns from Maternity or Adoptive Leave
The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, has confirmed that a change to the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) will be made to accommodate the salaries of those who have returned to work after a period of maternity or adoptive leave and who may not have been on the payroll of their employer on the 29th February, or been paid in either January or February 2020. See details here.
Reopening of Childcare Services
Decisions and Guidance Update

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone
has announced a number of developments to assist childcare providers and parents plan for the reopening of services on June 29. See details here.

Regulations to Complete the
COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form
From Thursday 28th of May, passengers arriving to Ireland from overseas will be required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form. Failure to do so will be an offence. See details here.
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