Almost 4 million euro in funding was distributed to Clare organisations by Tusla last year.
The child and family agency’s annual report for 2022 shows that fourteen services in this county received financial support.
The funding supported a wide range of disciplines including community counselling, domestic and gender violence services, education and family supports.
Clarecare which has been operating since 1958 and is currently the county’s largest not-for profit social enterprise received 1,190,000 euro.
Clare Haven obtained the next highest allocation of 826,000 euro, a reduction of 33,000 euro from the previous year.
School Completion Programmes in Kilrush and Ennis received a cumulative total of 508,000 euro, with 3,000 euro specifically designated for Ennis National.
Elsewhere, the family resource centres of Shannon, West Clare and North West Clare received shares of 659,000 euro.
The Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board was granted 237,000 euro, while the other cross border initiative at the Killaloe/Ballina Resource Centre benefitted from 193,000 euro.
The Clare Youth Service gained 125,000 euro, while payments to the Clare Immigrant Support Centre more than doubled in the last year, rising from 18,000 euro to 49,000 euro in 2022.
Overall, Tusla provided approximately 3,873,000 euro to Clare organisations last year, up 10% from the figure recorded in 2021.
