Dave Mac's Local Legend

Shane O' Mahony - Cork Simon Community


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Shane has been working with Cork Simon Community for 11 years.Starting off as a full-time volunteer, then progressing to doing casual work on their relief panel,following this Shane ended up getting a permanent position. Shane is tasked with developing care plans, referrals to mental health and addiction services as well as access to housing for service users. It's also about having compassion towards users and being aware of past traumas that the users may have gone through. At present the most challenging aspect is residential care and they are relying on the generosity of the public to help their users.You can donate now at: Cork Simon Community
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