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WHAT IS MARA?The aim of the MARA project is to improve the health and wellbeing of rural dwellers in Northern Ireland by increasing access to services, grants amd benefits by facilitating a co-ordinated service to support rural dwellers living in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion. |
MARA aims to:
Increase access to home improvement schemes particularly energy efficiency grants
Increase access to full benefit entitlement checks
Increase access to a range of local services
Increase access to a range of regional/universal services
Increase access to community transport
Groups entitled are:
Fishermen
Farmers
Lone/single parents
Ethnic minorities
Carers
Elderly
Others at risk
If you or someone you know would benefit from the project, contact:
County Down Rural Community Network,
Ballymote Centre,
40 Killough Road,
Downpatrick,
BT30 6PY
Tel: 028 4461 2311
| The MARA Project is an inter-departmental regional project funded by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and delivered by the Public Health Agency (PHA). The MARA project was officially launched on Thursday 15th March 2012 by both the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Michelle O’Neill and the Minister for Health, Edwin Poots. |
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