The FEAD (Fund for European Aid to the most Deprived) programme is an EU-wide initiative to help support people take their first steps out of poverty and social exclusion. 85% of the funding comes from the EU with the balance of funding coming from the Irish Exchequer. The Department of Social Protection is the managing authority for FEAD in Ireland.

 

CYS is a partner organisation and supports the FEAD programme, through this we are able to provide non-perishable food to families and individuals in need. Food supplied consist of breakfast cereals, rice, pasta and pasta sauce, soups, canned fish, jam, tea, coffee, sugar and canned vegetables and fruit. Over 30 families benefit from this programme on a monthly basis.