Our Story at Inspired Tralee
Inspired is a community project collaborating with young adults with learning disabilities in the areas of education, employment and social participation.
At Inspired, we focus on ability. We are a unique community project where the participants who have ownership over the direction we take. It is the participants who decide what classes and activities they want to pursue, and we then organise qualified tutors to deliver them. Our current timetable includes personal development, life skills, cooking, drama, Zumba, yoga, photography, art, jewellery making, music and dance. Participants have regular meetings to discuss new ideas, which we are always open to.
Inspired is a registered charity and for several years was entirely self-funded through fundraising, thanks to the generosity of the local community. While we are still reliant on donations to meet some of our costs, in July 2018 Inspired secured funding through the Pobal Ability Programme. This has facilitated a major expansion of the project, taking us from a three days per week operation run entirely by volunteers, to opening five days per week with four paid staff. All at Inspired are grateful to our donors and funders for their support as we continue to grow the project.
