Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign
General Information
Identification Code: 018288224966-40
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Entity Form: non-profit company limited by guarantee
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 12/7/2016
Last Update: 2/27/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign is a national network of community activists and community organisations that are involved in responding to Ireland's drugs crisis. CityWide was set up in 1995 to bring together Dublin communities that were struggling with the heroin crisis. We now work nationally linking communities across the country dealing with a range of substance issues.
CityWide works to promote and support a community development approach to the drugs problem - this means involving the people who are most affected by the problem in dealing with the problem - drug users, their families and communities.
CityWide aims
To develop the capacity of local communities to respond to the drugs problem in their area.
To provide ongoing support, facilitation and networking to local groups working on the drugs issue, either in areas already linked in to CityWide or other areas where communities may not be well organised.
To campaign and lobby on policy issues in relation to drug (...)
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Public health
Levels of Interest:
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs
EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan 2021-2025
EU policy position on UNGASS
Communication Activities: As members of the EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs, Citywide has engaged in CSF sub-group meetings to discuss the implementation of the EU Drugs Strategy 2021-2025 and attended a plenary meeting of the Forum in Brussels in October 2022 and in November 2023.
Citywide has circulated information on the implementation of the EU Drugs Strategy through its community networks and issues arising from the EU Strategy are discussed as part of our network meetings.
As members of the National Oversight Committee for the National Drugs Strategy in Ireland, Citywide has contributed to discussions and to the position of the Irish Dept. of Health on the implementation of the Strategy.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Commission expert group - Civil Society Forum on Drugs#E02681#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2681 #MEMBER #C#Civil society
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: 29 Whitworth RoadDrumcondra
Post Code: D09E5C9
City: Dublin
Country: IRELAND
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EU Office
Address: 29 Whitworth RoadDrumcondra
Post Code: D09E5C9
City: Dublin
Country: IRELAND
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.25
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.citywide.ie/networks/
Organisation Members: International Drugs Policy Consortium
European Anti-Poverty Network