Youth race Participating Clubs

Ógra Chorcaí is the main participating youth agency in the Ocean to City youth race.

The principle objective of Ógra Chorcaí is to engage young people in development and educational opportunities in order that they may more fully participate in their community and society.

It operates under the structure of a limited compnay with a Board of Directors. Funding comes from: Dept. of Education and Science - Youth Affairs Section, City of Cork V.E.C., Cork County V.E.C., Cork Corporation, Youth Peoples Facilities & Services Fund, Local Drugs Task Force, Dept. of Justice, Early School Leavers Initiatives, FÁS, and fundraising activities (as a registered charity).

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Website: http://www.ograchorcai.org

Ógra Chorcaí works with and for Young People in three ways:

1. Through Adult Volunteers and Leaders
2. Through Community based special intervention projects
3. Training for prospective youth workers - as a placement agency for Maynooth, U.C.C., C.I.T., W.I.T., S.I.T., and Community Gardaí.

• The Lodge, Farranree
• BAY – Ballyphehane Action Youth
• Ográ Bishopstown
• Ográ Barrack street
• TACT - Togher Action Youth