Kilkenny organisation to rececive €5,000 from Coca-Cola Thank You Fund

A Kilkenny youth groups has been celebrating the news that they will receive a grant share from this year’s Coca-Cola Thank You Fund. 

The successful non-profit organisation from Kilkenny is Foróige Youth Skills Kilkenny, receiving at least €5,000 in funding. 

Foróige Youth Skills Kilkenny works with young people aged 15-25 in Kilkenny City and county who are not currently engaged in employment, education, or training. They offer a dynamic programme of development and education to improve the likelihood of reengaging the young people supported by the organisation with education, training, or employment opportunities. 

Operating in partnership with the Irish Youth Foundation and supporting partners YouthAction Northern Ireland, the Fund invests in community groups that are orientated towards young people, with this year’s theme centred around empowering young people through learning, inclusion, and sustainable development. 

This year The Coca-Cola Company and its partner Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland joined forces to double the amount of funding on offer in 2023, making €200,000 in grants available.  The significant increase in funding means that the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund can support even more local organisations across the island of Ireland that work tirelessly to champion and empower young people to take an active role in shaping, creating, and maintaining sustainable communities.   

Commenting on this year’s recipient announcement, Agnese Filippi, Country Manager, Coca-Cola Ireland said: “It has been truly remarkable to witness the evolution of the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund, an initiative that is firmly focused on having a meaningful impact on the future of young people in our local communities."