EU Project Experience

No experience

European Year of Youth (EYY) 2022 Micro Grant Scheme. To celebrate the European Year of Youth 2022 and a successful first year in operation, the Youth Social Club @Crann plan to host a magical Winter Wonderland event in Ireland's only fully inclusive and accessible playground.

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EU Funding Goals

Crann would like to focus on building a network, learning, and participating as a partner in projects.

Topics we are interested in:

• Leading a Collaborative Network of Partners to Shift the System for Change: Crann has a long-term strategy to influence system shifting and policy change for disability services.
• Building Evidence of Impact Through Engaged Research to build a body of evidence in health, economic and social measures through engaged research to prove the impact of our 2Gen model of care.
• Access and Inclusion, in health, wellbeing, and participation across the lifespan.

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Strengths

Pioneering a 2Gen Approach for disability in Europe, Crann’s innovative 2Gen Model of Care intentionally puts family at the centre and has 6 interconnected areas of support addressing health, wellbeing, and participation across the lifespan. The 6 services are Psychological Wellbeing, Health & Continence, Education & Career Pathways, Mobility, Independent Living & Social Capital. The model allows Crann’s team of professionals including nurses, occupational therapists, counsellors, dieticians, reflexologists, podiatrists, education & career mentors and play therapists to deliver comprehensive wraparound care programmes enabling better health & wellbeing outcomes and increased opportunities for participation in education, work and leisure for the children, adults and families who avail of services at Crann.

As the first disability-focused charity in Europe to formally adopt the Ascend at Aspen 2Generation(2Gen) approach, we are committed to evidencing the impact of our Model of Care. The roadmap for thisresearch began in 2016 and continues today.

Our Social Return on Investment (SROI) forecast confirmed in 2022 that most stakeholders who engaged in services at Crann experienced highly valuable outcomes. Among the outcomes reported by familiesare:- Reduced demand on acute services- Improved independence, mobility, physical health and self-care/management- Improved family relationships & reduced caregiver burden- Improved quality of life and psychological wellbeing- Increase in confidence and motivation- Re-engagement into the community and employmentThose surveyed said that they cannot access the services which Crann provides elsewhere and that Crann is providing programming that no other organization is providing.

Crann is committed to engaged research, which ensures that all research projects involve working closely with community members, industry partners, and policymakers to address real-world needs and challenges. Engaged research is essential for creating meaningful, impactful, and inclusive outcomes that will inform Crann’s service provision and influence a wider shift in the system for Disability care.Collaborating to influence change for disability services. Crann formed a Research Advisory Group in September 2024, composed of experts with diverse backgrounds. The group’s primary role is to ensure research projects are based on expert knowledge, conducted ethically, and capable of producing essential insights. The group meets quarterly to review Crann’s ongoing research agenda.Crann Living Lab Workshop October 2024Working in partnership with University College Cork (UCC), Crann is using a Living Lab process to progress our engaged research agenda and explore our central theme: “Is the Crann 2Gen Model of Care effective, viable, sustainable, and translatable?”

The Living Lab allows us to involve end-users in developing and testing research questions in real-life environments, ensuring user-centric outcomes, as demonstrated by UCC’s experience on previous projects. This user-centric approach helps tailor research innovations to meet real-world demands effectively, enhancing implementation and adoption.Crann is dedicated to ensuring that all research involving the charity is conducted with integrity, transparency, accountability, and respect for all participants. Our research governance includes ethical approval processes, ensuring participant safety and consent, data protection, and managing conflicts of interest, among other considerations. Our governance framework ensures that research findings are credible and ethical, contributing positively to the broader body of knowledge.