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COPE Galway pays no top ups and publishes funding breakdown
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Charity for the Homeless COPE Galway provided over 15,000 bed nights to 356 people during 2013
The organisation has also issued a statement saying it doesn’t pay top ups and never has
In 2013 COPE Galway provided refuge to 88 women with 83 children who were fleeing from violence at home
A further 283 women and 253 children availed of the Support and Outreach service
Also in the course of the year COPE helped over 200 older people, some of whom feel isolated and alone, and provided over 45,000 meals.
The full and part time staff of 100 comprise social care professionals, childcare workers, community support workers, chefs, cleaners, drivers, fundraisers, and administrators. They are supported by over 150 volunteers
In a statement COPE says all salaries are on or below the levels of corresponding staff aligned to HSE pay scales and it does not nor never has paid top ups.
The CEO, Jacquie Horan, receives a salary of €53,251 for the part-time position, minimum 25 hours per week.
It receives 79% in funding from statutory bodies the HSE and the City Council, 5 % from grants and 8% from service charges
COPE concludes by saying it depends on the generosity of the public to raise the remaining 8% of the funds required.