The National Lottery Good Causes Awards honour the inspiring work thousands of projects, clubs and individuals from all over Ireland do each and every day.
This year, RTÉ has teamed up with the National Lottery to showcase some of these good causes.
Like the Breffni Family Resource Centre, nominated in the 'Community' category.
Breffni is a community-based project that aims to help combat disadvantage by supporting the functioning of the family unit.
They provide services and supports to struggling families, lone parent families, men, women, youth, the elderly and others in need of support in the South Leitrim area and parts of Roscommon.
Their services include support for people with mental health and learning disabilities, support for children experiencing separation or bereavement, an unemployment programme and counselling and mindfulness for both adults and children.
Breffni Family Resource Centre is among 37 national finalists for the National Lottery Good Cause Awards 2019. The awards encompass seven categories: Sport, Health & Well Being, Arts & Culture, Heritage, Community, Youth Affairs and the Irish Language.
Each category winner will receive €10,000 and the overall Good Cause of the Year will receive an additional €25,000. The winners will be announced at a Gala Awards Dinner on November 2.
Last year, more than €228 million was raised by participants of National Lottery games all over the country for good causes. This equates to about €625,000 a day. On average there are approximately 4,000 beneficiaries that receive funding each year.
For the full list of National Lottery Good Causes Awards finalists see here.
