The Minister for Children, Frances Fitzgerald T.D., has approved funding of over €7 million to 28 major organisations which provide a wide range of marriage, child and bereavement counselling services and supports nationwide.
Announcing the funding Minister Fitzgerald said “I am delighted to be in a position to continue funding for these counselling organisations. Each of these organisations has a proven track record in the speciality of services they provide. This is the third payment to these organisations in a three year multi-annual funding cycle. It has enabled the organisations concerned to plan and develop quality services over the period.”
The grants will be used by counselling organisations to provide marriage counselling, marriage preparation courses, counselling services to children whose lives have been affected by parental separation and bereavement counselling and support to families on the death of a family member.
The funding announced by Minister Fitzgerald includes:
- €4.2 million for major providers of services such as ACCORD, Marriage & Relationship Counselling Services Ltd and Cork Marriage Counselling Services.
- €1.4 million for regional networks of services in counties Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Louth, Mayo, Roscommon and Waterford.
- €674,000 for services providing supports for children in need of counselling in relation to parental separation and bereavement.
- €412,500 for organisations providing services in disadvantaged communities.
Minister Fitzgerald said “These grants, demonstrate the Government’s commitment to offering practical assistance to families and individuals at particularly stressful periods in their lives. Having a network of support services available throughout the country, to provide marriage and relationship counselling services is a core part of helping families to cope with problems they are confronted with”.
Organisation Name County Grant
Cork Counselling Services Ltd Cork €157,600
Cork Marriage Counselling Service Cork €402,500
Accord Dublin Dublin €702,900
Aim Family Services Dublin €84,100
Barnardos Dublin €210,000
C.A.R.I. Foundation (Dublin) Dublin €152,400
Clanwilliam Institute Dublin €125,200
Crosscare Teen Counselling Dublin €163,800
Dublin Counselling and Therapy Centre Dublin €96,800
Genesis Psych. & Family Therapy Centre Dublin €105,100
Headway Ireland Dublin €67,500
Hesed House Dublin €71,500
Liberties Counselling Dublin €71,100
MRCS Dublin €730,700
Newlands Institute for Counselling Dublin €138,000
Northside Counselling Service Ltd Dublin €98,300
Rainbows Ireland Dublin €147,800
Target Dublin €84,600
Turning Point Ireland Ltd Dublin €81,700
Pro-Consult Galway €87,500
Southwest Counselling Centre Kerry €84,300
Accord Central Office Kildare €1,093,900
Accord Centres Nationwide Kildare €1,313,800
Dundalk Counselling Centre Louth €137,500
Knock Counselling Service Mayo €108,000
Family Life Services Mayo €81,000
Family Life Centre, Boyle Roscommon €152,000
Vita House Family Centre Roscommon €112,500
St. Brigid’s Family and Community Centre Waterford €139,800
Total €7,001,900
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