Location
Lostowel, Kerry, V31 FH67, Ireland
Describe the purpose and aim(s) of the organisation/voluntary group

Duagh Family and community resource centre is situated in North Kerry. The centre was founded in 1994 and grew from the needs identified by the original management committee through consultation, focus groups and a needs analysis carried out by the University of Limerick in 1996. The organisation received family resource centre status in 1998. Some of the main services and supports provided by the Family Resource Centre include:

Family Support & Services provided both universal and targeted
Counselling and Play Therapy
Youth Programmes
Parenting Programmes (All age groups catered for)
Parent & Toddler
Childcare Services (from babies up to Pre-School)
Breakfast Club & After-Schools Services
Jobs club
Older Peoples Services including day care, meals on wheels & outings
Information Officer
Education and training programme to assist the unemployed
Facilitating the delivery of ETB (Kerry Education and Training) Training Programmes

Learners most commonly worked with:
Home carers
Lone parents
Men
Older learners
Women
Women returning to the workplace
Programmes/Courses Offered
Computer skills
Employment skills
Health and wellbeing programmes
Parenting programmes
Level of courses you offer
Non-accredited
Types of wraparound support provided
Childcare
Drop in centre
Family support services
Information and guidance services
Mental health supports (e.g. counselling, or mental health awareness activities, support groups, resource, etc.)
Resources (digital library, lending schemes, books)
Approximate number of learners engaged with annually
0 - 50