Phone
Email Address
Website URL
Location
Newpark Close, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, R95 PF63, Ireland
Describe the purpose and aim(s) of the organisation/voluntary group
Newpark Close Family Resource Centre is one of 121 Family Resource Centres across Ireland. We are all represented under the Family Resource Centres National Forum.
Our vision is that all children, families, individuals, and communities will actively participate and be included in a society that is equal, equitable, inclusive, and non-discriminatory and which will enable their optimal well-being.
Our main purpose is to advance the health, well-being and education of families, children, individuals and communities by working together to ensure all have opportunities to participate in a Family Resource Centre in their Community.
Learners most commonly worked with:
Home carers
Lone parents
Men
Members of LGBTQI communities
Members of Traveller communities
Members of ROMA communities
Migrants
Older learners
People and/or their families living with addiction/in recovery
People experiencing homelessness
People experiencing rural isolation
People living in areas of high unemployment and deprivation
People living in border counties
People who are unemployed
People who left school early
People with disabilities
People with literacy difficulties
People with mental health challenges
Women
Women returning to the workplace
Young Adults
Programmes/Courses Offered
Community engagement programmes (personal development programmes through creative, social or manual activities eg. flower arranging)
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
Mental health supports (e.g. counselling, or mental health awareness activities, support groups, resource, etc.)
Approximate number of learners engaged with annually
50 - 100