1 Day For Rehab

Every day of the year, we help thousands of people to live their lives the way they want.  For 1 Day, we are asking you to help us.

At Rehab, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to realise their aspirations, learn new skills and play a full part in their community.

This year on June 20th, Rehab is holding its first ever National Fundraising Day – 1 Day for Rehab. All the proceeds raised on 1 Day for Rehab will be used to fund projects in our 70 local centres around Ireland.

To make 1 Day for Rehab a success, we need your energy, ideas and support. Please show your support for Rehab and the work that we do.

3Ts (Turn the Tide of Suicide)

3Ts (Turn the Tide of Suicide) is a registered charity (CHY15710) founded to raise awareness of the problem of suicide in Ireland and to raise funds to help lower suicide rates through dedicated research, educational support and intervention.  The 3Ts receives no government funding but relies solely on fundraising and donations.

The No. 1 killer of young men in Ireland is not cancer, nor is it road traffic deaths, it is Suicide. Over 600 people in Ireland are estimated to die through suicide annually, one in six suicide deaths are males under 25 years, one in four are males under 35 years.

Mental health budgets are cut. As the number of deaths by suicide has risen - up a staggering 43% in the first 3 months of 2009, 35% overall in the first 6 months of 2009 - Government funding to cope with prevention, intervention and the aftermath has decreased with a reduction of 12.5% in 2009 and further reductions of 5-6.5% reported during 2010. 

There is no dedicated statutory service for people in suicidal crisis so to fill this very real gap, the 3Ts joined with fellow charity, Console, to set up the 1LIFE Suicide Helpline Tel 1 800 24 7 100, Ireland's first dedicated Suicide prevention helpline providing crisis intervention counselling and other services. 

The more awareness we have as a community about this problem the more opportunities we create to lobby for change. 3Ts has been involved in a variety of successful awareness projects which we believe have contributed to bringing the problem of suicide to the public consciousness. 

A Little Lifetime Foundation

A Little Lifetime Foundation formerly Isands (Irish Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society) is a support group for families bereaved by stillbirth or neonatal death.  

A Little Lifetime Foundation helps parents whose baby has died or is expected to die before or soon after birth.  

ABACAS Drogheda

ABAILE (ABA in local education) is a local parent led charity for autism education whose aim is to transform through education the lives of children with autism and the lives of their families.

Established in 2002 by a group of parents, ABAILE now offers two core services:

• The Drogheda ABACAS School for children and young people with autism – This school was set up by the parent group ABAILE in 2003 and provides appropriate education for 22 children.

• Parent support, information provision, awareness building , advocacy and training.

We seek to unlock and maximise the potential of every child with autism through appropriate evidence based education

Age Action

Age Action Ireland is the national network on ageing and older people. Age Action promotes better policies and services for all older people and an ageing society. Its main aim is to improve the quality of life of all older people, especially those who are most disadvantaged and vulnerable, by enabling them to live full, independent and satisfying lives for as long as they wish in their own homes, or in other appropriate accommodation.

ALONE

ALONE was initiated by Willie Bermingham, the well-known Dublin fireman to support older people in our community. The primary aim of ALONE is to combat isolation and loneliness among older persons, and to encourage the community at large to take responsibility for this action. ALONE also provides housing for older persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

ALONE has a team of over 85 dedicated volunteers who visit older persons frequently in order to provide some companionship and contact for those in isolation. ALONE Volunteers with the support of our small staff team also advise and advocate for older people on their entitlements and provide practical assistance , particularly during winter months but also all year round. ALONE also hopes to achieve a society where older people are respected and treated with dignity, and to ensure that no older person in need of assistance or support goes unnoticed.

While we have received state funding for buildings we value our independence our day to day activities is funded by donations from members of the public who share our vision.

Alzheimer Society of Ireland

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is a national voluntary organization which promotes quality of life for those affected by Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

As the foremost dementia-specific service provider in Ireland, the Society envisions a world where dementia can be prevented and cured, where stigma is a thing of the past and where those who live with dementia have all they need to live happy and fulfilling lives.

Anam Cara - Supporting Parents after Loss

ARC Cancer Support Centre

ARC Cancer Support Centre is a voluntary organisation and registered charity located at 65 Eccles Street, Dublin. The first of its kind, the aim of ARC House is to provide a professional support service to adults affected by all types of cancer, no matter where they are being treated in Ireland. An holistic approach to support is used as a complementary adjunct to primary medical treatment.

All of ARC's services are free of charge.

Aspire – The Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland

The mission of Aspire - The Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland, is to provide assistance for those with Asperger Syndrome / High Functioning Autism in Ireland together with a support network for families, friends and carers of those affected. We also support and promote research into the condition.

Bray Cancer Support Centre

"Offering emotional support and practical help to people with cancer and their families and friends".

We provide cancer support services free of charge to people affected by cancer.

Bubble Gum Club

The BubbleGum Club is a charity, registered in Ireland, whose mission is to provide extraordinary outings for extraordinary children, many of whom suffer from life threatening illness, long term debilitating illness or are disadvantaged in some other way.

The BubbleGum Club provides professional care in a fun environment giving kids a great boost, but also providing a well-earned break for the parents, family and carers.

Cancer Care West

Cancer Care West is a not for profit West of Ireland registered charity (CHY11260) dedicated to supporting those whose lives have been affected by a cancer diagnosis.  Our aim is to enhance patient care and well being and to provide supports to cancer patients and their families during and after their treatment.

We aim to provide a holistic service that complements medical treatment through the provision of residential accommodation and support services.  Cancer Care West also provides cancer awareness and educational programmes and undertakes research on patient care.

Cancer Care West’s Residential facility is located at Inis Aoibhinn, on the grounds of University Hospital Galway.  Our Cancer Support Centre is based at Seamus Quirke Road, a short walk from the hospital and Galway City.  Cancer Care West also provides outreach services and offers cancer support services in the wider community including Ballinasloe, Clifden and Roscommon Town.

Cancer Care West provides support to cancer patients and their families from all over the West of Ireland including counties Clare, Donegal, Galway, Letirim, Limerick, Mayo, North Tipperary, Roscommon and Sligo.

CARI (Children at Risk in Ireland)

CARI, established in 1989, is the only voluntary organisation in Ireland providing professional child-centred therapy, counselling and support services to children who have experienced child sexual abuse and their non-abusing family members/carers. We also provide the only specialised helpline in Ireland for anyone with a concern or question about child sexual abuse and also provide training, preventative education and consultancy services to individuals and groups. CARI also strives to raise awareness on the issue of child sexual abuse and child protection in Ireland.

Cherryorchard Equine Centre

The Cherry Orchard Equine Education and Training Centre

The Cherry Orchard Equine Education and Training Centre (the COEETC) originated as a community led initiative in the late 1990’s to provide a facility and services to enable young people at risk to access quality education and training as an alternative to an unstructured life of boredom, anti-social behaviour and substance abuse. The need for and potential of an equine focused facility and complementary services were so compelling that the Cherry Orchard community received exceptional support from the Ballyfermot Partnership, Dublin City Council and and a number of government agencies, including FAS, CDYSB, URBAN Ballyfermot and the VEC. The centre is a resource for the local community. The centre was built on 12 acres of land which includes 28 stables, an indoor and outdoor arena, an outdoor gallop, six tutorial rooms, chill out room, state of the art computer lab, and a canteen.

The Centre’s vision is of an ambitious and committed Cherry Orchard community where children are given every chance in life and in order to realise that vision has accepted a mission to create and sustain a unique, community led, equine centred, learning environment dedicated to the needs of young people through the provision of state recognized qualifications and recreational activities. The Cherry Orchard community is in the early stages of a significant regeneration project, which will see a €450 Million investment in its infrastructure. In the context of this regeneration the founders and other supporters of the Centre have taken this opportunity to engage in a disciplined review and planning process to identify a strategy for the next stage of the organisation’s development. This document sets out that strategy.

The Centre has identified six strategic aims that must be achieved in order to realise its mission.

They are:

1. To provide an education and training link that enables young people to progress into worthwhile further training / employment/education;
2. To retain greater numbers of young people to the end of second level;
3. To continually develop its Pony Club;
4. To integrate children aged six to ten into the Stay in Schools Programme and Community Riding Programme;
5. To increase the Community Horse Riding programme and the number of visiting groups utilising the facilities
6. To enhance the community participation programme in the Centre.

Children In Hospital Ireland

Children in Hospital Ireland (CHI)

Each year there are over 270,000 child visits to hospitals in Ireland. Children in Hospital Ireland, a national children's charity, works directly with these children and their families to ensure their welfare before, during and following a stay or visit in hospital. CHI manages a unique play service, PlayWell, which provide over 40,000 hours of play each year in hospital wards and playrooms nationwide.

Over 40 years, the organisation has worked collaboratively with parents, professionals and other organisations to champion the cause of sick children. It has played a major role in initiating and furthering changes in how children are cared for in Irish hospitals.

Branches or local groups

Dublin (6 hospitals), Limerick, Castlebar, Cork (2 hospitals), Drogheda, Waterford, Galway, Ballinasloe, Wexford, Tullamore, Mullingar and Kerry.

CHI PlayWell groups are active every week in 18 hospitals with plans for more groups to start.

Children's Sunshine Home & LauraLynn House

Children’s Leukaemia Association

The Children’s Leukaemia Association is a registered Charity based in the Mercy University Hospital that supports and assists families whose children are being cared for in the Children’s Leukaemia Unit. We receive no government funding and rely entirely on voluntary contributions from the public. All donations we receive for the Children’s Leukaemia Association are used to benefit the children who suffer from Leukaemia, Cancer or other serious blood disorders. Our fund is also used for research, counselling and ongoing developments within our services as well as providing home from home accommodation for families who have to travel long distances while their child is being treated in the Unit. Each year we also send children (and a parent) who are finished treatment to Lourdes.

Combines 4 Charity

Guniness World Record Achievers 2009

Combines 4 Charity was established in 2009 in a bid to attempt to set a new world record of having the most combine harvesters working simultaneously in the same field. This record was achieved on August 15th 2009 with 175 combine harvesters working alongside each other and along with doing so raised €300,000 for 4 Irish charities namely Barnardos, Gary Kelly Cancer Support, Self Help Africa and the National Rehabilitation Trust.This year Combines 4 Charity are organising a monster raffle with fabulous prizes on offer. The raffle is set to take place on October 24 2010 in the Knightsbrook Hotel Trim, Co. Meath. Find out more about the raffle by viewing our website http://www.combines4charity.com. Proceeds raised from the draw will be divided among the same 4 charities supported previously, Barnardos, Gary Kelly Cancer Support, Self Help and the National Rehabilitation Trust.

CONSOLE - (Suicide Bereavement & Prevention Service)

Coolmine Therapeutic Community

Coolmine Therapeutic Community (Coolmine) is a unique organisation in Ireland that works to support men and women become free of their addiction to drugs and alcohol. Since 1973, the organisation has supported clients and their families by offering a range of programmes comprising residential and day programmes, outreach services (prisons / communities), aftercare, education and employment initiatives. Each programme of care is tailored to the needs of the individuals, their families and their friends. Although our facilities are located in the greater Dublin area, we offer our services nationwide and work with approximately 270 clients per year, their friends and families.

COPE Galway

COPE Galway is a Galway based charity working in Galway to fight isolation. COPE Galway provides a range of support and services to people -

We provide a refuge and outreach support to women and children suffering from domestic violence, accommodation and move on support for men and women experiencing homelessness and sustenance and social supports for older people who wish to live in their own homes. 

The range of the work we do is vast - however all of our work is with people in Galway city and county who are experiencing some level of isolation. We are dependant more and more on the voluntary support we receive from individuals fundraising on our behalf.

-LETS HELP TOGETHER-

Cork ARC Cancer Support House

Cork ARC Cancer Support House is a voluntary organisation and registered charity located at O’Donovan Rossa Road, Cork. ARC standing for Aftercare, Research, Counselling was established to provide a holistic centre in which people with cancer and their families can find emotional support and practical help. Our aim is to provide therapies that complement the medical model, so as to make a difference to the lives of those affected by cancer. All Services are provided free of charge and supported through fundraising initiatives.

Cork Counselling Services

The Counselling Centre at No 7 Father Mathew Street in the heart of Cork City, has been providing affordable community counselling for nearly 25 years. Clients who visit the centre, some of them young children, come for many reasons e.g. bereavement. sexual or institutional abuse, depression, domestic violence, crisis pregnancy, illness, panic attacks and anxiety.

Our Mission

Our mission is to ensure that counselling is available to everyone in the community, regardless of ability to pay, sex, religion, background or sexual orientation. Clients can often only afford to pay €1 or €5, which means that we have to subsidise the remianing costs through income from our Training Institute and fundraising.

Support our Run Against Suicide fundraiser with the Evening Echo Minimarathon

Our Schools Suicide Prevention project works with Transition Year students.  Using creative materials and media such as chart songs, graffiti walls and real life stories, counsellors support students while they raise the issue of mental health, encourage ways of expressing difficulties; looking at the risk factors and triggers to watch for among friends. They also look at the impact of suicide on family and friends. Most importantly the explore what to do and where to turn if feeling isolated and depressed.

Cuan Mhuire

Cuan Mhuire offers a comprehensive, structured, abstinence based, residential programme to persons suffering from alcohol, other chemical dependencies and gambling.

Cuan Mhuire was founded by Sr. Consilio in 1966. It is a registered charity which is the main provider of treatment for alcohol and drug addiction for the entire island of Ireland. Approximately 2,500 people are treated for addiction in our centers in Ireland every year.

The 40th anniversary of the founding of Cuan Mhuire was celebrated over the first weekend of September 2006. The President Prof Mary Mac Aleese opened a major new facility in St. Josephs House to help victims of addiction. The President gave an inspirational address, highlighting amongst other things the importance of changing our attitudes to what is becoming a culture of excessive consumption of alcohol.

Cuan Mhuire is inspired by the belief that each person is of eternal value and that there is no such thing as a 'hopeless case'. Its treatment is not only geared towards the individual's addiction, but also towards the recovery of the whole person and the restoration of his/her dignity, self-respect and sense of responsibility. Cuan Mhuire has its own unique programme, developed and perfected by Sr. Consilio and her staff over the last forty years.

Cystic Fibrosis Hopesource Foundation

Cystic Fibrosis Hopesource Foundation is a registered charity dedicated to the following;

• To promote and fund better treatment and so improve life expectancy and quality of life of Irish people with Cystic Fibrosis. Central to this is establishing and funding multi-disciplinary teams in our hospitals.

• To provide Cystic Fibrosis isolation facilities (In and Out patient wards) in our hospitals, in line with best international practice.

• To promote and fund research into Cystic Fibrosis in Ireland.

• To promote awareness of Cystic Fibrosis in Ireland.

• To assist in the development of a Cystic Fibrosis Microbiology Laboratory within Tallaght Hospital as the centre of excellence. 

About the Cystic Fibrosis Hopesource Foundation 

• Cystic Fibrosis Hopesource foundation is a 100% voluntary organisation
• We have no salaried staff
• We do not use professional fundraisers
• We cover all promotional expenses from our own pockets
• All involved give their time free of charge
• Every cent raised goes directly to meet clearly specified needs
• Our audited accounts are freely available for inspection

Cystinosis Foundation Ireland

Cystinosis Foundation Ireland is an Irish registered charity, registered number CHY15517. It is an all volunteer, non-profit organisation dedicated to providing services for those suffering from Cystinosis.

There are currently six children and three adults diagnosed and living in Ireland.  Cystinosis Foundation Ireland was founded in 2003 by these patients and their families and friends with the following four aims:

Research Support: The Foundation raises funds to promote research into the causes and improved treatments of Cystinosis and to hopefully one day find a cure. 

Patient/Parental support

Providing an Internet website with information on the disease and any updated information or news as it becomes available.

Education & awareness about the condition to the Medical Profession and the public. Almost nothing is known about the condition in the general public and indeed the Medical Profession. Many patients have experienced misdiagnosis, sometimes taking months and on occasion, years to be correctly diagnosed. Early diagnosis is crucial so that cysteamine therapy (Cystagon™) is started as soon as possible.

DeafHear.ie – Services for Deaf & Hard of Hearing People

DeafHear.ie is a charity organisation which provides services and supports to Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and their families. DeafHear provides a wide range of services including;

• Family Services

• Community Services

• Assistive Technology

• Hearing & Communication Therapy

• Information & Advice

• Mental Health & Deafness Clinics

These services are available through a national network of resource centres and outreach programmes.

DEBRA Ireland

DEBRA Ireland is the national charity established in 1988 to provide patient support services and to drive research into treatments and cures for those living with the genetic skin condition, epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Our patients who have EB, have skin that is as delicate and fragile as the wings of a butterfly, and just as easily damaged.  EB has been described by a Consultant Dermatologist in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital as “easily the most debilitating and devastating disease I have ever seen.”   The condition is extremely painful and leads to disability and deformity.  Many of our patients who survive childhood face the frightening reality that they could develop a very aggressive form of skin cancer, due to the constant breakdown of their skin.

DEBRA Ireland offers hope and support to these patients, which is only possible thanks to the ongoing generosity from people like you. 

Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland

The Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland (DDAI) is an organisation working for disabled people, promoting independence and equal opportunity through mobility, education and training. The organisations members are people with disabilities themselves.

DDAI operates its National Driving Assessment Centre at the DDAI Headquarters in Ballindine, Claremorris, Co. Mayo. The centre is equipped with the only Static Assessment Unit in the country and provides assessments to learners drivers, as part of driver rehabilitation or to benefit older drivers. Driving lessons in diversely adapted vehicles are given as part of an intensive programme of driving instruction.

The association operates a general information service on all disability issues and entitlements. The Disabled Drivers Association is accredited by the Department of Transport to issue the EU Disabled Persons Parking Card. This card is valid across all member states of the European Union.

Ability Enterprises

DDAI’s subsidiary Ability Enterprises operates from a purpose built accessible training entre. A large selection of assistive technology devices and software are available to assist those with visual impairment or dexterity and mobility loss Training Modules from FETAC Level 3 to Level 5 include: Communications, Office Procedures, Information Technology, Personal Effectiveness, Computer Applications and Work Experience.

Shopmobility Ireland

Through Shopmobility, DDAI provides of manual wheelchairs, powers wheelchairs and scooters to members of the public with limited mobility. This service is available without charge at DDAI/Shopmobility units at the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; Dundrum Town Centre; Mahon Point Centre, Cork and the Whitewater Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Some volunteers also provide reduced Disabled Drivers Association services from these locations also.

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre responds to the real difficulties of men and women whose lives have been affected by sexual violence. We provide information, support and counselling and as a result offer new hope for their futures. Last year over 12,000 people contacted our helpline

Dublin Simon Community

For more than 35 years Dublin Simon has been providing real solutions to homelessness in the Greater Dublin area. While we are justly famous for our volunteer nightly soup run, we provide much more than an emergency response to homelessness. With 13 projects across the city and over 300 staff and volunteers our aim is to permanently move people back into a home of their own.

Fighting Blindness

Fighting Blindness funds world-leading research in Irish universities into treatments and cures for blindness. It also provides a unique professional counselling service for people with visual impairments and their families.

These devastating sight-loss conditions affect 65,000 adults and children in Ireland alone and 40 million worldwide. After working on research for 25 years, Fighting Blindness scientists are now close to finding cures.

Could you be a Visionary and help us fund the final breakthrough which would transform the lives of so many people?

Focus Ireland

Founded in 1985, Focus Ireland works to provide housing and homeless services to young people, adults, children and families who are homeless or are vulnerable to homelessness. The organisation works to make its vision – ‘Everyone has a right to a place they can call home’ – a reality for thousands of people every year.

Friends of Leukaemia Patients Cork

Friends of Leukaemia Patients Cork are an entirely voluntary organisation we are dedicated to helping in any way possible to alleviate the stress a patient, family, or carer is going through.

Galway Hospice Foundation

The Galway Hospice Foundation is a voluntary organisation. It was established in 1986 when a group of local doctors and nurses came together with a view to developing hospice services for the people of Galway city and county, as no such services existed there at the time.

Initially the Foundation researched the need for this service among Health Care professionals and, having received a positive response, set about raising the funds for the provision of a Home Care Service initially, with the aim of following with Inpatient, Day Care and support services as resources allowed.

The Home Care Service was launched in January 1990 with an initial team of one doctor, one full-time and one part-time nurse. Since then the team has grown to two doctors, ten Clinical Nurse Specialists, Social Workers and Pastoral Care. The service is available 7 days per week, 365 days per year.

While the majority of patients cared for by the Galway Hospice team express the wish to remain at home, and with the support of the Home Care Service are able to do so, there are patients who, for a variety of reasons, may not. Some patients' symptoms may be difficult to control in the community, carers may need a period of respite, and sometimes patients may not have the support systems to allow them to remain in their own homes throughout their illness.

In order to answer the needs of those particular patients, the Galway Hospice Foundation, in 1992, set about raising the capital cost of a purpose built facility incorporating In-patient, Day Care and support services. The cost which was approx. €2.6 million (a very sizeable sum at that time) was raised totally through voluntary subscriptions from the community, business, farming and professional sectors of Galway city and county and also through individual donations from far and wide.

In 1997, funding from the Western Health Board (now HSE West) was received for the running costs of the Inpatient Unit, allowing the first patients to be admitted in December of that year. Patients are admitted for either symptom control, respite, psychological support, end of life care or a combination of these. The usual length of stay is approximately two weeks, though this is reviewed on an individual basis.

At the Hospice, the multidisciplinary team includes a Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Medical Officers, Clinical Nurse Managers, Staff Nurses, Auxiliary Nurses, Pastoral Care and Social Workers. Day Care opened in 1998, with patients coming from home to meet one another in a social rather than clinical environment, and to be clinically reviewed by the multidisciplinary team. Many enjoy availing of the services of hairdresser, massage therapist, physiotherapist, reflexologist and other therapists available within the Day Care Unit.

Galway Rape Crisis Centre

Galway Rape Crisis Centre provide a quality counselling, support and advocacy services for survivors of sexual violence and sexual abuse, as well as an Education and Prevention service to secondary schools, colleges, and groups of professionals. We also run a dedicated clinic supporting asylum seekers and refugees.

Headstrong

Headstrong's vision is to create an Ireland where young people are connected to their community and have resilience to face challenges to their mental health. We are working to change how Ireland thinks about young people's mental health through the Jigsaw Programme of service development, through Research and Advocacy.

Headway

Headway, the National Association for Acquired Brain Injury.

How a brain injury affects people

A brain injury can happen suddenly to anyone after an accident, a stroke, or an infection, for example. It can make it difficult for them to return to work or study, to enjoy a social life, to communicate fully with other people, or even to live independently.

How Headway makes a difference

“The Headway staff were always there – building up my confidence and helping me set new goals.” Sinead, a Dublin Rehabilitative Day Services client.

“After my accident, I started going to Headway. I learned how to cook and use computers, and relearned how to read and write. Headway gave me a reason to get up every morning.” John, a Rehabilitative Services Trainee in Cork.

“Your reply to my e-mail didn’t just give me information. I found it very reassuring that I am able to keep in contact for further help.” Michael, from Limerick.

www.headway.ie | Phone: 1890 200 278 *These people have all accessed Headway’s services but their names have been changed to protect their privacy.

Headway develops, promotes and provides much needed services for all those affected by an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI).

Our mission is to bring about positive change in the lives of all those affected by acquired brain injury.

An ABI can be caused by the following

• A road traffic accident
  
• An assault
  
• A tumour
  
• Surgery
  
• Viral infection
  
• Stroke
  
• Brain haemorrhage
  
• Lack of oxygen
  

Helping Orphans Worldwide (HOW)

Helping Orphans Worldwide (HOW) is committed to providing hope, health and security to abused, abandoned and neglected children living in deprived areas of the world.
 
The goal of HOW is to assist in and develop long-term, self-sustaining programs that will have a positive and lasting impact on the health and well-being of needy children around the world.
 
HOW do we achieve this mission?
 
HOW works directly with other non-profit organisations globally to provide immediate and long-term assistance to defend, protect and rehabilitate children who are victims of abuse and neglect.  We support the initiatives of best practice charities through funding and collaborative projects.  In addition, we provide direct support to selected organisations through Volunteer Immersion Programs that seek to raise awareness and promote child advocacy.
 

Homeless Child

Homeless Child believes that no child should live in poverty. In Rio de Janeiro, more than 7 million children are living on the street, faced with extreme violence, sexual exploitation, dire poverty and an ever increasing crack epidemic that kills every addicted child within 6-8 months.

Our projects give these children a chance for a home, an education, love and a future.

By building social networks which provide care, support and access to education, we work to strengthen the capacity of local communities and families through a network of locally based partnerships, and provide shelter and a family environment to those children who have no place to go.

By getting involved with Homeless Child you can help make a difference to the lives of Rio de Janeiro’s most vulnerable children.

IRFU Charitable Trust

The IRFU Charitable Trust supports seriously injured rugby players who have suffered severe spinal injury leaving them paralysed and in need of round the clock care.

The Trust maintains regular contact with each injured player and their families. We help with locomotory expenses, specialised equipment (such as lifting equipment, beds, or wheelchairs), home alterations, medical expenses, nursing and caring costs, motor vehicles etc.

This is not an exhaustive list but it gives an indication of the kind of help provided by the Trust. Over the past few years the average payment for assistance has amounted to about €220,000 per annum. There are over 30 players in Ireland supported by the Trust in this way.

To fund this assistance the Trust relies upon regular substantial grants from the IRFU itself, together with generous donations and gifts.

Irish Sudden Infant Death Association

I.S.I.D.A. offers support to families bereaved by the sudden unexpected and often unexplained death of an infant or young child and to others affected by it. The Association offers information on Sudden Infant Death to families, professionals, the media and the public, and promotes research into the causes and prevention of Sudden Infant Death.

Irish Association of Supported Employment (IASE)

IASE (Irish Association of Supported Employment) is a national voluntary organisation which was established in February 1994 with the aim of promoting and developing employment and supported employment for peole with disabilities through out Ireland. In 2010 IASE is the representative voice of almost 900 members in Ireland, who in turn are working with over 5,000 people with disabilities.

Irish Cancer Society

The Irish Cancer Society is the national charity dedicated to preventing cancer, saving lives from cancer and improving the quality of life of those living with cancer through patient care, research and education.

The Society is financed entirely by voluntary contributions from the public and receives no government funding. We rely on thousands of dedicated volunteers from around the country to help with our fundraising activities. We are the largest voluntary funders of Cancer Research in Ireland, and we also provide support and nursing care for people at every step of their cancer journey.

Help us continue to deliver our much needed services throughout Ireland. To see a full list of our upcoming events, please see click here (www.cancer.ie/events) and get involved! If you are setting up a fundraising page on MyCharity.ie, please register your event with us first so that we can provide you with fundraising materials and assist you with your fundraising. Contact us at CallSave 1850 60 60 60 or email fundraising@irishcancer.ie. Thank you for joining us in the fight against cancer.

Irish Ethiopian Friendship Association

Charity Overview  

We are a small group of people with strong connections to Ethiopia, through work and family ties.

We are focused on two main issues, namely:-

(a) helping to enable blind and handicapped people to become self sufficient.

(b) supporting and/or sponsoring young women during their education.

We work through local NGOs, thus minimising  our administrative overhead (averaging 3%).

Irish Hospice Foundation

The Irish Hospice Foundation supports the development of hospice care and promotes the hospice philosophy across Ireland. Our vision is that no one should have to face death without appropriate care and support. This includes support for families and loved ones, extending into bereavement.

Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

Motor Neurone Disease is a progressive neurological condition affecting the central nervous system. It is an incurable disease that leaves people unable to do everyday things that rest of us take for granted, walking, talking and swallowing may become virtually impossible, yet the mind and senses remain intact.

The Mission statement of the Motor Neurone Disease Association is to encourage and promote the best methods of care, education, research and treatment for people living with Motor Neurone Disease throughout Ireland, contributing to worldwide efforts in research and development of treatment and to eventually live in a world free of MND. To establish and promote models of good practice in the delivery of specialised services to our clients, their families and carers, setting standards of excellence. To communicate widely knowledge of Motor Neurone Disease and related disorders, in order to raise awareness in the wider community.

The IMNDA is a small organisation relying heavily on fundraising in order to continue providing vital services to the MND community; such as financial assistance towards home help, specialised equipment on loan and home visiting by an MND Nurse Specialist.  Since its foundation 25 years ago, IMNDA has provided assistance to over 3,000 members, and has worked to promote a programme of integrated multidisciplinary care for the condition.

  As the association marks 25 years of care and research, it is the perfect time to take part in one special event and give to this worthy cause.  

ISPCC/Childline

For over 100 year the ISPCC has been Ireland’s leading independent children’s charity advocating for the rights, well being and protection of children.

The ISPCC exists to:

• Ensure all children are given the chance to feel love and happiness
• Stop discrimination and exclusion of children
• End cruelty and injustice to children

Our vision To see an Ireland where all children are heard and valued.

Mission statement To advocate on behalf of all children in Ireland, and to provide a range of independent and unique services which are preventative and empowering in nature.

The ISPCC runs 4 key services from a network of regional offices: Childline, ChildFocus, TeenFocus and Leanbh. We work with thousands of children and young people each year all over Ireland. 

The ISPCC offices are located in Dublin, Cork, Castlebar, Drogheda, Galway, Limerick, Mullingar, Monaghan, Waterford and Wicklow. 

 We receive less than 10% government funding which means your support is vital to our work. 

Jigsaw Galway

Jigsaw Galway is a free and confidential support service for 15-25 year olds in Galway city and county.

We provide information, non-judgemental listening and supportive guidance for young people who are going through difficult times.

Young people can text, email, call or drop-in to our centre in the city. If they can't come to the drop-in centre, we can meet them in a place where they feel comfortable and safe.

We have a variety of professionals available such as Support Workers, Nurse, Doctor, Substance Misuse Counsellor and After-care Workers.  If a young person needs further / different supports, we will work to ensure that they are linked in with appropriate services in a timely fashion.

The aim is to ensure that young people get the support they need, when and where they need it.

Jigsaw Galway is a partnership between Headstrong (www.headstrong.ie), the Health Service Executive (www.hse.ie) and Mental Health Ireland (www.mentalhealthireland.ie).

Jigsaw has a Youth Panel, with members from a variety of backgrounds, which plays a hugely influential role in creating and maintaining a service that is open, youth-friendly and youth-focused.

LARCC Cancer Centre

LARCC is 7 years old and was the inspiration of 3 cancer patients who recognised that there were no facilities, at that time in Ireland, to provide psychological support to cancer patients and their families.
 
LARCC now has a dedicated team of nurses, therapists and counsellors who support and guide the patients and carers through this difficult journey. A residential week is available to people who would like to stay in a relaxed and supported environment or clients may call in for a session of complementary therapies or a chat with the counsellors.
 
Over the years the services have continued to be developed and the Centre now provides:
 

• One to one telephone Helpline
• One to one nurse support
• One to one counselling
• Residential Week
• Breast Care Service. Providing prosthesis and lingerie
• A comprehensive range of complementary therapies
• Bereavement Support and Course

Longford Women's Link

Longford Women's Link

Longford Women’s Link (LWL) is a women’s centre based in the rural midlands town of Longford in Co. Longford, Ireland. Founded in 1995, our vision is that women in Co. Longford can fulfil their potential in a safe and equal society.

Since its establishment LWL has become the primary campaigner for women's equality in County Longford.

The three integrated pillars of our work are:

1.Supporting individual women (services include domestic violence support, counselling, support for migrant women, childcare facilities including mobile childcare);

2.Building community capacity (education and training, supporting women’s collective action);

3.Lobbying and advocacy at local and national levels on gender equality issues. LWL employs 20 full time staff and 15 part time Community Employment Scheme childcare workers and is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status.

Marymount Hospice Cork

Mayo Intercultural Action

Mayo Intercultural Action - otherwise known as MIA - is an organisation that exists to make newcomers to County Mayo feel welcome and to help them resolve any difficulties they may have.

MIA's role is:

• to provide support and advocacy for migrants living and working in County Mayo
• to give a voice to asylum seekers who are in hostel accommodation in Mayo under Direct Provision
• to help people who have been granted residency in the County to find opportunities for training, education and employment
• to offer a safe and welcoming space where people seeking a new life in Ireland can take part in social activities, meet people in a similar situation and be informed about their rights and entitlements

Mayo Intercultural Action aims to promote the positive effects of interculturalism in Irish society. We would like to see an open, just and equal Ireland where human rights and cultural differences are respected and where new Irish communities are afforded equal rights and opportunities.
 

Meningitis Trust

The Meningitis Trust is here to help and support everyone struggling to cope with the after effects and impact of meningitis or associated septicaemia.

Together with your help, we can always be here to provide support and awareness for all.

Our Vision is for all communities to be aware of the threat and impact of meningitis and for anyone affected to have access to quality care and support for as long as they need it.

Our Mission is to reduce the devastating impact of meningitis by: 

• raising awareness of the disease with health professionals and the general public – prompt action can save a life or reduce the likelihood of after-effects
• providing the professional services and support to everyone affected for as long as they need it – helping people to rebuild their lives
• empowering other people and organisations by working together - improving aftercare for people affected by meningitis in Ireland
• continuing to be the leading authority on the after-effects and aftercare of meningitis - fighting for those who need support for life

Milford Care Centre

Milford Care Centre established by the Little Company of Mary in 1928 provides a comprehensive range of Specialist Palliative Care Services through Hospice At Home, In-patient Unit and the Day Care Centre.  These services are provided throughout the Mid-West Region incorporating Counties Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary.

Our primary objective as set out in our Mission Statement is as follows:

"We in Milford Care Centre as a Little Company of Mary Health Care facility aim to provide the highest quality of care to patients or residents, family and friends, both in the areas of palliative care and services to the older person, as envisaged by Venerable Mary Potter"

In order to maintain services at levels capable of responding to the ever growing needs and operating to the highest standards of care, there continues to be a significant reliance on fundraising events which are vital to make up the shortfall necessary to sustain the provision of this high quality of care on offer at Milford Hospice.

Neurofibromatosis Association of Ireland

The Neurofibromatosis Association of Ireland was formed in 1985.  It is a registered Charity (No. CHY6657) and Company Limited by Guarantee. Ref No. 299875.

• 24-hour Help Line over 7 days,
• Information Packs
• Referral service - in cases where medical intervention is not available in Ireland 
• “free part-time counselling service”. 
• Web Site
• Assist research projects
• Quarterly Newsletter
• Respite
• Clinical Guidelines for management of the condition to Patients, Health Professional and Hospitals
• Home and Hospital visits.

NUI, Galway Students’ Union College Week Charities

Each year during College (RAG) Week NUI, Galway Students' Union organises events to raise money for it's four selected College week charities. College week is all about Raising and Giving and having the craic in the process! During College (RAG) Week in 2010 we will be raising funds for COPE Galway, the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Peter McVerry Trust and Habitat for Humanity.

COPE Galway is a Galway charity that provides services to the most isolated in our community including a refuge for women and children affected by domestic violence, accommodation for those experiencing homelessness and sustenance and social supports for older people at home.

http://www.alzheimer.ie/eng

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is a national voluntary organisation with an extensive national network of branches, regional offices and services that aims to provide people with all forms of dementia, their families and carers with the necessary support to maximise their quality of life.

http://www.pmvtrust.ie/

The Peter McVerry Trust supports young homeless people to break the cycle of homelessness and move towards independent living through the provision of a continuum of care services.

http://www.habitatireland.ie/

Habitat welcomes all people—regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or any other difference—to build simple, decent, affordable houses with those who lack adequate shelter. Fr. Iomar Daniels and a team of NUI, Galway students and leaders, will once again travel abroad to help build houses for the poor in Bangladesh, India in late May/early June 2010.

One Family

One Family works with some of the most marginalised families in Ireland,  providing a broad range of professional services in the areas of counselling, family well-being and parent mentoring as well as progression to training, education and employment. One Family supports people as they parent through times of family, work and life change, and those experiencing a crisis pregnancy. We know that every family is unique, and so we work in a family-centred way to bring about better lives for parents and their children. Our goal is to help people to gain the necessary skills to improve their lives for themselves and their children.

One in Four

One in Four is a charity that supports men and women who have experienced sexual violence during childhood.  We are a voice for people when they feel silenced. We provide psychotherapy care at individual, group, couples and supporter levels.  We lend practical support on a wide range of topics e.g. dealing with the justice system.  Recognising that difficult issues need to be tackled at a holistic level, we support public agencies with specialised advice, and we protect children and adults by reporting abuse, pioneering preventative treatments for perpetrators, and advising on policy development.

OPEN

Do you believe that children in one-parent families in Ireland should suffer disproportionately high levels of poverty? No? At OPEN, we don’t either. But one- parent families are four and half times more likely than anyone else to live in poverty. This means that families don’t have enough money to make ends meet. So almost one in five live in debt just to pay the bills and the same number go without basics like new clothes and proper heating. OPEN works to provide much-needed social and educational supports for one-parent families in their own communities. Through our network of local groups, more than 10,000 families are supported each year.

Open Door Day Centre

OPEN DOOR DAY CENTRE

Open Door cares for people with physical disabilities on a daily basis.  Open Door Day Centre is run by a Board of Trustees on a non-denominational basis.  The purpose built activity Centre is situated on the Vevay Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow and operates 5 days per week, Monday to Friday.  Open Door employs 10 care workers, a physiotherapist and an occupational therapist.  In addition there is art, pottery, woodwork and computer skills tutors.

Open Door caters for adults with varying physical disabilities as a result of stroke, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, spina bifida and road accidents amongst others.  Open Door provides a range of activities including physiotherapy, woodwork, art, ceramics, music, computers skills, gardening and photography and is a vital social outlet for members.  While based in Bray, Co. Wicklow, the catchment area covers North Wicklow and South County Dublin.  Members are transported to and from the Centre in specially adapted buses.  The Centre provides carers and their families with much needed respite and support. 

Outhouse

Outhouse is a community-led, focal point for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) communities in Dublin and the Leinster region.  

Outhouse works to provide a space with a positive and welcoming atmosphere.

Outhouse’s core function is as a base for events, services, supports and activities for the LGBT community, all of which contributes to the development and empowerment of LGBT individuals and groups. The centre is open to the community at large all year round for six days a week, with Sundays being designated for young people.

Parkinson's Association of Ireland (PAI)

• The Parkinson's Association of Ireland (PAI) is a support organisation for the 8,000+ people with Parkinson's in Ireland.

• The PAI is very young, however the work, support and initiatives required of are very varied - and ever-increasing, as more and more people are diagnosed with Parkinson's.

• For more information, advice or details on fundraising activities, email: info@parkinsons.ie / or freephone 1800 359 359

Peter McVerry Trust

Peter McVerry Trust is committed to reducing homelessness, drug misuse and social disadvantage through its provision of housing and support services. Services include: open access centre, streets to home support, emergency accommodation, transitional accommodation, stabilisation service, residential drug detox, residential aftercare and housing with support, as well as two under 18s residential services. This support helps individuals to move out of homelessness and towards independent living and integration into the community.

Pieta House – The Centre for the Prevention of Self-Harm or Suicide

Pieta House, the Centre for the Prevention of Self-Harm or Suicide, opened its doors in January 2006 and is the first charity of its kind in Ireland. Pieta House offers a specialised treatment programme for people who have suicidal ideation or who participate in self-harming behaviours. In particular, this centre will target the people who have already attempted to take their lives the forgotten people. This service is free of charge, but donations are welcome. The specialized treatment programme offers a comprehensive service aimed at individuals and their families who are affected by:

· Multiple suicidal attempts
· Suicidal ideation
· Continuous self-harming behaviours

We make an important distinction regarding people who engage in self-harm and those who attempt to take their lives.

Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan

The Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Counselling Service Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan provides a safe, confidential space where survivors of sexual violence, their family and friends can access counselling, support, advocacy and information. The term sexual violence includes rape, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, pornography, prostitution, trafficking and sexual harrassment of any form.  We also provide education and awarenss raising within our local communtiy on issues in relation to sexual violence. For further information or assistance please call 1800 750780

Rehab

Ruhama

Established in 1989, Ruhama is a Dublin-based NGO which works on a national level with women affected by prostitution and other forms of commercial sexual.

Ruhama (Hebrew for renewed life) regards prostitution as violence against women and violations of women's human rights. 'Prostitution and the accompanying evil of trafficking for prostitution, is incompatible with the dignity and worth of every human being' - UN Convention 1949.

We see prostitution and the social and cultural attitudes which sustain it as being deeply rooted in gender inequality and social marginalisation.

Samaritans Dublin Branch

What ever you are going through, whether you think it is big or small, you don’t have to bottle it up. Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.

Samaritans Ireland

Samaritans is a charity which provides completely confidential emotional support 24 hours a day by telephone, email, face to face, SMS and letter.  Samaritans believe that being listened to in confidence, without fear of being judged can alleviate feelings of distress, including those which may lead to suicide.

Samaritans vision is that fewer people die by suicide, we work to achieve this by making it our mission to alleviate emotional distress and reduce the incidence of suicidal feelings and suicidal behaviour.

There are over 2,000 Samaritans volunteers in Ireland and twenty Samaritans branches across the island of Ireland.  Although we are best known for our 24 hour telephone help lines, Samaritans work in schools, prisons and the workplace. Samaritans also and have a range of outreach services including ‘Feet on the Street’ and ‘Festival Branch’ where volunteers are out on the streets and at festivals, concerts and gatherings offering 24 hour emotional support, face to face.

Each year, Samaritans national awareness day 24:7, takes place on 24^th July.  Samaritans branches host a range of events and activities to raise funds to help maintain the vital 24 hour helpline services. In 2009, celebrated Irish designer, Richard Lewis has created a pin to help raise funds for Samaritans.  Please buy a pin to support the work of Samaritans in Ireland or make a donation.   Thank you.

For more information about Samaritans in Ireland please visit www.samaritans.org/ireland. 

SharingPoint

Overview Of SharingPoint

Shine

Shine is the national organisation dedicated to upholding the rights and addressing the needs of all those affected by enduring mental illness including, but not exclusively, schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder and bi-polar disorder, through the promotion and provision of high-quality services and working to ensure the continual enhancement of the quality of life of the people it serves.

Organisational Ethos
Shine believes that:

* People with severe enduring mental illness should at all times be accorded the rights, entitlements and opportunities available to any other member of society on an equal basis, and should be empowered to participate in the life of the community to the fullest possible extent;
* Families and carers, the majority of whom are the primary providers of mental healthcare in the community should be accorded full recognition and support by the institutions of the State, and be empowered to address their own needs;
* A history of mental illness should not be a cause of discrimination, stigmatisation or prejudice in any form, nor should it inhibit the right of the individual to equal access to training, education and employment/opportunities;
* We should foster a partnership and collaborative approach with all relevant agencies.

Objectives:

* To promote the development of parallel self help groups for people with psychosis and enduring mental illness and their family members and carers;
* To empower people with psychosis and enduring mental illness and their family members and carers through support, individual advocacy, information and education;
* To promote the right of all those affected by psychosis and enduring mental illness to person centered and appropriate services, which will support the process and goal of recovery;
* To engage in public awareness activities aimed at challenging discrimination and stigma, and advocating for the rights and needs of all those affected by psychosis and enduring mental illness;
* To campaign on behalf of all those affected by enduring mental illness to influence policy changes in the provision of mental healthcare services.

Slí Eile

Slí eile strives to respond to contemporary issues in modern society in a way that is creative, flexible and relevant. At the heart of what we do is the Ignatian ethos of “finding God in all things” through a variety of programmes and events. For further information on all Slí eile activities why not check out the website www.sli-eile.com. Here you will find all you need to know about who we are, about the various activities and how to contact us. Slí eile also distributes a monthly email with up-to-date information on news and forthcoming events - if you are interested in being added to the mailing list please contact us on 01 888 0606 or info@sli-eile.com

South Eastern Cancer Foundation - Solas Centre

THE SOLAS CENTRE-GET BEHIND THE DRIVE! !    €250,000 needed to finish the project, fitting out the building and opening our expanded service.   

Building work commenced in May and the building is expected to open in Spring 2011.

We are raising €1.5m to construct and fit out a purpose built Cancer Support centre in Waterford to service the South East region. Waterford City Council has very kindly provided the site close to the Hospital. Over €1.25 m has been raised to date. Donations are NEEDED TO BUILD THIS IMPORTANT RESOURCE CENTRE-TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN!  This project is entirely funded by charitable donations, - we are doing for ourselves!

 The new SOLAS CENTRE will improve and expand the service that the SECF provides - counselling, group support and relaxation therapies to cancer patients and carers at our current drop-in centre in Waterford and throughout South East counties of Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Carlow and Wexford with our outreach service.

All services are free of charge, and are paid 100% from YOUR generous donations.  

             Run, Walk or Jog  the  2010 SOLAS / WLRfm RUN FOR LIFE on SUNDAY 17th OCTOBER 2010 in WATERFORD

RUN FOR LIFE 2010:  We need 1000+ runners to raise €250 each in sponsorship to reach our target of €250,000. It is a ten mile road race through the streets of Waterford with some of the best athletes in the country taking part.  This is the biggest charity event in the southeast.   Sponsorship cards available  at any AIB in the southeast or at the WLRfm Broadcast Centre in Ardkeen.

2009 Run for Life Results: http://www.wlrfm.com  

2009 Video 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0CrgidWyGM  

2009 Video 2:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl5BfIhPxAU 

2009 Amateur Photos: http://www.picasaweb.google.com/solascentre

2009 Official Photos: http://www.aspectphotography.net/site/media/WLRRunForLife_LOWRES/low_res

To order hi resolution photos from aspectphotography :http://www.mycharity.ie/event/shane_oneills_event/

A BIG, BIG Thank you to all who organise the RUN for LIFE, : WLRfm management and staff, Waterford AC, Ferrybank AC, sponsors and Volunteers       

Thanks to all who have organised or taken part in the many events and fundraised for the Solas Centre.   

Thank you very much to all who are helping to make the SOLAS CENTRE a reality!!!

St. Patricks Hospital

The Association of Friends of St. Patrick's Hospital is the official fundraising body of St Patrick's Hospital Group in Dublin. St Patrick's is an independent, not for profit service provider which seeks to promote, foster and provide with Ireland facilities for the prevention, cure and relief of mental illness.

The Association of Friends of St. Patrick's Hospital exists to evoke and enable financial support from the community to assist in our future developments set out in St Patrick's five year strategic plan, Mental Health Matters. The Association of Friends of St. Patrick's Hospital seeks to provide positive support for mental illness.

Come visit our website to see all the details of MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS on www.stpatrickshosp.com

Suicide or Survive

Suicide or Survive (SOS) is a registered Irish Charity that works to reduce the incidence of suicide in Ireland.

SOS challenges the stigma attached to mental illness and provides a range of educational and therapeutic programmes that increase the understanding of suicide, and plays an active role in its prevention in Ireland.

The charity believes in a society where every person understands their own mental health, where stigma has been replaced by a deep respect for the mental health of others, and where a person who is depressed or suicidal can get the in-depth support they need to cope and make the choice to live.

Sunday’s Well Life Centre

The Sunday’s Well Life centre is one of 4 Life Centres in Ireland.
Established in Cork in 2000, the Centre offers one-to-one education, counselling and support to early school leavers aged 12-16.

Teen-Line Ireland

Teen-Line Ireland is a national, freephone helpline specifically for teenagers who may be feeling lonely, depressed or suicidal. We primarily target young people between the ages of 13 and 19 and offer a confidential, non-judgemental and non-directive listening service. Teen-Line Ireland is built on the belief that young people need to be heard, especially during difficult and challenging times. Our helplines are open on Wednesdays 3pm-6pm; Thursday, Friday & Saturday 9pm-12 midnight. Our freephone number is 1800 833 634.

The Carers Association

When it comes to being cared-for there’s no place like home.
At any stage of life ordinary people can be visited by circumstances that require them to care for a relative: usually their spouse, parent or child. For reasons ranging from old age and frailty, diagnosis of chronic illness, an accident, or living with a physical or developmental disability, over 161,000 people in Ireland give care at home every day to somebody they love.

These people are Family Carers and they contribute more than €2.5 billion a year to Ireland’s social economy.

The Carers Association’s vision is to achieve a better quality of life for Family Carers by providing practical support, advice and training and by advocating for rights and entitlements and lobbying for Family Carers’ contribution to Irish society to be appropriately recognised.

The Friends of St. Luke's Hospital

The Friends of St Luke’s Hospital was established in 1981 to raise much needed funded for St Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin 6. St Luke’s Hospital is Ireland’s main radiotherapy centre, treating cancer patients from all over the country. The Friends of St Luke’s relies entirely on voluntary contributions and fundraising events organised by our patients, families and friends. St Luke’s is regarded as more than a health care institution. It has set the standards in radiation oncology and is a world-class centre for the delivery of radiotherapy.

The RISE Foundation

The Sick Poor Society Cork

This society is probably the oldest charitable society in Cork city. It was founded in 1853 and has it's roots in the terrible squalor of recurring epidemic diseases, severe food shortages and widespread misery and deprivation that were rampant during the famine years of late 1840s and early 1850s.

Since then, of course, social conditions have improved to the extent that the founding members of the society could scarcely have envisaged.  Although the growth of the welfare state has brought about great improvements in modern conditions, people in our community can very often become marginalized due to unexpected circumstances.  Families often find themselves under severe financial pressure due to unemployment, illness, bereavement, harmful addiction, separation, unequal access to opportunities and other forms of discrimination. 

The task of The Sick Poor Society is to reach out to families who are in these difficult circumstances and to provide them with material and other assistance. This work is undertaken on a voluntary basis and consequently, all monies are used solely for the benefit of needy families.  Administration charges of the society are less than 1% per annum.

To Russia with Love

To Russia with Love is a registered Irish charity dedicated to creating a better future for Russia’s forgotten orphans. It is our belief that every child deserves a real childhood and a bright future. Unfortunately many of the children who end up in the Russian orphanage system face enormous obstacles as a result of neglect, abandonment or abuse.

Our aim is to make Hortolova Orphanage in Bryansk, Western Russia a centre of excellence, taking an individual approach with each child and rebuilding their self worth, self esteem and confidence in a loving and caring environment. With the help of the Irish public, we are now starting to spread the models of best practice developed in Hortolova to the other 11 orphanages across the Bryansk region and we hope eventually across Russia.

Tuam Cancer Care

Tuam Cancer Care

Tuam Cancer Care is a voluntary organisation that offers psychological, emotional and practical support to people with a cancer diagnosis and their families, an also provides general cancer-related information. 

Tuam Cancer Care Objective

The objective of Tuam Cancer Care Support and Information Centre is to assist people going through a cancer experience, their families and close friends, from the time of diagnosis, through treatment and afterwards. The support provided will, it is hoped, help the person with a cancer diagnosis to regain control of their lives and enhance personal coping skills, thereby maximising their quality of life and ensuring a more positive psychological outcome.

• The approach of the Tuam Cancer Care Centre is multi-disciplenary and holistic.
• The Centre is community based and everyone is welcome, whether you are a person living with cancer, a support person or bereaved.
• All sevices, cources and information are provided free of charge.

Tuam Cancer Care is a Voluntary Organisation that is 100% dependent on Fundraising to provide the relevant Services.

Your Support is Greatly Appreciated.

Turn2me

Turn2me.org is an online support community that helps people, help themselves.

We are a charity that provides an interactive support community for people with personal problems to share, discuss and offload those problems. Our aim is to use technology to connect people and promote mental wellbeing. Turn2me is available 24 x 7, 365 days a year and is open to people of all ages. Our service is completely anonymous and confidential, your identity will never be disclosed. Go on join in! Turn2me was founded by Oisin Scollard and Diarmuid Scollard, two brothers who had a vision to create a web space for people to share, discuss and offload personal problems and get useful information.

We are non-religious, non-political and completely independent. We offer an interactive support website operating from the link www.turn2me.org open to all people. The site will offer 24/7 x 365 availability. Site visitors will be part of a support community which includes forums, blogs, useful assistance, useful information, weekly podcasts that discuss a range of issues and of course useful numbers and further assistance.

Waterford Hospice

Waterford Hospice Movement provides medical and nursing care for patients with life limiting illnesses, in their own homes and in nursing homes throughout Waterford City, County and South Kilkenny. We supply specialised equipment for pain control and comfort as well as psychological and social support for the patients and their families. Hospice affirms life and regards dying as a normal process.

In 2010, there is no dedicated Hospice Unit in the South East of Ireland.  Waterford Hospice Movement intends to raise €2 Million which will go towards a dedicated 20-bed hospice facility.  The H.S.E. ‘Palliative Care Services - Five Year Development Framework’ lists the date for development of a 20 Bed In-Patient Unit at Waterford Regional Hospital as 2013.

It currently costs Waterford Hospice approximately €600,000 annually to provide its services. Most of this amount (62%) has to be raised through donations, local fundraising (Sunflower Day, Coffee Mornings, etc.) and funds raised on our behalf by our loyal supporters (individuals, groups, clubs etc.) The Health Service Executive (HSE) provides approximately 38% of the remaining funding required at present.

Western Alzheimers

Western Alzheimers provides a complete service of care to families affected by dementia in the Western Region of Ireland. Supporting hundreds of families with a “home from home” philosophy, Western Alzheimers ensures that people who suffer from Alzheimers Disease are cared for in a safe and comfortable environment.The comprehensive service model offers families the choice of  care supports and facilities which include,  Long Stay Residential Care; Respite Care; Day Care and In-Home Care in the community.   Our facilities in Athenry Co. Galway and Ballindine Co. Mayo currently lead the way with further developments planned for Galway and Roscommon in the near future.   Finance is generated through its own fundraising activities, complimented by both State and philanthropic contributions For further information, please contact Western Alzheimers on 094 936 4900, Regional Offices: Galway 091 565 193 / Roscommon 090 66 27816. or visit www.westernalzheimers.ie

Wicklow Hospice

The Wicklow Palliative Care/Hospice Campaign is a non-profit organisation that was set up by the people of Wicklow, for the people of Wicklow, to promote and campaign for the right of every person to choose and decide where they wish to spend their last days.

Our Vision: To have a full seven day palliative care service and a purpose built level three Hospice in County Wicklow.

Women’s Aid

Women’s Aid provides support and information to women who experience physical, emotional and sexual abuse in their own homes.

XLc Project

Waterford and South Tipperary Youth Services-The XLc Project

The XLc Project was founded 12 years ago by school teacher Nuala Jackson and her son Eoin Jackson.  It began in the top room of Eoin's flat.  That first year there were 7 students, all young people who had fallen between the ever increasing cracks in the formal school system.  Since then the XLc Project has grown from strength to strength.  To date the project has helped over 600 students access the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate exams.  Many of these students would otherwise have fallen off the educational radar.  However the one thing that the project has not managed to do in it's 12 year life span is access mainstream funding.  Most of the people who work in the project are volunteers.  With enough funding the project could help even more of the early school leavers who are turning up in droves looking for help.