Minister Zappone announces progress following additional investment in Family Resource Centres
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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Today, Minister Zappone welcomed the progress made to support and develop existing Family Resource Centres (FRCs) using additional funding provided this year.
FRCs are a key resource in developing strong families and strong communities. The Family Resource Centre Programme is designed to allow communities and local Tusla staff to identify needs and the services required in their local areas. FRCs are instrumental in providing a range of universal and bespoke targeted services to their communities to support vulnerable children and families.
Minister Zappone said:
“This year, I provided additional funding to the Family Resource Centre Programme across the country. This is the third year running, in my time as Minister, that the Programme has been allocated additional funding."
The additional funding is being used to provide existing FRCs with greater capacity to reach more vulnerable children and families in their communities. The additional funding is being used to:
Minister Zappone is pleased to confirm that:
Minister Zappone continued:
“Family Resource Centres have been provided with greater capacity to reach vulnerable children and families. Family Resource Centres are instrumental in providing a range of universal and targeted services to support vulnerable children and their families in their communities."
ENDS
Tusla, Child and Family Agency Area | Family Resource Centre (FRC) | |
1. | Donegal | Downstrands FRC Kilclooney, Portnoo |
2. | Galway/Roscommon | Loughrea FRC, Piggottt Street, Loughrea |
3. | Sligo/Leitrim/West Cavan | Breffni FRC, Breffni Crescent, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim |
4. | Mayo | Cairdeas Kilmovee FRC, Kilmovee |
5. | Mid-West | Shannon FRC Respond Centre, Rineanna View |
6. | Kerry | Ballyspillane FRC, Ballyspillane Estate, Killarney |
7. | Cork | Beara West FRC, Bank Place, Castletownbere |
8. | Carlow/Kilkenny/South Tipperary | 3 Drives FRC, 22 Greenane Drive, Tipperary Town |
9. | Waterford/Wexford | Gorey FRC, 4 Charlotte Row, Gorey |
10. | Dublin North | Aster FRC, Balbriggan |
11. | Dublin North City | Ballymun FRC, Shangan Road, Ballymun |
12. | Louth/Meath | Connect FRC, 171 Moneymore Estate, Drogheda |
13. | Cavan/Monaghan | Teach Oscail FRC, Unit 10 Newcourt, Church Street, Co Cavan |
14. | Dublin South East/Wicklow | Rosemount FRC, 3 Waldemar Terrace, Dundrum |
15. | Dublin South Central | Quarryvale FRC, Shancastle Avenue, Clondalkin |
16. | Dublin South West/Kildare/Wicklow | Curragh FRC, 1 Griffith Walk, Curragh Camp |
17. | Midlands | Lús na Gréine FRC, Main Street, Granard |