M&S Drogheda

Pieta House has become a respected and recognised service for those who are suicidal. Having counselled many people in the past who were self-harming, our founder realised that this was a topic never discussed and rarely understood, and decided to also help people with this debilitating issue. From humble beginnings, Pieta House has grown to almost 180 therapists and administration staff, and the demand for our service hasn’t let up. As it has been from day one, everything is free of charge. Our staff are fully qualified and offer a professional one-to-one therapeutic service for people who are experiencing suicidal ideation, people who have attempted suicide and people who are engaging in self-harm. We’re passionate about our life-saving work. As 90% of our income comes from fundraising events, we are very grateful for the support and encouragement of our volunteers and friends of Pieta.

We collect surplus food from supermarkets/cafes and redistribute it to our local community (individuals, families etc) who need it. We are a volunteer-led community group. Our BIG Aims: -To help local residents with food bills/ cost of living crisis - to reduce amount of food waste from retailers/ businesses -to create a community spirit /group -to education the community about food waste

Drogheda ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism & Complex was set up by a group of parents in 2003 as a school for our children with Autism as there was no provision locally. Since then the school has grown from strength to strength and now has 30 pupils aged between 3 and 18. Many of our children have very high support needs and our recent move to new premises in Congress Avenue in Drogheda and this has been hugely successful for the children with bigger classrooms and playgrounds. There have been a number of offshoots from the ABACAS School activities. We run 4 weekly youth clubs for children and teenagers with Autism or Asperger Syndrome. These are attended by children from many schools from all over Louth and Meath. We run a parent support group as Autism Support Louth&Meath which provides support, information and advocacy to all parents as well as regular information and training activities. Two years ago we had our first school leaver and set up a community activity based adult service called The HUB which is based in the Rugby Club. Drogheda ABACAS really appreciates local community support and our current projects are as follows : • Fundraising towards Sensory and Occupational Therapy rooms • Fundraising towards provision of Occupational and Speech Therapy in the school • Fundraising towards youth club summer trip away • Help with cooking and independent skills programmes • Help needed with exterior and fence painting • Volunteers at youth club and adult service • Volunteers for gym/running buddy programme Thank you very much for your interest and if you would like any further information please contact me.