M&S Newbridge

Main Object of The Dining Room Is to provide food to those living in food poverty. People suffer from food poverty in a number of situations including: sleeping rough, living in emergency accommodation while living in their own home . Other Objectives The Dining Room has the following additional objectives: Helping with school supplies in August and September Helping with Christmas toys and food supplies Help with shelter in the form of tents and sleeping bags All the above work is carried out by volunteers, with help of donations from the general public.

Curragh Family Resource Centre provides community based therapeutic & family supports. We offer supports over four areas: Community, Family Support, Youth Resilience & Theraputic Our Vision All people in Kildare have easy access to activities and services that support their family to promote and collaborate with them in achieving their full potential. Our Mission To provide high quality, professional and accessible services and programmes to address the needs of the Kildare community, and existing/retired defence forces members and their families.

Our vision at Peter McVerry Trust is an Ireland that supports all those on the margins and upholds their rights to full inclusion in society. As a homeless and housing charity, our aims are: - To target those most marginalised in society and offer a safe, challenging and supportive environment through our service provision. - To treat participants with warmth and respect and actively encourage them to be involved in all aspects of their own support plan. - To offer a comprehensive prevention package of support to reduce the likelihood of homelessness to those leaving care, those leaving treatment, those leaving prison or other institutions and those whose accommodation is vulnerable. - To offer a comprehensive package of support that will provide the best opportunity possible for them and assist them in planning a pathway out of homelessness or drug use, or if they continue to use drugs, to assist them towards some level of stabilisation in order to live a life of dignity, with respect and opportunity. - To assist each person to re-establish himself or herself in the community and move towards greater independence. Peter McVerry Trust provides services in the areas of prevention, homeless services, housing, under 18's and drug treatment services- and are an approved housing body, We have placed over 200 people in their own homes to date, with an objective of 450 housing units by 2020. In line with our housing-led approach to ending homelessness, the provision of support to people - both in our accommodation services and those who have moved to independent living - is a key component in ensuring a long term, sustainable solution to homelessness. The support services range across intensive housing supports, visiting housing supports, and through the SLI (Support to Live Independently) Scheme that Peter McVerry Trust delivers under the Housing First initiative. The Housing First model focuses on the immediate provision of long term/permanent accommodation for those that a homeless with supports and services subsequently built around the needs of each individual. The Housing with Support service provides 1 to 1 visits as well as an on-call service that operates around the clock for 365 days of the year. In 2016, Peter McVerry Trust's Housing with Supports team made a total of 12,500 visits. Peter McVerry Trust employ a team of Housing Officers to assist and support our participants in developing life skills, building confidence and working towards independent living and social integration. Within our housing services, the wrap around supports are crucial in providing support in areas ranging from loneliness and integration within a new community, to mental health, addiction or personal care needs. Support is provided to an individual for as long as they need it, to ensure they can retain their tenancies and integrate in to their community.