Charities
Charities and Voluntary Organisations in Ireland
Aids Care Education and Training – caring for and supporting individuals and families affected by HIV / AIDS and related issues.
Aiseiri – Addicton Treatment Centres Ireland. Located in Cahir, Co. Tipperary it provides quality treatment in a therapeutic environment, for alcoholics, other chemically dependent people and gamblers.
ARC Cancer Support Centre a registered charity based in 65, Eccles Street, Dublin 7. Tel (0..., caring for people diagnosed with cancer, their family and friends. All our services are free of charge to those who attend. The support is holistic and complements primary medical treatment with educational and psychological care.
Aware - is a voluntary organisation formed in 1985 by a group of interested patients, relatives and mental health professionals, whose aims are to assist that section of the population whose lives are directly affected by depression.
Barnardos – Ireland’s
largest children’s charity. Sólás is a counselling service offered by
Barnardos, for children who have lost someone close to them.
Bereavement Counselling Service - offers support and counselling to enable people deal with their
grief. This applies not only to those directly bereaved through death,
stillbirth, miscarriage, abortion etc., but also to those whose lives
are affected by the losses of those near to them.
Bóthar - enables families and communities in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East to overcome hunger and poverty and to restore the environment in a sustainable way. To do this, Bóthar provides many varieties of farm animals and supports related training and community development. Projects grow through the passing on of offspring from family to family.
Brain Research – focuses on research and teaching of central nervous system disorders in order to realise real benefits for sufferers of neurological illness, their families and carers. Areas of research include Brain Tumour, Epilepsy, Stroke, Head Injury, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neurone Disease and Schizophrenia.
Brainwave The
Irish Epilepsy Association - The national organisation committed to
working for, and meeting the needs of everyone with Epilepsy in Ireland
and their families and carers. The Association offers information and
support to people affected by epilepsy, raises awareness of epilepsy,
supports research and represents the needs of people with epilepsy at
national and international levels. Brainwave is based in Dublin and has
9 regional offices across the country.
Bubblegum Club - The Bubble Gum Club was set up in 1994, to look after children with life threatening illnesses and children in crisis. They bring a little fun into the lives of these children and give parents and carers a short break from their 24hour caring responsibilities.
Camphill Communities - Are life-sharing communities creating a comprehensive, therapeutic and supportive environment where people with special needs can live and make their home together with volunteers and voluntary helpers.
Care Local -
voluntary members visit older people living alone in Dublin. We assist
in whatever way we can to enable them to enjoy a better quality of
life.
Carers Association - The Carers Association is Ireland's
national voluntary organisation for family carers in the home. Family
carers provide high levels of care to a range of people including frail
older people, people with severe disabilities, the terminally ill and
children with special needs.
CARI -
providing a professional, child centred therapy and counselling service
to children, families, and groups who have been affected by child
sexual abuse.
Cheeverstown -
provides care support services to over 400 hundred children and adults
with mental handicap. We provide both day and residential care together
with education, employment and community services to both children and
adults.
Community Foundation for Ireland (CFI) offers people the opportunity to establish their own charitable fund with expert support from our staff. People can also give money to their local area or to a cause or issue they care about through The Foundation. CFI – Connecting people who care with causes that matter.
Concern – works with the poorest people in the developing world to enable them to achieve major sustainable improvements in their lifestyles.
Console -
is a Registered Charity supporting and helping people bereaved through
suicide. We respect each individual’s unique journey through the
grieving process following their tragic loss. Console promotes positive
mental health within the community in an effort to reduce the high
number of attempted suicides and deaths through suicide.
Croí -
a charity dedicated to pursuing and attaining the highest level of
Cardiovascular Health Care for the people of the West of Ireland. Since
1985 we have funded and implemented a wide range of initiatives to
improve Cardiac Services and Facilities in the region. We depend
entirely on voluntary effort and support. With your support we can
continue to save lives!
Fighting Blindness is
investigating every avenue where a realistic chance of finding a
therapy or cure for blindness exists. Currently we fund research
projects in 6 leading centres around Ireland. Fighting Blindness is
totally committed to finding treatments and cures for all forms of
blindness and related sensory loss through the promotion of research,
to supporting those who are affected by degenerative blinding
conditions and to providing information to all interested parties.
Fight For Sight - an Irish charity devoted to the prevention of Sight Loss. We aim to save sight by increasing public awareness of everyday risks and by raising money for research into eye disease and to purchase eye equipment for our hospitals.
Focus Ireland - a leading national housing and homeless charity working to combat and prevent homelessness through the provision of quality services, supported housing and advocacy. Focus Ireland believes that everyone has a right to a place called home which is safe, secure and appropriate to their needs. In 2007 Focus Ireland worked with over 5,000 men, women and children who were homeless, or at risk of homelessness.
GOAL - ensuring that the poorest of the poor and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental needs and rights of life, for example, food, water, shelter, medical attention and literacy.
Headway - Headway’s mission is to bring about positive change in the lives of those affected by an acquired brain injury. We have a range of community based rehabilitation services for people affected by ABI, including rehabilitative training, day services, therapy and family support, information, outreach and employment services.
Irish Association of Suicidology -
The IAS is dedicated to disseminating information about suicide and
suicide prevention so that public opinion can respond to the issue in
an informed manner and assure that it is not ignored by the statutory
authorities dealing with health, education and the environment.
Irish Cancer Society - the national cancer care charity dedicated to eliminating cancer and to improving the lives for those living with cancer through patient care, research and education.
Irish Deaf Society - The IDS is the national representative organisation of Deaf and hard of hearing people, serving the interest and welfare of the Deaf community. It also upholds the status of Irish Sign Language (ISL), which is the first and preferred language of Deaf people in Ireland. It provides a number of services to Deaf and hard of hearing adults, children and their families.
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind - a national charity dedicated to providing high quality mobility training and aftercare services to blind and visually impaired people. The services, which are provided free of charge, bring mobility and independence to the lives of blind and visually impaired people all over Ireland.
Irish Heart Foundation is Ireland's only National Charity fighting to reduce death and disability from heart disease and stroke, through Advocacy, Research, Education, Information Provision and Patient Support.
Irish Hospice Foundation - a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the hospice philosophy and supports the development of hospice care. 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 Red Cross Society - The Irish Red Cross Society offers a range of services to deal with both national and international emergencies. As a National Society within the International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, the Irish Red Cross has access to the largest voluntary network in the world and is also among the oldest humanitarian organisations in the world.
Irish Sudden Infant Death Association (ISIDA)
is a voluntary organisation that provides a variety of support and
information services to families bereaved by Sudden Infant Death. These
services are provided by trained staff and trained volunteers who have
themselves experienced the feelings of grief, loss and isolation which
follows the death of a child.
ISPCC - The ISPCC exists to ensure that all children are given the opportunity to experience love and happiness, to stop discrimination and exclusion of children and to end cruelty and injustice to children.
Jack and Jill Childrens Foundation Ireland- helps alleviate the very distressful suffering experienced by tiny babies born with severe developmental delay until they reach the age of four years.
Meningitis Trust - an
Irish charity that offers a range of free services to people bereaved,
affected or worried by the disease. Meningitis kills more children
under 5 than any other infectious disease in Ireland, but, people of
ANY age can contract it. The Meningitis Trust Helpline 1800 523 196 is
nationwide, nurse-led and available 24 hours a day, and our services
(free leaflets, counselling, one-to-one visits and home visits) are
available for those who are affected.
Miscarriage Association of Ireland - a charitable body set up by, and with the support of women (and men) who themselves have been through miscarriages. We offer telephone support to bereaved parents and hold monthly group meetings.
MS Ireland -
exists to help everyone affected by Multiple Sclerosis. MS Ireland is
the only national organisation working solely on behalf of people
living with Multiple Sclerosis and the many thousands of people who
share their lives.
National Suicide Bereavement Support Network - offers
support and information to those bereaved by suicide of all
denominations. We do this by holding information days, Seminars,
training modules, and creating awareness of the tragedy of suicide and
how to deal with the problems whether economic, spiritual or social
that may arise.
National Suicide Research Foundation - an official research unit to contribute to the prevention of suicidal behaviour in Ireland. One Family -
Progressing the work of Cherish, established in 1972, One Family
provides voice, support and action for one-parent families through
membership, professional services and campaigning. Our aim is to affect
positive change and achieve equality and social inclusion for all
one-parent families in Ireland. Oxfam Ireland -
dedicated to fighting poverty and related injustice around the world.
It helps poor people to build a better future for themselves and it’s
the relief agency which brings help when disaster strikes. 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.
Rainbows Ireland Ltd. - helps children and adults who have been bereaved through parental death, separation or divorce, to work through the grieving process which follows any significant loss.
Rehab Group - is an independent not-for-profit organisation working for social and economic inclusion among people with disabilities and others who are marginalised. Our philosophy is based on the belief that regardless of a person's disability or social circumstances, it's ability that should determine success in life.
Samaritans - 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.
Simon Community - Combating homelessness in Ireland with branches in Cork, Dublin, Dundalk, Galway, The Midlands, The Mid West, The North West and The South East. All people who are homeless, or at risk of facing homelessness, are given every opportunity to realise their potential to live fulfilled lives in appropriate homes of their own.
Solas - Barnardos' counselling service for children who have lost someone close to them, like a parent or a sibling, through death.