Information for those in need of a little extra help *READ OP BEFORE POSTING*

There are a lot of folk out there who are struggling a little more than they should be for various reasons. There is help out there for families who are worried about christmas, worried about the rent, or just worried about where their next meal is coming from.

We would like to put together a list of resources for those in need. It needs to be a community effort in order to try and make it as nationally beneficial as possible so we would be very grateful if you could post details of known resources and their location, below.

I will update the OP with the details as they are posted.

This is not a general discussion thread. Please keep chat to a minimum.

Financial/homelessness/food services

Simon Community (national)
St. Vincent De Paul (national)
MABS (national)
Focus Ireland (national)
Crosscare Foodbank (Dublin)
Citizens Information(national)
Barnardos (national)
Sonas Housing (National)
Capuchin Day Centre
Coolmine Dat Centre (Dublin)
HSE (National)
[url="http://www.revenue.ie[/url] (National)
Family Resource Centres
Peter McVerry Trust
The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
Larkin Unemployed Centre"

Depression/Mental Health/Suicide

The Samaritans (national)
Pieta House (Dublin, Limerick, Tipperary)
[url="https://www.childline.ie/]childline[/url]
Aware.ie (National)
Grow (national)
Teenline (national)
1 life
turn2me
Befrienders
Jigsaw
Bodywhys.ie
[url="http://www.alone.ie]ALONE[/url]

Addiction Services

Alcoholics Anonymous (National)
http://www.al-anon-ireland.org/
Gamblers Anonymous (National)

Domestic Violence

AMEN (National)
Womens Aid (national)
Clare Haven (Clare)
Adapt Services (Limerick)

LGBT services

LGBT
http://gayswitchboard.ie/

salacious crumb

https://www.mabs.ie/

uch

http://www.focusireland.ie/

weisses

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/

Sounds obvious but still

weisses

http://www.barnardos.ie/

The Dom

Can personally vouch for the Capuchin Day Centre on Bow St (beside the Jameson Distillery) at the back of St Kevin's .

They provide free meals, no questions asked, from around midday until 2pm, 365 days a year.

So if you're in any way embarrassed (not that you should be) about needing help, it's a good place to at least make sure you get a good meal, as it's just like a canteen setting and you can come and go as you please.

http://www.homeless.ie/

http://www.coolmine.ie/about/links/food-day-centres-and-practical-support

The Samaritans, if you need to talk to someone

You can call Samaritans for free in Ireland on
116 123

Menas

Woman's shelter.

www.womensaid.ie

Chucken

Trigger Happy wrote: »

Woman's shelter.

www.womensaid.ie

To add to this:

http://www.clarehaven.ie/ *Clare*

http://www.adaptservices.ie/ *Limerick*

Fr_Dougal

www.sonashousing.ie

Thanks guys, I'll update OP when I'm at a computer

MadsL

Christmas can be a difficult time for many. Pieta House offer free counselling for those contemplating suicide or other self-harm.

http://www.pieta.ie/

Chucken

https://www.childline.ie/

http://www.lgbt.ie/

http://www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie/

http://www.al-anon-ireland.org/

Tombi!

http://www.gamblersanonymous.ie/
Might be of help to some.

McChubbin

I'd like to add Aware.ie and GROW to this list- both very good facilities that deal with the struggles of mental health issues.

C.K Dexter Haven

I'd just like to say- while all these services posted in this thread can and will really help you- Sometimes, talking to a family member or trusted friend can be the most difficult thing to do, but can be also the most rewarding and helpful to you or can act as a great support in addition to these services- even if you haven't talked to them in a long time.

I've added the new links to the OP. I'll have a look through them over the weekend and try and break them down into easier groups. I also have some PMs which I'll add details of later on.

I'd really like some more links for those in financial difficult so please keep them coming.

dodderangler

It all started with a mate of mine.
Still can't believe it's been 10 years.
Anyway
http://www.teenline.ie/

r3nu4l

A huge thank you to Whoopsiedaisydoodles and to the people of AH for the links you have provided. This is part of the power of AH, a force for good in a world that can sometimes break the best of us. These kinds of threads show the true spirit of AH.

People who care for those with long-term illnesses sometimes feel under even more pressure at Christmas so I thought it would be good to post details for the Carers Association of Ireland

http://www.carersireland.com/ Tel: 1800 24 07 24 Fax: 057 9323623 Email: info@carersireland.com

El Guapo!

Not really Christmas related but may become relevant around the Christmas period when alcohol is involved, and one that's not generally talked about..... Amen.ie ....support for male victims of domestic violence.

oldyouth

I just happened on this thread. I thought the title was mods giving out about topics being discussed in AH

How wrong was I? Fantastic thread and priceless information. Well done Whoops and all the other contributers

LoonyLovegood

For those between 15-25 who need some help, there's http://www.jigsaw.ie which provides a place for you to have a chat and see a counsellor if needed.

Just for any students here, individual colleges have their own Student Assistance Funds which can be extremely helpful.

Munstermad

Many people don't realise that there are Family Resource Centres in their communities which provide affordable counselling services, links with MABS and citizens information services, social welfare information, family support etc. Some have more services than others, but they can be a great first point of contact for people who don't know where to start if they find themselves struggling.....


http://www.familyresource.ie/centres.php

Shut the front door

http://www.bodywhys.ie

It covers everyone male and female but I found it when helping a friend who is in their teens, sometimes they can get overlooked with mental health issues and their 'sullen teenage' moods can sometimes be a cry for help. And parents have it hard so clues can be missed, it helped us to have a starting point, for those teens who have started secondary school it can be tough finding your feet, make new friends and even deal with old bullies who have found some kindred spirits to make your life a bigger type of hell.

Christmas can be time when it's quite a dark time for some and with all the food going around they can find it very tough.

Sunnyisland

ALONE
alone.ie/
Voluntary organisation helping older people in need through a befriending service, housing and crisis support in the community.

http://www.pmvtrust.ie

Peter McVerry Trust is a charity set up by Fr Peter McVerry to reduce homelessness and the harm caused by drug misuse and social disadvantage.

xia

I only recently came across The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed http://www.inou.ie/
And in the same area: The Larkin Unemployed Centre http://www.larkinctr.com/

Thanks for all the info guys, I'm updating the OP bit by bit to make it easier to find the right information. I'll add all of the new links this evening

Keep them coming please, this is a great resource to have in AH.

patsypantaloni

Free legal advice incl housing/domestic violence/other possible legal issues
http://www.flac.ie/gethelp/legaladvicecentres.html

Also Immigrant Council and MRCI for specific supports for migrants, and BeLonG To for LGBT young people:
www.immigrantcouncil.ie
www.mrci.ie
www.belong to.org

Benny_Cake

I'm not from Cork, but I've heard nothing but great things about Cork Penny Dinners, who provide a similar service to that of the Capuchin centre in Dublin.

http://www.corkpennydinners.ie

jujumushu

SOSADIreland - Louth/Meath/Monaghan/Cavan/Offaly

Guys, can someone please tell me if you can see the various breakdowns of services in the OP.

There should be the following headings but they're not appearing for me, yet when I got to edit the post, they're there. I r confused.

Financial/homelessness/food services
Depression/Mental Health/Suicide
Addiction Services
Domestic Violence
LGBT services