Services in County Dublin
Cheshire Home Share
This is a new short-breaks host family scheme for people with a physical disability. It is run by Cheshire Ireland in the South Co. Dublin area.
Contact: Verena Maehr, Cheshire Home Share Co-ordinator, Cheshire Ireland, Central Office, Block 4, Bracken Business Park, Braken Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18.
Phone: 087-2516962 or 01-2974127
Email: verena.maehr@cheshire.ie
Web: www.cheshire.ie
Breakaway & Second Home
These are family based short break schemes for children and adults, run by Cheeverstown House. They cover Templeogue Bridge, south as far as Brittas, Co Dublin.
Contact: Philomena Redmond (Break Away) and Eileen O’Mahony (Second Home),
Templeogue, Dublin 6 W.
Tel: 01-4993700
Email: predmond@cheeverstown.ie or eomahony@cheeverstown.ie
Extraordinary Friends
A new pilot scheme for children and adults. It is organised in partnership with Cheeverstown House, administered by Inclusion Ireland, and funded by HSE Dublin Southwest. It has two programmes, a children’s host family programme and an adult’s social programme.
Contact Gerry O’Connor at Cheeverstown House, Kilvare, Templeogue, Dublin 6W
Tel: 01 499 3700 / 4993765
Email: goconnor@cheeverstown.ie
Web: www.extraordinaryfriends.com
Break Away – Children
Providing family-based respite for children in South East Dublin and North Wicklow.
Contact Beata Drewniak, St. John of God Carmona Services, Dunmore House, 111. Upper Glenageary Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
Tel: 01-2852900
Email: beata.drewniak@sjog.ie
Break Away – Adults
Providing family-based respite for adults in South East Dublin and North Wicklow.
Contact Dr Tomy Philip, St. John of God Carmona Services, Dunmore House, 111. Upper Glenageary Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
Tel: 01-2852900 Ext: 163
Email: tomy.philip@sjog.ie
Break Away
Providing family and community based short breaks to children and adults with Intellectual Disability in Dublin South West. The scheme is being reviewed and changes are imminent. The name will be changed and there will be two separate schemes; one for children and another for adults. This new initiative is likely to be finalised by 2011.
Contact: Philippa McKeown, St. John of God Menni Services, Islandbridge, Dublin 8.
Tel: 01-6741569
Email: philippa.mckeown@sjog.ie
St. Michael’s House Schemes
St Michaels House runs three schemes in the greater Dublin area & surrounding counties:
- Host Families – Short Breaks. Families and Individuals in the community provide short breaks to children & adults.
- Contract Family. The scheme recruits families & individuals with experience in the area of social care & disability to provide short breaks to children & adults with more enhanced care needs
- Shared Living. The scheme recruits a family or individual to provide a stable home environment on a fulltime basis to an adult.
To find out more about any of the above schemes:
Contact: Home Sharing Team, St Michael’s House, Adare Green, Coolock, Dublin 17
Phone: 01-8770500
Email: homesharing@smh.ie
Website: www.smh.ie
Walkinstown Association
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Contact: Kevin Barnes, Walkinstown Association, 1 Longmile Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
Phone: 01-4650388
Email: kevinbarnes@walk.ie