Barnardos says school summer break will put further pressure on homeless families
June 28, 2024
The growing numbers of homeless children is unacceptable.
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Return Your Bottles and Cans to Make a Difference to a Child’s Life
June 12, 2024
New charity campaign ‘Return for Children’ to support six of Ireland’s national children’s charities at selected events across the country. Re-turn, operators of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, today announced ‘Return for Children’ a new charity fundraising initiative in partnership with six of Ireland’s national Children’s charities – Barnardos Ireland, Barretstown, Childline by ISPCC, Jack &
Barnardos Cost of Living Report 2024
May 29, 2024
For the past three years Barnardos has been monitoring the impact of cost of living increases on families and children. The latest Barnardos Cost of Living Report outlines the stark reality on the number of families who are cutting back and going without essentials due to increases in cost of living, the struggles families are facing
Barnardos calling For Urgent Address of Special Emergency Arrangements (SEAs)
May 9, 2024
Children and Adolescents who are in State Care should be in Foster Care or Regulated Residential Placements The Prime Time programme (on 9/5/2024) highlights that children are being placed in Special Emergency Arrangements which are completely unsuited to meeting their needs. Barnardos sees first-hand the unsuitability of these placements and the impact on children via
Paul O’Connell Joins Barnardos Big Active Supported by ALDI to Enhance Students’ Health and Wellbeing
April 10, 2024
The Barnardos Big Active supported by ALDI was officially launched by Paul O’Connell today. In its third year, the school-based initiative will help students of all ages and abilities across the country to focus on their own health and wellbeing, all while helping others. Barnardos is inviting both primary and secondary schools nationwide to register
Barnardos Calls for Immediate Action on Emergency Accommodation Standards for Homeless Families
March 28, 2024
The government must take immediate action to address the growing number of children living in cramped and poor standard emergency accommodation. Ahead of the latest homelessness data figures from the Department of Housing, Barnardos children’s charity says for the children living in emergency accommodation, their wellbeing and development is something the government must take immediate
Google.org extends support to Barnardos to help make the internet safer for children
March 5, 2024
Google.org provides $1m to drive digital literacy training in schools around Ireland 5th March 2024: Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has announced that it is extending its support to children’s charity Barnardos by providing an additional $1 million of grant funding to promote safe internet use for children and teens across Ireland. The announcement
Barnardos Calls for Better Standards of Emergency Accommodation for Homeless Families
February 23, 2024
As the monthly homelessness figures are released today, Barnardos is calling on the government to address the standard of emergency accommodation in Ireland. The growing number of children and families living in emergency accommodation, experiencing trauma as a result, is something the government must take immediate action to address. Sub-standard accommodation is only adding to
One in Five Parents Experiencing Poor Mental Health- Barnardos New Report on Parental Mental Health and the Impact on Children
January 17, 2024
Barnardos children’s charity today launched a new report outlining the prevalence of poor parental mental health and the impact it has on children across the country. ‘Anxiety leaves me feeling very tired physically and mentally which in turn affects my mood and again my tolerance for my children’s perfectly normal
Barnardos Shops Call for Unwanted Christmas Gifts
December 29, 2023
Spokespeople available Barnardos children’s charity is calling on the public to donate any unwanted Christmas gifts to their shops. Whether it’s a jumper a size too small, perfume you already have or a book you already read, it can be donated to one of Barnardos shops and will be greatly welcomed by staff. Every cent