Boarded Out Practical Support Service for Adults 

Barnardos Boarded Out Practical Support Service for Adults.

Boarded Out is a term used to describe children who were fostered or raised with families other than their own in Ireland. This happened mainly between 1920 and 1970.

There was also a practice of being nursed out, where infants were placed with women who could care for them. Some children were boarded out up to the introduction of the 1991 Child Care Act.

While many children were boarded out on farms in rural areas, (farmed out) children were also placed in homes in larger towns and cities.

Helplines

If you have experience of being boarded out and would like to avail of practical support, you can contact Barnardos Boarded Out Practical Support Service for Adults.

Confidential Helpline: (01) 454 6388 Tuesday and Thursdays from 10am to 1pm

• Dublin: (01) 813 4100
• Cork: (021) 203 8005
• Galway: (091) 454489

Email: [email protected]

We provide a free and confidential service offering a wide range of practical supports including:

• Support to access to health, community and social services
• Support with isolation and loneliness
• Assistance in filling out forms and grant applications
• Advocacy, information and signposting
• Referral to Barnardos therapeutic supports

In response to Taoiseach’s apology on behalf of the Government to survivors of institutional abuse, Barnardos wants to reach out to those affected to offer a free and confidential service The Taoiseach gave specific mention to those who had been boarded out as children and highlighted supports available through Barnardos.

Read more here.