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Career Planning course starts in September

Hilary — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:30:59 +0000

If you are a lone parent in need of help with career planning, One Family’s ‘New Futures’ course could change your life. It’s free and it starts in September for 14 weeks….

New Futures 2010 – A Career Planning and Support Programme for Lone Parents

‘I finally have some clarity about my possible future and know if I stay motivated I can achieve my goals’ – New Futures past participant

New Futures is a five month training and support programme that includes a 14 week FETAC Level 4 course which helps you….

Discover what jobs or courses suit you
Become more confident
Find out how returning to work and / or education will affect your finances
Get the support and friendship of a group of parents in the same situation as you
Learn how to balance work and family life

As part of the course the following are available

Childcare
One to one support
Information, counselling and parenting support

Funding for the project has been received from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and also the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013. The project is funded as part of the Access to Employment Strand of the Equality for Women Measure.

For further information please call Helen or Clodagh on 01— 6629212 or email: hconway@onefamily.ie

Upcoming Dates for Free Legal Advice Centre at One Family

Maureen — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:49:15 +0000

One Family’s Free Legal Advice Centre will be open to hear all of your family law queries on 11th May 2010 and 8th June 2010. The centre will be open from 5.30pm to 7.30pm at Cherish House, 2 Lower Pembroke Street, Dublin 2.

This service is offered on an appointment only basis, to make an appointment please contact Reception on 01 662 9212.

A legally trained FLAC volunteer will be available to give legal advice on all of your family law matters. They will help you to establish whether or not there is a legal solution to your issue, explain what options are open to you and direct you to other services for further assistance.

Positive Parenting Course at One Family in May

Hilary — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:39:03 +0000

One Family will be running another of their very popular Positive Parenting Courses for lone parents for seven weeks starting in May. The course covers everything from How To Be A Good Role Model For Your Children and Reasons Why Children Misbehave, to Active Listening and Assertive Parenting. If you’d like to take part please contact Geraldine Brereton at 01 662 9212 or email gbrereton@onefamily.ie

Free Legal Advice Evenings at One Family

webmaster — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:20:27 +0000

One Family has developed its services to include a Free Legal Advice Centre for all your family law queries in Cherish House in Dublin 2. The centre will run on the second Tuesday of each month from 5.30pm to 7.30pm on an appointment only basis. The next date is July 13.

The askonefamily* helpline regularly receives calls from people with queries about family law, be it about access, guardianship or maintenance. In fact, after social welfare queries, legal questions form the second largest category of enquiries.

Up until now we have referred callers to services such as FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres). But now we are hosting a Free Legal Advice Centre for all your family law queries in Cherish House in Dublin 2.

A legally trained FLAC volunteer will be available to give legal advice on all your family law matters. They will help you to establish whether or not there is a legal solution to your issue, explain what options are open to you and direct you to other services for further assistance.

To make an appointment please call reception on 01 662 9212.

For further information on legal issues see our “Legal” section in our Useful Links.

New Futures Program Jan 2010

webmaster — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:09:07 +0000

A Career Planning and Support Programme

for Lone Parents

‘I finally have some clarity about my possible future and know if I stay motivated I can achieve my goals’ – past participant

Starting in January 2010, One Family is running New Futures, a five month training and support programme that includes a 14 week FETAC Level 4 course. This programme is funded by the European Social Fund and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Join the New Futures programme and:

Discover what jobs or courses suit you
Become more confident
Find out how returning to work/education will affect your finances
Get the support and friendship of a group of parents in the same situation as you
Learn how to balance work and family life

As part of the programme the following are available:

Childcare
One to one support
Information, counselling and parenting support

The project is funded as part of the Access to Employment Strand of the Equality for Women Measure. We wish to acknowledge that funding for the project has been received from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and also the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013.

For further information please call Helen on 01— 6640121 or email: hconway@onefamily.ie

This programme is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013 and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

For more information on the Human Capital Investment Programme 2007-2013 visit the European Social Fund website: http://www.esf.ie/en/hci-overview.aspx


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