One Family is Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting, and separating.

We are actively working towards an Ireland where every family is cherished equally, and is enabled to enjoy the social, financial and legal equality to create their own positive futures. 

We have been working directly with one-parent families for over 50 years. We provide a range of direct services to parents and children, along with campaigning and advocating for legislative and social change to deliver true equality for all families

One Family offer a range of support for individuals, families, and training for those who work with one-parent families

For Parents

We provide a range of direct supports for parents who are parenting alone, sharing parenting or parenting through separation.

For Professionals

We provide specialist, professional training and development for those who work with one-parent families.

Counselling

We provide a variety of non-judgement, confidential counselling services for those dealing with an unplanned or crisis pregnancy and for those parenting alone or sharing parenting.

Parenting Information

One Family are leaders in a child-centred, best-practice approach for those parenting alone, sharing parenting or parenting through separation. We have hundreds of advice articles to offer support and guidance when dealing with specific issues.

Returning to Education or Employment

We run Ireland’s only employability programme, New Futures, uniquely designed for lone parents who wish to return to education or work but are not sure where to start.

Issues impacting one-parent families

Facts & Figures

Due to societal and structural inequalities, one-parent families are more vulnerable to poverty, family homelessness and deprivation.

Latest Campaigns

We campaign on a variety of issues impacting one-parent families, including income inequality, child poverty, family law reform and more.

Media

If you have a media request, please contact Vicky Masterson on 083 443 3705. If you are a parent who would like to join our media panel, please email Vicky at vmasterson@onefamily.ie If you wish to receive our press releases, please sign up to our media mailing list.