Thank you to everyone who supported Messiah
Thanks so much to everyone who attended, volunteered at, helped publicise and organise – or took part in – The Culwick Choral Society’s Messiah in Dublin’s St Patrick’s Cathedral last week. We had two glorious evenings of music and song to get everyone in festive mood and we were delighted to see such a crowd […]
Child Benefit cut is stealth tax on children
MEDIA RELEASE: 22 November 2011 One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, say that any reduction in Child Benefit would be a blow to all middle-earner families, but for some families, in particular those parenting alone, it would be a further step towards living in consistent poverty.
Volunteer Parent Mentors required
One Family would like to expand its Parent Mentoring Service …
Please join us for Handel’s Messiah in Aid of One Family tonight 24 November – last night was amazing so don’t miss this opportunity
Media release: 3 November 2011 Messiah Performance in aid of One Family 23 & 24 November @ 8pm, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8. Tickets €28 One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, is delighted to announce that it has been chosen as the benefiting charity for this year’s performances of Handel’s Messiah by the […]
European Parliament adopts a report on the Situation of Single Mothers
On 25 October the European Parliament approved an own initiative report on the situation of single mothers, to which Eurochild contributed together with its member organisation One Family. The report outlines that in 2001 85% of single parents were women aged 25-65 and that these women are statistically less educated than married counterparts, face higher […]
Our sincere sympathy to Leanne Kidd’s family & friends
One Family would like to acknowledge the sad passing of our former colleague Leanne Kidd yesterday 25 October. Leanne was our first Keyworker and her positive energy and commitment helped many people move forward in their lives. We send condolences to her husband, family and many friends.
Please vote for One Family video
We need your votes every day please between now and 11 November for a short video about Family Day which we have submitted for the Better Together Awards. If we get enough votes the video will go into the top ten and could win €3000 for One Family. All you need to do is click […]
Financial Services for the Community, Voluntary and Social Enterprise Sector
Financial Management by people Who Understand You One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation of one-parent families, recently started providing Financial Services to others in the Community, Voluntary & Social Enterprise Sector. ‘We saw a gap in the market where we could help other organizations similar to ourselves, no matter how small, with their financial management,’ explains […]
Best Will in the World Week kicks off
All this week One Family and 60 other Irish charities are working together to raise public awareness of the importance of leaving charitable bequests in your will. Don’t forget to spread the word and, if appropriate, visit your local participating solicitor to have a will drawn up and leave a legacy to your favourite charity. […]
Please buy tickets for Handel’s Messiah, 23 & 24 Nov
Messiah Performance in aid of One Family 23 & 24 November @ 8pm, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8. Tickets Euro 28 One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation of one-parent families, is delighted to announce that it has been chosen as the benefiting charity for this year’s performances of Handel’s Messiah by the Culwick Choral Society. With […]
86% success rate in One Families’ Marks and Starts programme
13 out of 15 lone parents who completed One Families’ Marks and Starts getting back to work programme have been offered part-time seasonal contracts. Marks & Start is funded by Marks & Spencer and offers participants a pre-employment training course, followed by a two-week work placement with one of the most respected high street names […]
Barnardos and One Family launch Child Contact Centres
Barnardos and One Family are working together to develop a new service called a Child Contact Centre, which is a safe, friendly and neutral place where children can spend time with the parent/s they do not live with. We are now taking referrals for parents who want to use our new centres in Clondalkin and […]
Sign up to our Best Will in the World Week campaign
One Family is proud to be a member of My Legacy, where 60 Irish charities are working together to raise public awareness of the importance of leaving charitable bequests in your will. During our Best Will in the World Week, from Monday 17 to Friday 21 October 2011, we are encouraging members of the general […]
One Family Pre Budget 2012 Submission
MEDIA RELEASE: Budget 2012 must not create a poverty trap for Ireland’s Most Vulnerable Families and their children One Family, Ireland’s national organisation of one-parent families has launched its Pre-Budget Submission 2012. One Family recognises the pressures currently on the public finances but calls on Government to reframe its priorities in Budget 2012 to ensure […]
One Family Director up for Award
Great news – One Family Director Karen Kiernan has been shortlisted for a Women Mean Business Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, particularly in recognition of One Family’s work on Child Contact Centres and Family Day. The Awards take place on 26 September in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel. Good luck Karen! Here is more information on […]
Lots of media this week about one-parent families and One Family
Jamelia has made a wonderful documentary on Single Mums showing on BBC3, for air times see http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0140p9n. Our Director Karen Kiernan has been speaking about social welfare fraud and lone parents on TV3’s Ireland AM at http://www.tv3.ie/ireland_am.php?video=39558&locID=1.65.74 in response to a very poor article in the Irish Daily Mail on the issue on Tuesday. Finally […]
One Family responds to Bishop’s comment
One Family Director Karen Kiernan was responding this morning on WLR and yesterday on Today FM’s ‘Last Word’, Newstalk and Spin 103.8 to a piece in the Irish Independent where Bishop of Elphin Christopher Jones said “the greatest good” would “come ultimately from the family in marriage” and that many children from broken homes are […]
Interesting Irish Times piece on one-parent families
Interesting piece by Ann Marie Hourihane in today’s Irish Times – about how single mothers seem to have been unfairly scapegoated as being in some way ‘responsible’ for the London riots see http://bit.ly/ogcar8
Parent alone? Looking to change your life?
One Family is committed to continued development of its offering to lone parents wishing to return to work/ and or education. In conjunction with Ballsbridge College of Further Education we are now offering the opportunity to take additional FETAC level 4 modules as part of One Family Options programme. One Family is now recruiting for […]
One Family on Zozzy TV
Thanks to the good people at Zozzy TV, our video ‘One Family Stories’ is now being shown on the huge screen at the top of Dublin’s Grafton Street. It helps spread the word about the need for acceptance of and support for one-parent families. Thanks very much Zozzy. You can see the video here