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OFP Reform & Child Poverty

One Family has been working and campaigning on behalf of one-parent families since 1972. We work from a family-centered, human rights based approach. It has always been important to us that besides delivering vital services directly to families we also campaign and advocate for better lives for one-parent families. In all we do, we are […]

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Parenting Tips

Articles from our parenting tips series are gathered here. This series is written by our Director of Children and Parents Services, Geraldine Kelly. The articles cover a variety of topics and their purpose is to offer information and support on a wide range of issues that are important to people parenting alone, sharing parenting, separated or separating. Click on a category […]

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Where’s the education and childcare for lone parents for sustainable jobs?

Press Release “The best way out of poverty is a job,” says Joan Burton. “Where’s the education and childcare for lone parents for sustainable jobs?”asks One Family www.onefamily.ie The routeway out of poverty is a job: education is the ladder. (Dublin, Tuesday 27 January 2014) One Family – Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone and […]

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Featured Service | Parent Mentoring

Every month a member of the One Family services team explains more about the particular supports they offer. This month, Parent Mentor Niki Williams writes about One Family mentoring supports available to all parents. Parent Mentoring is a service where a parent can safely talk one to one with a trained professional about any concerns […]

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National Policy Framework for Children and Young People Published Today

One Family strongly welcomes the publication of Better Outcomes: Brighter Futures – the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2014-2020 which was launched today by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald TD, in Dublin Castle and attended by our CEO Karen Kiernan. Better Outcomes: Brighter Futures aims to get 70,000 […]

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Our Thoughts on Mother’s Day

One Family board members, staff, volunteers and lone parents working with us on policy issues respond to the question, “What does Mother’s Day mean to you this year?” When I was small I would steal daffodils for my mother from the neighbour’s garden. I would fill my hands with the stems until I could hold […]

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Parents Programmes

One Family offers a range of programmes to support people who parent alone or share parenting, or who are experiencing separation. We have worked with and for one-parent families for over 45 years, so we understand the situations that may arise for families. Participating on a programme along with other people in similar situations can […]

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Government has hindered not helped One-Parent Families in 2013

Press Release Government has hindered not helped One-Parent Families in 2013 (Dublin, Tuesday 10 December 2013) One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, campaigned for 10 Solutions. No Cuts. in the lead up to Budget 2014. These ten solutions are practical and economic measures that would greatly improve the quality of the lives of […]

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Engaging Women: Taking the Next Step into Politics

One Family and Women for Election will co-host the free seminar Engaging Women: Taking the Next Step into Politics on Tuesday 21 May 2013 in European Parliament Offices, 43 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. Registration with tea/coffee opens at 9.30am and the event  runs from 10.00am-1.00pm, with a light lunch to follow. The keynote speaker is Jessica N. Grounds. Jessica, […]