2025 - Single Parent Campaign
One Family, along with 16 other organisations across the UK and Ireland, are part of collective single parent campaign. By joining forces, we aim to amplify our voices, reach more families, raise awareness of available support, and build stronger connections among single parents and the organisations that work to support them.
Campaign organisations include: One Parent Families Scotland, Single Parent Rights, Single Parents Wellbeing CIC, Single Parent Information Network, Single Parent Support and Advice Services, Gingerbread, Fife Gingerbread, BAME Lone Parents Network, Stand Up Fathers, Frolo, Asian Single Parents Network, NEESIE, Horizon , Parenting Focus, Dads Rock, Fathers Network Scotland
2025 - Together For Public
One Family are a proud member of the Together For Public Alliance, which is campaigning for a public system of early education and care for every child.
The childcare crisis has a n unequal impact on one-parent families, preventing participation of lone parents in employment, education or other actions which would have a positive impact on their family.
A public system would guarantee a place for every child, through legislation, similar to our primary school system.
2024 – Family and Care Referendum
One Family welcomed the historic occasion of the Family Referendum, which took place on 8 March. The organization called on voters to vote Yes Yes to support families, care, and equality. This referendum was seen as a chance to offer symbolic reparation to single parents who had faced discrimination throughout Irish history, including being excluded from the Constitution. The goal was to ensure that all families are recognized, appreciated, and cherished equally.
One Family also supported a Yes vote in relation to Care, advocating for the removal of outdated sexist language from the Constitution and its replacement with gender-neutral recognition of care in the family.
2020 Family Law Reform
One Family is very concerned about the current provision of family law services in Ireland and we have been working hard to advocate around the current family law reform process. We know from working with families, through our services and helpline, that there are major gaps in service provision; that courts do not always ensure safety for children and parents; that there can be a lack of accurate information available to courts; and that there are much better out of court pathways available in other countries with better outcomes for families.