Selected by County: Carlow

• Catchment area - Bagenalstown and surrounding rural area
• Information, advice and support to target groups and families in the area
• Practical assistance to community groups such as training, information and advice
• Education courses and training opportunities
• Childcare facilities for those attending courses provided by the project
• Lone parent support groups
• Groups for Women, Men, the Elderly, people with a disability and Youth groups
• After school clubs
• Resident meetings
• Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) 

• Catchment area - the town of Tullow including two townlands, Grange and Ardattin.
• Information, advice and support to target groups and families in the area
• Practical assistance to community groups such as training, information and advice
• Education courses and training opportunities
• Childcare facilities for those attending courses provided by the project
• Lone parent support groups
• Groups for Women, Men and Youth groups
• Traveller Community Support Groups e.g. for driver theory test, literacy issues
• Local Active Retirement Group (includes internet and e-mail classes)
• Provide roms for outreach work with MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service), Women's Aid, Volunteer Centre, Adult Guidance VEC (Vocational Education Committee), Carlow County Development Partnership and various groups and residents associations in the Community
• After school clubs
• Involved in a Countywide Suicide Awareness Group
• In the process of setting up a support group for parents of children with special needs
• In the process of establishing a support and awareness group for families who are affected by drug misuse
• Collaboration with agencies and organisations at County Regional and National level to ensure that community issues are addressed

• ACCORD aims to help couples initiate, sustain and enrich their marriage and family relationships
• Other services offered:
           - marital sexual therapy
           - fertility and well-being service
           - marriage enrichment
           - schools programme
• Counselling - the service is based on the client's needs rather than their ability to pay.  A contribution is requested if the person or couple can afford to make one
• Marriage Preparation - a course fee applies but the service is free if the couple cannot afford to pay

• We aim to help children -  between the ages of 5 and 12 - to understand the grief caused by death, separation or other painful trauma, and thereby offer an opportunity for healing
• The service is available for free
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com
  
  

• We provide counselling three days a week
• The service is available free of charge but donations are accepted

• Talk it Over aims to help the bereaved (by suicide and otherwise) by providing a confidential listening ear
• Our service is a free and confidential one

• Provide support and information for women experiencing domestic violence in Carlow and its surrounding areas
• Court accompaniment
• Advocacy
• Services are provided for free but donations are accepted

• We aim to develop our community by providing individual and family orientated support that is inclusive, flexible, approachable and user-friendly
• Women's groups
• Men's groups
• Family support work
• Training and education programmes
• The service is available for free
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

As a holistic education centre, Teach Bhríde aims to:

• support people to live full and meaningful lives
• develop the whole person and offer support in times of difficulty
• support family life and promote better relationships among people
• Other Counselling Services offered: Individuals, couples, family therapy, addictions, sexuality, bereavement, illness, self esteem, depression etc.
• Courses in assertiveness, self-esteem, personal development, bereavement etc.
• Counselling available on a sliding scale €5 - €45 per one hour session