Empower the Family wants to provide affordable homes and childcare for students leaving care who are mums. It’s looking for a council site in Ballymun to start out.
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Having a Hard Quarantine? Maybe You’d Like to Foster a Puppy, or a Lap Full of Kittens
While loads of people are contacting the DSPCA about adopting pets to keep kids busy while normal life is on hold, the charity is encouraging fostering instead.
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What Help Does the State Offer the Children It Raises, Once They Turn 18?
Those advocating for children leaving state care have tried repeatedly to highlight issues with the aftercare policies, and how they’re resourced.
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Many Young People Who Leave State Care End Up Homeless – but It’s Not Clear How Many
Neither Tusla nor the Dublin Region Homeless Executive have accessible data around how many, but some say they should. “We can only address a problem properly when we understand the scale of it.”
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In Dublin South Central, It’s Unclear How Many Children Go Without Care Plans
Tusla says 36 percent of foster children in the area don’t have up-to-date care plans. HIQA says it’s 13 percent. Both figures are bad compared to the national average.