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DEPAUL TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2003/04
St. Peter’s Offices New Cabra Road Dublin 7 Tel: 01 810 2570 Fax: 01 838 9950 email: info@depaultrust.net www.depaultrust.org
The Rare Auld Times DEPAUL TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2003/04
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CONTENTS PAGE
Introduction
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Director’s Statement
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Welcome to Depaul Trust
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Volunteering
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Message From Archbishop Martin, Our Patron
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Chairman’s Report
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Treasurer’s Report
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Financial Statements
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Aungier Street Hostel
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Back Lane Hostel
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Tús Nua Hostel
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Clancy Night Shelter Hostel
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How You Can Help Us
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Special Thanks
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Raised on Songs and Stories, Heroes of renown
The passing tales and glories That once was Dublin town. Dublin has changed beyond all measure in the last twenty years. The old characters so beloved of past generations such as Forty Coats and Bang Bang are long gone. Dublin is now a bustling international metropolis. We boast financial services centres, shopping malls and fast food. But what of those who haven’t benefited from our new-found financial success? What of those people who don’t march to the same drum? We encounter daily, people who remember past glories but find no place for themselves in today’s Dublin. Is progress really progress if it leaves behind those who are most vulnerable? At Depaul Trust, we believe that everyone has the right to a place they call home and a stake in their community.
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Do you remember those children’s games where your biggest struggle was trying to pick who was next to be ‘on’? Where the baddies always got their just desserts and where you were safe if you got to ‘den’ because everybody knew that once you got to den nobody was allowed to catch you... As adults we still need to know that at times of our greatest need there is a safe haven. At our Depaul shelters we offer non-judgmental, unquestioning support to people who very often feel that they can run no further nor sink any lower. Children have a right to a belief in a future full of promise. Adults have the right to see that promise fulfilled. In our hostels we seek to offer not just a place to shelter but an opportunity for people to fulfil their true potential. We believe that in offering shelter to our residents it is not sufficient just to offer a bed. We seek to help people reclaim their lives and re-affirm their place in their community.
Ring a ring a rosey As the light declines
I remember Dublin City In the rare auld times.
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What's in a name? We like to think everything because we each have our own story to tell. Everyone has the right to decency and respect and to be someone.
My name it is Sean Dempsey As Dublin as can be John suffered mental health problems after his father’s death and was excluded from the family home because of erratic behaviour. Peter was a painter but after numerous car accidents developed epilepsy. Following separation from his wife, he was excluded from the family home. Linda has been homeless since her teens due to her high alcohol dependence and physical abuse. Tom’s mother has Aids, his father is dead and Tom has been homeless since the age of 14. Jane is 20, uses heroin daily and works in prostitution to feed her habit. Only the ‘homeless’ label links our residents. Each has their own story to tell. Their past often makes the future seem bleak but most important of all is to help them believe that they are entitled to that future.
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Born hard and late in Pimlico In a house that ceased to be.
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In the shadow of Guinness Brewery you’ll find the Back Lane Shelter. Many of the men there remember the bustling comings and goings of the brewery. In all of our shelters are talented people who need support to find their role in life. Through keyworking we help our residents to address the problems which have brought them to us. With the help of volunteers and professionals we help people to engage in meaningful occupation which will prepare them to take an active part in society once again. Maybe it might be something as simple as travelling on a bus, taking art classes, enrolling in computer courses. Life has to have a purpose and every life is too valuable to waste. We have talented singers – who knows, you might yet be buying their CD!
By trade I was a cooper Lost out to redundancy
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And I courted Peggy Duignan As pretty as you please At Tús Nua we have a housing project for women leaving Dochas, the women’s prison at Mountjoy. There are many hurdles to be faced by women leaving prison. These involve addressing the problems which led to their imprisonment, re-uniting families etc. Together with the Probation Services and the Society of St Vincent de Paul we seek to offer women the space and support to address these issues and make a better future for themselves and their families. We’re living in changing times but some problems stay the same. If you live in a family where everybody takes drugs, what chance do you have? At Depaul Trust we work with the most marginalised homeless people. Few groups are more marginalised than street drinkers who are cared for at our wet shelter. Here we work to a ‘low threshold, harm reduction model’. People are not excluded as a result of their lifestyle but are welcomed in to our 23 bed hostel. We offer shelter and good food and then seek to develop a care plan for each resident to include detox access and health support. Care is unconditional or at least subject to a minimum amount of rules.
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A rogue and child of Mary From the rebel Liberties.
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To the young people at our Clancy Night Shelter, ‘meths’ would be a lot more familiar than the Met but they would certainly identify with grey unyielding streets. Our Clancy Night Shelter is the first hostel of its kind open to young rough sleepers, many of whom are intravenous drug users.
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As the grey unyielding concrete Makes a city of my town.
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We’re doing well. Our emigrant ships aren’t leaving the quay. The spire shines brightly on O’Connell St. But the future’s not so bright when you’re on the streets. Do those entering our lovely new buildings ever wonder about who might have slept in the doorway that night? When you’re sleeping rough you may want to run away but where can you run to? The Liffey might divide Dublin but much more divides Dubliners.
Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey I can no longer stay
And watch the new glass cages That spring up along the quay. The river divides our city but in a strange way defines it too. Much divides the people of our city. The gap between those who have and have not, between those who are somebody in the new Dublin, and those who are nobody, grows wider daily.
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My mind’s too full of memories Too old to hear new chimes Corporate Dublin is thriving. In every part of the city we see successful enterprise bringing our city into the 21st century. At Depaul we very much want to encourage the two Dublins to join forces to make our city a better place for all our citizens. Much is made of creating a sound economy, the right financial setting etc to attract financial investment. How much time is spent in boardrooms discussing homelessness, drugs, street drinkers? Not their problem? We all inhabit the same city. Some of us have more power to get things done. Do we use it? Corporate Social Responsibility is about more than writing charters and token gestures. It is about accepting our share of responsibility for all our citizens.
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I’m part of what was Dublin In the rare auld times.
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We would like our hostels to be a bridge to a caring, compassionate and all-inclusive new Dublin. The past is gone but it has made us what we are. The future is an unknown world. In the present, there is much that we can do to help our homeless to address the problems of the past and look forward to the future. At Depaul Trust we offer our hostels and our services as a bridge between the pain of the past and the promise of the future.
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DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT Many of us can recall listening to stories of the way things were in the ‘rare auld times’. Sometimes things seem to have been better then – ‘you could leave your hall door open’ or harsher ‘young people don’t know how easy they have it today’.
their addiction, would be forced to sleep on the streets, were it not for these shelters. Women leaving prison have an alternative to the street in Tús Nua. And some things remain… at Back Lane we continue with the SVP a service for homeless men which has endured for 90 years.
I grew up in rural Ireland of the 70’s with a knowledge that I would have to leave my home and Ireland to make it in the world. Ireland held no future for us. London and New York was where it was at. Unemployment was high, poverty was rife. There was many a house that could not afford to put food on the table. It was not unusual for a house to be waiting for the letter from England or the States with a few ‘bob’ in it, sent from our emigrated brothers and sisters, sons and daughters.
2003 presented us with the challenge of continuing our service at Back Lane after a major fire there in April. Fortunately there were no injuries and after 6 months we were able to re-open the entire building. Later on in the year we had the privilege of having An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern officially launch the Agency in the magnificent Dublin City Hall. Many thanks to An Taoiseach and his office for the support he has given us over the year.
The images of modern Ireland are very different. We are no longer a ‘developing nation’. We have one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe. We are the largest exporter of computer software in the world. We, as individuals and collectively as a nation, now believe that we can achieve, that we do not have to leave to make a go of things. Emigration has been replaced by migration. The candle in the window has worked. Dublin too has changed. Out went the tram, in came Luas. Nelson’s gone but we have the spire. But some things didn’t change – we still have poverty. In yesteryear our homeless slept on the streets of London and New York. Today you’ll find our homeless in the cities and towns of Ireland. There is another thing which hasn’t changed. There are still people who care. Depaul Trust has been working with the most marginalised of our homeless in many different ways through the last year. In Clancy and Aungier St we work with people who, because of
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We welcome the new Homelessness strategy and its commitment to developing more accommodation for homeless people. Without this drive the investment of the past few years in emergency accommodation will have been in vain. We look forward to playing our part in the prevention and tackling of homelessness. Finally, a very special thank you to Pete St John and Lorraine O’Reilly for all of their support in the preparation of this Annual Report whose theme is based on Pete’s ever popular song “Dublin in the Rare Auld Times”.
Pat Doherty
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WELCOME TO DEPAUL TRUST
VOLUNTEERING
Our history and values The Depaul Trust was established in 1989 at the initiative of the late Cardinal Basil Hume as a response to the growing numbers of young people sleeping rough on the streets of London. The founding partners were the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, the Society of St Vincent de Paul and the Passage Day Centre. We set up in Ireland in 2002, with the support of our partners, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Daughters of Charity and the Vincentian Fathers. The Depaul Trust, a relatively new charity, embodies the ethos and values of a 400 year tradition. We are committed to working in a practical and non judgmental way with people on the margins of society, wherever there is a need, in the spirit of St Vincent de Paul.
One thing that hasn’t changed since the ‘rare auld times’ is people’s commitment to their local communities. The phenomenon of ‘helping out your neighbour’ continues in Dublin through volunteering.
Our vision is that everyone should have a place to call home and a stake in their community. Our mission is to offer homeless and disadvantaged people the opportunity to fulfil their potential and make positive, informed choices about their future. Our key values and indicators underpin all of the work we do. For that reason we have tied our values into a series of indicators which allow us to gauge our performance year to year. These values and indicators are central to any future planning process. The Depaul Trust celebrates the potential of people. The Depaul Trust puts its words into action. The Depaul Trust aims to take a wider role in civil society. The Depaul Trust believes in rights and responsibilities.
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In 2003 at Depaul Trust we had upwards of 20 part-time volunteers working in our projects. The activities they participated in ranged from befriending roles, to providing art therapy and singalongs for residents, advising on gardening, computers etc. We also had a ‘volunteer blitz’, a day supported by staff of Oracle Ireland, where volunteers got their hands dirty with cleaning, gardening and general maintenance at projects. The Depaul Trust is involved in the European Volunteer Service, an initiative part-funded by the EU as part of its ‘YOUTH’ Programme. The programme allows young adults to volunteer for up to 12 months in a non profit making organisation. 2003 has been a very positive year for our EVS programme. We hosted 8 volunteers through this programme for stays of between 6 and 12 months. EVS volunteers were involved in photographic projects, including the photos for this report, they organised outings for residents and started art and craft activities at Aungier St. We, at the Depaul Trust, value this commitment by people, and see the ways that community spirit is engendered into our projects by volunteers. The volunteers who are involved in our project give their time freely to help others in their community who have traditionally been excluded. By providing a helping hand and a listening ear, volunteers give our residents the respect and dignity that they deserve. Thanks to all our volunteers for their commitment and hard work in 2003 and we look forward to the further expansion of the volunteer programme in 2004. Perhaps you could lend a hand and help? It’s a part of what we are and not just in the rare auld times.
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MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP MARTIN, OUR PATRON This report provides an important insight into the work of the Depaul Trust with homeless in Dublin. While we usually think of old men when we hear the word homeless, in reality, all ages, both men and women, are affected. I was happy to meet some of the Catholic organisations involved with homeless people during my time as coadjutor Archbishop. I am heartened to see the extent of the work undertaken by these organisations in a professional and caring manner. I have stated before that there has never been social progress without sustained economic growth, but sustained economic growth on its own will not achieve social progress. Now that we have economic growth we must make the right choices in favour of the poor. This report affirms the right of people to a home. Thankfully considerable progress has been made in tackling the problem of homelessness in our city. More remains to be done and we must increase our efforts to ensure that this continues, otherwise the positive developments made over the last 3 years will be undermined. I fully support Depaul Trust and am pleased to act as a Patron of the charity. Our faith demands that we treat others as we ourselves would like to be treated. I have said it before but it bears repeating. The poor deserve the best. The volunteers and workers of Depaul Trust are working to ensure that they receive this. We must all play our role. I thank Depaul Trust for asking me to contribute to this report and wish God’s blessing on their work. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT I am pleased to be able to report a very busy and successful second year for our charity. So much has happened in the past two years that it often seems as if we have been in existence for much longer.
hardworking Board who give so freely of their time and expertise in an increasingly complex world of legislation and our amazing team of employees who are the heart and soul of the service we provide.
The desire to achieve the very best outcome for all those who most need our help remains central to everything we do. It is of paramount importance that we do not waiver in our determination to eradicate homelessness and poverty from our society.
My final plea to all who work for us or with us: Please continue with your support – it is only if you do that we will be able to achieve our mission of helping those who are most in need.
When we set up the Depaul Trust Ireland it was in the belief that more needed to be done to help those on the margins of our society. We also believed that Depaul Trust Ireland would be able to provide new and innovative responses to the needs of the homeless, in the form of best practice high quality services.
Paddy Murray
Our belief that we could help was supported, and continues to be so, by government strategy and other statutory and voluntary agencies. It is crucial that all of us involved use our best endeavours to ensure that underlying causes and not just symptoms are addressed. Secure and adequate funding and a 3 year funding system are essential if we are to deliver quality services to people who are facing crises and are sleeping rough on the streets of Ireland. In presenting my report I would like to thank our Director, Pat Doherty for his unfailing commitment, professionalism and leadership, our funders who share our vision, our
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TREASURER’S REPORT 2003 was our second period in operation and our first full year of operations on our four projects, Backlane, Aungier Street, Clancy Night Shelter and Tús Nua. The year was needed to consolidate our services and achieve an adequate funding for each project on a stand-alone basis. In this regard we thank both the Homeless Agency and Department of Justice for their support over the year. The pace of growth has been significant and has put pressure on our central management team and resources. This is always a difficult time in post start up situations in deciding the correct timing of investment in central services which, while critical to the organisation going forward, may not be fully funded from our current projects. In this regard our independent fundraising has been key to providing the additional funding of c117,973 for the year. Indeed for the second period in succession this fundraising not only represented a significant portion of our annual surplus but also our year end cash balances. These resources will support specific development expenditures planned for later in 2004. Our strategy for the coming year is to ensure: All projects are properly funded on a project basis and support an appropriate share of central costs. We maintain effective cost control while maintaining the quality of our services. We will utilise much of 2004 to consolidate our services on our four existing projects before expanding our service offering to other projects. We will continue to expand our fundraising activities to support our central service and selected projects that are other not funded.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2003/04
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Income and Expenditure Account for the period ended 31st December 2003
NOTE
Incoming Resources Donations and fundraising income Service income Other income Total Incoming Resources
1
Resources Expended Direct charitable expenditure Total Resources Expended Net surplus for the year Balance at start of year Balance at end of year
2
Unrestricted funds c
Restricted funds c
2003 c
7 mths to 31/12/02 c
117,973 2,868,446 175,649
-
117,973 2,868,446 175,649
12,082 473,252 20,859
3,162,068
-
3,162,068
506,193
3,075
-
3,031,675
438,544
3,031,675
-
3,031,675
438,544
130,393
-
130,393
67,649
67,649
-
67,649
-
198,042
-
Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2003
198,042
67,649
NOTE
Fixed Assets Tangible Assets
2003 c
7 mths to 31/12/02 c
4
31,350
16,026
Current Assets Debtors: due within one year Cash & bank balances
5
142,106 382,207
230,849 766,110
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
6
524,313
996,959
357,621
945,336
Net current assets
166,692
51,623
Total net assets
198,042
67,649
198,042
67,649
198,042
67,649
Capital and reserves Revenue reserves
8
Note of historical cost deficits and surpluses for the year ended 31st December 2003. Historical cost deficits and surpluses are the only such deficits and surpluses recognised by the company. Approved on behalf of the board,
Approved on behalf of the board,
Patrick Murray Chairman
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Laurence J. Tuomey Director
Date: 2nd September 2004
Patrick Murray Chairman
Laurence J. Tuomey Director
Date: 2nd September 2004
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Notes to the Financial Statements
NOTE 1: Turnover Turnover is comprised of: Homeless Agency Trust Income Consultancy Other
By geographical market: Republic of Ireland Other
NOTE 2: Operating Profit Turnover Staff Costs Depreciation Other Operating Charges Operating Profit/(Loss) Profit for the year has been arrived at after charging: Staff Costs - Wages and Salaries - Social Welfare Costs - Employeer Pension Contribution Auditor’s Remuneration
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Notes to the Financial Statements contd. 2003 c
7 mths to 31/12/02 c
1,895,012 40,222 40,215 1,186,619
473,252 7,000 20,859 5,082
3,162,068
506,193
3,162,068 -
501,211 4,982
3,162,068
506,193
3,162,068 (2,185,864) (12,331) (833,480)
506,193 (336,767) (1,552) (100,225)
130,393
67,649
1,961,733 203,782 20,349
304,425 32,297 -
6,655
3,630
NOTE 3: Taxation Depaul Trust Ireland is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to charities.
NOTE 4: Tangible Fixed Assets Office Equipment c
Total c
Cost: At beginning of year Additions in year
17,578 27,655
17,578 27,655
At end of year
45,233
45,233
Accumulated Depreciation: At beginning of year Charge for year Disposals in year
1,552 12,331 -
1,552 12,331 -
At end of year
13,883
13,883
Net Book Value: At 31st December 2003
31,350
31,350
At 31st December 2002
16,026
16,026
The estimated useful lives of fixed assets by reference to which depreciation is calculated on, are as follows: Office Equipment: 3 years
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Notes to the Financial Statements contd.
Notes to the Financial Statements contd. 2003 c
7 mths to 31/12/02 c
129,096 13,010
228,415 2,434
142,106
230,849
NOTE 6: Cash and Bank Balances Cash and Bank Balances
382,207
766,110
NOTE 7: Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Trade Creditors Owing to Depaul Trust Limited Funding deferred for 2003 projects Accruals Provision for underspending PAYE & Social Welfare
133,799 20,171 51,393 152,258
21,366 460,369 435,222 14,557 13,822
357,621
945,336
NOTE 5: Debtors Trade Debtors Prepayments and Accrued Income
2003 c
7 mths to 31/12/02 c
NOTE 8: Reconciliation of movements in reserves Surplus for the financial year Opening reserves
130,393 67,649
67,649 -
Closing reserves
198,042
67,649
All amounts included above fall due within one year NOTE 9: Employees The average number of persons employed by the company during the year was 70.
NOTE 10: Approval of financial statements The financial statements were approved by the board of directors at a meeting held on 2nd September 2004. Board of Directors Patrick Murray (Chair of Trustees) Laurence J. Tuomey Lady Elizabeth Arnold Noel Clear Rev. Sean Farrell CM
Sister Ellen Flynn DC Timothy M. Haigh Sister Maura McCullen DC Sister Rita Yore DC Herbert Graham
Auditors Sherry McNabola Murray & Co.
Charity Registration Number CHY 14753
Company Incorporation Number 357828
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AUNGIER STREET HOSTEL
BACK LANE HOSTEL
“As the new glass cages spring up along the quay”. It’s important to realise that not all share in the new-found wealth of the Celtic Tiger, and also that many have lived through the deprivation often present in Ireland in the past. Some still carry the scars of that past. At Aungier Street Hostel, our team works with one of the most marginalised groups of people in Irish society: the homeless street drinkers.
If you had knocked on the door at Back Lane in 1915 when it first opened you would have found two dormitories each with a hundred beds. We would have offered you breakfast of cocoa and bread at 6am before you left the building and regardless of the weather, you would have to wander the streets of Dublin until night time when the doors opened once again. That is providing, of course, that you were one of the lucky ones who could get a bed for the night. In 2004 we can offer separate rooms with hand basins, 3 meals a day, support, access to medical/psychiatric care, counselling and welfare advice.
Aungier Street Hostel is home to 23 street drinkers, both men and women, all over 30. Our staff work with them to develop a care plan tailored to the needs of each individual. This can include anything from lifeskills to drink harm reduction, from mental health support to detox. We offer shelter and support with a minimum of conditions. We recognise that many of our residents have not reached or may never reach the stage where they will stop drinking. For many the only alternative to our hostel is the street. At the very least we can offer a bed and warm nourishing food, a place to call home. At our hostel we aim to minimise the harm of alcohol addiction and to reduce the chaos in the lives of our residents. Our first step is to offer shelter and food. By introducing even a normal sleeping and food pattern we can help people to find some stability in their lives and perhaps, given the space and support, the opportunity to address the problems which have led to addiction and homelessness. Our team also work with our residents to prepare them for the next step in their accommodation, but in the recognition that for many, this will not be a self-contained flat.
Back Lane is a 24/7 emergency hostel catering for 74 single men with low support needs. It is our aim to re-integrate and resettle the men into appropriate independent accommodation. We have trained and very committed permanent staff on duty at all times, using other specialist advice, such as access to addiction treatment when required. There are two categories of support offered in the hostel. Settled support is for the older residents, some of whom are over 70 years of age and whose needs are age related and long term. Emergency accommodation is also offered with residents having access to life skill courses, addiction programmes and employment advice, to name but a few of the programmes we offer. All residents are assigned a Key Worker to ensure they access the services they need or request. A care plan is developed with the resident to cover any aspect of support needed. Residents who participate in these support programmes can extend their stay up to six months. Back Lane Hostel which we manage with the Society of St Vincent de Paul is steeped in history but with a service and a vision very much of our time.
“If we can make a big difference, that’s great; but sometimes it’s important just to make some kind of difference” (team member)
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TÚS NUA HOSTEL
CLANCY NIGHT SHELTER HOSTEL
Conditions have certainly changed for women in prison since the early days of the 20th century. But the problems facing women leaving prison remain very much the same – how to get housing, re-unite families, make a living. How to start afresh…
At Clancy Night Shelter we provide emergency accommodation for young adults who are sleeping rough in Dublin. You only have to look at the cranes to see that Dublin is progressing but for some of our young people that progress is passing them by. Here our young residents know that they will be welcomed unconditionally, treated with respect and given the support they need to get their feet back on the ladder, even if it is for the 100th time.
Tús Nua Apartments, initiated by the Society of St Vincent, is run on their behalf by Depaul Trust. Our aim is to provide women on leaving the Dochas centre, Mountjoy Women’s Prison, with safe housing and a positive environment. We work closely with the Probation and Prison services to ensure that vulnerable women have a safety net. All our residents are encouraged to remain on the housing list and actively pursue further housing options.
We particularly target young people who have been excluded from other hostels due to their challenging behaviour or drug use. The project has 8 twin rooms and one single room. It can accommodate 17 residents, male or female, single or couples aged between 18 and 35.
Tús Nua prides itself on its holistic approach to independent living – raising peoples’ sense of self worth and personal esteem. Our programme is not far removed from the traditional values of social responsibility, we recently completed an Active Citizenship course and creative skills are explored through crafts, healing through reiki etc.
The project opens each evening, 7 days a week, at 7pm and provides accommodation, a hot evening meal and breakfast the following morning: there are no charges for this facility. Each resident has access to bathroom and showering facilities, a T.V room and a quiet room, they also have a small locker to keep personal items.
All the women who have lived at Tús Nua have attended regular one to one sessions with the staff member nominated to support them as well as Resident meetings. All residents pay a weekly rent. Two residents have been awarded Education Grants (c900 each). Tús Nua has been proud to host a Children’s Christmas Party, trip to the theatre, two Residents’ Focus days and two trips to the Dublin seaside! At Tús Nua, we benefit greatly from the many people who volunteer their time and skills. The willingness to reach out is fortunately an old Dublin trait that hasn’t changed. A very sincere thank you to all of them.
Staff offer advice and assistance in linking the residents into services and day centres outside of the project as well as resettlement services and move-on options. Clancy Night Shelter provides a Health Promotion Service twice weekly in conjunction with the Health Board. Most of all, at Clancy we offer a respite from the streets which can be harsh on a body, cold from the weather and weakened from addiction which can be a difficult challenge when you are alone.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP US Would Would Would Would
you you you you
lend us your expertise? host an event? take part in a sponsored activity? like to volunteer?
SPECIAL THANKS Siemens Ireland Anglo Irish Bank BITC AIB Better Ireland Derwent Consultancy Bob and Joyce Joyce Senator David Norris and a very special thank you to Pete St. John and Lorraine O’Reilly!
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