ACTIVE RETIREMENT GROUP County Council as the Local Authority for TRAVELLERS Donegal (exclusive of four Town Council areas) provides an PROJECT There are currently 19 groups operating in extensive range of services in the County.These services range Co. Donegal.Tel: 353 1 8733836 from Planning Control, to the provision of Social Housing, to Tel: 074 91 29281 . Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] . www.activeirl.ie the upkeep and improvement of Roads, to Pollution Control, to www.donegaltravellersproject.org Fire Services, Library Services and Sanitary Services. A national network of local active Provides information, support and retirement associations whose purpose is DONEGAL DOWN SYNDROME services for the members of the Traveller to enable retired people to enjoy a full and Community including: accommodation, active life and to advocate for them. ASSOCIATION antiracism, crisis intervention in range of Tel: 074 91 03527 different areas, education, employment CITIZENS INFORMATION E: [email protected] and Primary Health Care. SERVICE www.donegaldownsyndrome.com Facebook: Donegal Down Syndrome DONEGAL YOUTH SERVICE N Tel: 076 1075480 N CIC 0761 07 5490 Promotes opportunities, inclusion and 16 - 18 Port Road, , Co N CIC 0761 07 5500 choices for people with Down Syndrome. Donegal N Donegal Town CIC 0761 07 5510 Tel: 074 91 29630 . N CIC 0761 07 5430 www.donegalyouthservice.ie N Letterkenny CIC 0761 07 5530 DONEGAL EDUCATION AND N Milford CIC 0761 07 5450 Donegal Youth Service aims to offer www.citizensinformation.ie TRAINING BOARD young people an opportunity to develop holistically through informal education Provision of Information, advice & advocacy on a broad range Administrative offices, processes in a safe and equitable of public and social services and on the entitlements of citizens Ard O’Donnell, Letterkenny environment. in . Tel: +353 (0) 74 9161600 E: [email protected] FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL E: [email protected] . PROTECTION www.donegaletb.ie N Cara House FRC, Market Square, Letterkenny Tel: 074 9123986 0861223029 [email protected] High Road, Letterkenny Donegal Town FRC, Upr Main Street, Donegal Post Primary Schools and Colleges N Tel: 074 91 60460 . www.welfare.ie Town Tel: 074 9725337 Youthreach [email protected] The Department serves wide and diverse Outdoor Education Centre Further N Downstrands FRC, Kilclooney, Portnoo group of clients including families, people Education: in employment, unemployed people, Tel: 074 9545879 [email protected] people with disabilities, carers and N FRC, Main Street, Dunfanaghy pensioners N Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Tel: 074 9136548 [email protected] N Back to Education Initiative N The Forge FRC, Main Street, Tel: 071 9861924 [email protected] DONEGAL COUNTY CHILDCARE N Learning for Living N Mevagh FRC, Aras Rosgoill, COMMITTEE LTD N Donegal Music Education Partnership Tel: 074 9155055 N Adult Learner Guidance Service 10 - 11 ’s Terrace, High Road, [email protected] Letterkenny, N Community Education [email protected] Co Donegal. Tel: 074 91 23442 N Evening Classes N St. Johnston & Carrigans FRC, Chapel Road, St. Email: [email protected] Johnston Tel: 074 9148551 www.donegalchildcare.com DONEGAL LOCAL [email protected] Provides a coordinated and strategic approach to the DEVELOPMENT COMPANY N & District FRC, Malin Road, Moville development of high quality early childhood care & Tel: 074 9385548 [email protected]? education. Offers information, support, advice and training for N 1 Millenium Court, Letterkenny [email protected]? early childhood services and holds a database of those Tel: 0749127056 [email protected] operational in Co Donegal. Facilitates the administration of a N Public Service Centre, Donegal Town N FRC,William Street, Raphoe range of early childhood funding programmes on behalf of Tel: 0749723368 Tel: 074 9145796 [email protected] the Dept of Children & Youth Affairs. N Tír Hugh Resource Centre, Family Resource Centres provide family support, information DONEGAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE Ballyshannon and advice at local level as well as services such as childcare, Tel: 0719858959 after school clubs and activities, Lunch Clubs. 24 hour Helpline: 1 800 262677 N Eastát Tionsclaíoch, Na Doirí Beaga Email: [email protected] Tel: 0749532712 . www.dldc.org FAMILIES MATTER – SFP www.donegaldomesticviolenceservice.com DLDC delivers local development support programmes Strengthening Families Programme. Provide support and information for women including: Local & Community Development Programme, Tel : 074 91 25596 and their children living with physical and Educational Training, Jobs Initiative, Jobs Club,Tús Programme, emotional abuse in the home. Also provides Rural Development Programme, Donegal Volunteer Email: [email protected] aftercare programmes, Court Programme. accompaniment and provides counselling Families Programme (SFP) is an referral service. CO DONEGAL PARENTS & Intervention for the ‘whole family’ and FRIENDS AN INTELLECTUAL targets families with Children aged 6 - 12 DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL years & 12-16 years. It provides three life skills courses, parent DISABILITY LTD skills, teen skills and uniquely family skills where the whole Donegal County Council, family come together to practice working a as a family. County House . Kay Gallagher.Tel: 087 7699409 Tel: 074 9153900 [email protected] Provides support for families and friends of people with an www.donegalcoco.ie intellectual disability and engages with HSE with a view to improving services available in Co Donegal. FÁS YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICE (LYFS)

N Ionad Traenála, Na Doirí Beaga, Community House Tel: 0749531114 Unit 1, Glencar Business Centre N Letterkenny Training Centre. Glencar, Letterkenny Tel: 0749120500 . www.fas.ie Tel: 074 9123078 E-Mail: [email protected] FÁS enhances the skills and competencies of individuals and enterprise through the provision of tailored training. LYFS provides services which promotes specific and general personal development by offering families opportunities to develop their physical, mental, emotional and social needs FORÓIGE through the medium of learning experiences, programmes and projects South Donegal/Leitrim Region – Trina Curneen Regional Youth Officer [email protected] Tel: 0860493199 LETTERKENNY WOMEN’S North Donegal Region – Jacqueline CENTRE Doherty Regional Youth Officer [email protected] Port Road, Letterkenny.Tel: 074 91 24985 Tel: 0867808867 . www.foroige.ie Email: [email protected] Web: www.wcl.ie Foróige’s purpose is to enable young people to involve Facebook: Letterkenny Women’s Centre themselves consciously and actively in their development and in the development of society. A women's health organisation providing Support, Counselling, Listening, Family Planning Clinic,Young Women's Clinic HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE (iLash) Sexual Health Education and Infoline: 1850 24 1850 . Tel: 074 91 31391 Personal Development Courses. Email: [email protected] . www.hse.ie Provides information about how health services in Ireland MONEY ADVICE AND work, about your rights and entitlements and how to access BUDGETING SERVICE (MABS) health services in your area. N Tel: 076 1072650 [email protected] IMMIGRANT COUNCIL N Letterkenny Tel: 076 1072460 OF IRELAND [email protected] N Buncrana Tel: 0761072470 Tel: 353 1 674 0202 . [email protected] www.immigrantcouncil.ie N Donegal Town Tel: 0761072480 [email protected] ICI is an independent human rights organisation. It advocates Web: www.mabs.ie for the rights of migrants and their families. Helpline 0761072000 MonFri, 9am8pm MABS is a free, confidential, independent and nonjudgemental DEVELOPMENT service for people in debt, or in danger of getting into debt PARTNERSHIP MABS works with clients by supporting them in drawing up realistic budgets and maximising their incomes. N St Mary’s Road, Buncrana Tel: 0749362218 ÓIGE NA GAELTACHTA N Pound Street, Carndonagh Tel: 0749373083 Na Doirí Beaga Tel: 074 9532956 . [email protected] . www.onag.ie [email protected] [email protected] www.inishowen.ie Ógeagraíocht náisiúnta í Óige na Gaeltachta, atá ag tabhairt seirbhís agus Citizens Inishowen Development Partnership delivers a number of tacaíocht do ghrúpaí/eagraíochtaí atá ag major programmes along with a range of other smaller plé leis an óige ar bhonn deonach, ins na schemes and initiatives e.g. the Rural Development ceantair Ghaeltachta trí mheán na Gaeilge. Programme (LEADER) 20072013, the Local Community Development Programme, Rural Transport Programme (RTP), PARENTSTOP Rural Social Scheme (RSS), Jobs Initiative Programme,Tús, a Support number of PEACE III/SEUPB funded initiatives as well as a N Castle Street, Market Square, Letterkeny range of other complementary programmes. Tel: 074 9177249 [email protected] N 5 Miller's Way, Carndonagh, Inishowen IRISH NATIONAL 074 9373493 or 0868863674 ORGANISATION OF THE [email protected] N South Donegal: 086 8494038 [email protected] Services UNEMPLOYED www.parentstop.ie N Letterkenny Congress Resource Parentstop is a free and confidential support service for Centre.Tel: 074 91 28010 parents based in Co. Donegal. Parents come to Parentstop N Action Inishowen.Tel: 074 93 74529 for one-to-one advice and support on any parenting challenge they are facing. N Pobail Le Cheile, CDP. Tel: 074 91 80111 N Inishowen Partnership, Buncrana. SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL Tel: 074 93 62218, 087 2771958 [email protected] . www.inou.ieLetterkenny North West Region:The Diamond, Raphoe Tel: 074 9173933 . www.svp.ie The INOU works at local and national levels on issues [email protected] affecting unemployed people. Provides support for local groups through services such as training, information and SVP work confidentially with people in need to provide analysis of Government policies. support, advice and help to achieve self sufficiency.