FOCUS Ireland Limerick

Focus Ireland is a housing and homelessness charity working to prevent people becoming, remaining or returning to homelessness through the provision of quality services, supported housing, research and advocacy.

Focus Ireland Childers Road Family Initiative

We work specifically with families that are already in our emergency homeless accommodations in CRFI.

These families would have been referred to our service by Limerick Homeless Action Team on a short term basis for emergency accommodation until something more suitable and permanent is sought for the families. We have project workers that offer supports to the families and a child support worker that offers support to the children.

Limerick Youth Housing Project

Focus Ireland’s Youth Housing Service was developed in recognition of the need to provide young people leaving state care or who are at risk of homelessness with support to ensure they acquire the skills necessary to live independently and to avoid the risk of becoming homeless.

The service provides support and independent accommodation with secure tenancies to young people. The aim of the project is to work in partnership with young people to assist them to make the transition to an independent and self-managed lifestyle.

The project seeks:

• To develop safe, affordable and supported housing to assist young people in their transition to healthy independence.
• To support young people in personal development, attainment of independent living skills, social integration by providing holistic and integrated support that reflects their changing needs.
• To support and facilitate young people in making a positive move-on from supported temporary accommodation to appropriate sustainable accommodation.