Naas Child & Family Project

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Background

The Naas Child and Family Project (established under the Department of Health and Children Springboard Initiative in May 1999) provides a community based family support service to local family’s in Naas.

This project is managed by Kildare Youth Services in partnership with the HSE.

The Springboard initiative recognises that family’s should be supported within their own communities.

The Naas Child and Family Project is therefore locally based, accessible to local family’s and is user friendly in the approach undertaken to family support work.

Mission Statement

The Naas Child and Family project is a community based family support project. It works in a holistic way to strengthen family relationships and well being. It promotes a more equal and inclusive society in partnership with children and families, the local community and other agencies.

Aims of The Naas Child and Family project? 

• To respond in a supportive manner to families where children’s welfare is under threat
• To reduce risk to children by enhancing their family life
• Prevent avoidable entry of children into the care system
• Attempt to address current problems being experienced by children and families
• Develop existing strengths of parents/carers and children who are under stress
• Enable families to develop strategies for coping with stress
• Provide an accessible, realistic and user friendly service
• Connect families with supportive networks in the community
• Promote parental competence and confidence
• Provide direct services to children
• Assist in the re-integration of children back into their families

With these aims in mind the project in Naas has built solid working relationships with many other agencies in the town and with the local community to promote the welfare of children and families and to identify parents and children who would benefit from the multiple interventions that are provided by the Naas Child and Family Project.

Naas Child & Family Project Referral Form

Frequently Asked Questions

What Type of Service Does the Naas Child and Family Project Provide?
Community programmes
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