Shannow Family Resource Centre offers Family Support providing a free practical advice, guidance, and information to parents and caregivers in a welcoming, non-judgemental, and respectful environment.
We provide a wide range of supports tailored to meet the diverse needs of families, including:
One-to-One Parenting Support:
Personalised guidance for parents seeking advice, coping strategies, or reassurance around parenting challenges.
Advocacy and Practical Help:
Supporting families to access entitlements, housing services, schools, healthcare, and other statutory or community-based supports.
Signposting and Referrals:
Linking families with relevant local agencies and specialist services to ensure holistic, wraparound support.
Support with Meitheal Process:
Assisting families who are part of a Tusla-led early intervention planning process, ensuring their voice is central and their needs are met.
Crisis and Emotional Support:
Being a consistent, compassionate presence for families experiencing difficult transitions, such as separation, bereavement, illness, or financial stress.
Group-based Parenting Programmes and Workshops:
Delivered in collaboration with other professionals, these programmes create space for shared learning, peer connection, and confidence-building.
