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Data de início: 01-07-2012

Data de fim: 14-06-2013

Vagas: 1

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 04-01-2012

Financiamento: Aprovado

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 150 €

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Resumo: The Homeless Families Project is two hostels that provide temporary accommodation to homeless families (ie. Ranging from expectant mother through to mother, father and children) the project has 14 / 18 self contained family units and families can stay for up to two years. There are large communal areas for the residents.

The displacement of families is due to any number of factors such as inappropriate living arrangements, overcrowding, domestic violence and bereavement. In addition, many family relationships break down resulting in the need for temporary accommodation. Some of our resident parents are very young themselves and have had very little life experience. It is important that families are kept together and provided with high levels of support during any period of transition.

Families are appointed a key worker to ensure they receive the appropriate support. A support plan (life skills, budgeting, parenting skills and health support) is developed between the resident and worker. The project provides the time and space during which families can address the issues which led to their housing crisis. The project supports families to gain practical skills which enable them to adapt to life after they have left the project.

Tarefas: PROJECT AIMS
- To provide high quality support to homeless families
- To support homeless families to secure their own long term accommodation
- To ensure success in independent living
- To enable families to become reintegrated into the community and society as a whole.

Volunteers run a diverse programme of activities in arts and crafts, music and film and quiz nights. The can also help staff with life skills and awareness raising about issues around health or good money management. The volunteers also help to organise outings or special events for residents. Depaul Ireland has a dedicated Volunteer Co-ordinator who manages both EVS and part time volunteering.

Volunteers who are placed with us also enjoy an intercultural experience. Volunteers are trained and inducted into the projects for the first two weeks from arrival. During this time they participate in a tour of the host city with the volunteer mentor of the project. They are also given the opportunity to visit sites of historical and cultural significance.

Condições: 1

Formação: Our projects are aimed at socially excluded people and in particular the homeless, drug users, offenders, youth, care leavers or those at risk within their local communities. We have hosted 2 full-time EVS volunteers in Northern Ireland since 2005 in our Stella Maris hostel and have hosted 2 more in our Homeless Families Project since 2008. We have a strong ethos of volunteering and initally the volunteer programme was established to enable local individuals to become involved with the work of the organisation. The programme aims to develop the skills of the volunteers whilst simultaneously enabling the association to offer a more multifaceted approach to our service.
By adding a European dimension to the volunteer programme we feel that our residents and working practice has greatly benefited from new cultural experiences. The EVS programme also offers the opportunity for young people using our services to volunteer abroad. We actively promote EVS to the participants of our "Drive Ahead" training project. The project is a free 10 week course to enable unemployed young people to gain skills to acess employment and get a driving and forklift license. Depaul Ireland would fully assist any particpant in the sending process. Currently we host 10 EVS volunteers within our Dublin and Belfast services.

Documentação: CV, Carta de Motivação e Application form.