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"At Coolock and Malvern House, The young woman's
and Children's support Services offer support and accommodation to
young women up to the age of 25 years who have children or are pregnant
and are homeless or at risk of homelessness." At Coolock
and Malvern houses, the services you can expect are:
- Individual and fully furnished family units.
- Secure and safe environment
- Help with parenting issues
- A chance to develop life skills for independent living
- Self-development programs
- Help with problems through information, advocacy and counseling
- Information and links to local community resources
- Outreach program
Opportunities for children are:
- play group
- Crèche
- Respite care
Residents Say:
- "A safe haven"
- "Learning new parenting skills"
- "A chance to work out my life"
- "A head start to find out who I am on the inside"
- "An opportunity to meet other mother's"
- "A chance to learn about the domestic violence cycle"
- "Help with my addictions"
- "A chance to increase my self esteem and my children's"
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