Services in Ireland

The main focus of Depaul Ireland's work is to provide accommodation and support for homeless people with acute needs.  It works with people who many other agencies struggle to work with: street drinkers, women leaving prison, families and those with behavioural, self-harm and addiction problems.

Depaul Ireland currently -

• Manages 14 specialised services between Dublin, Belfast and most recently Dungannon
• Provides 303 bed spaces per night for homeless people
• Supports over 1110 people each year to make changes in their lives which will help them to move forward
• Employs over 200 staff and engages over 150 volunteers
• Focuses services to aid those most in need in the homeless community
• Works with each person or family on a one-to-one basis to get the support they need to make the small or big changes in their lives to realise their own potential.

Depaul Ireland believes in a progressive response to homelessness.  Guided by the principles of low-threshold and harm reduction, its services are tailored towards flexibility and tolerance.  It accepts service users where they are and works with them on that basis.