How We Support Families

How We Support Families

Welcome to One Family, we are here to offer support, information and services to all members of all one-parent families, to those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and to those working with one-parent families. We put children at the centre of our work and we help all the adults in their lives so that includes mums, dads, grandparents, step-parents, new partners and other siblings.

Info and Helpline

askonefamily is the national Lo-Call helpline service for all members of one-parent families, their families and friends and the professionals working with them. Call 1890 622212 or click here for more information

Parenting Supports

One Family offers a range of parenting courses, dad’s workshops and parent mentoring for people who parent alone or share parenting. Click here for more information.

Child Contact Centres

Barnardos and One Family have set up the first Child Contact Centres in Ireland – safe, friendly places where children can spend time with the parent/s they do not live with. Click here  for more information.

Counselling Service

One Family Counselling provides confidential, personal time to talk and be really listened to by a non-judgmental counsellor. Click here for more information.

Education, Skills and Employment

Would you like to get back to education and/ or work but don’t know where to start?  Do you need support in making changes to your life? At One Family, we realise how difficult and daunting it can feel if you haven’t worked for a while, or have never worked, so we run courses to help. Click here for more information.

Join Us

We would also love you to Join us to become a member of One Family or to learn more about our policy and research work as we work to make things better for one-parent families at a national level.