Community Counselling Services To Benefit From Over €20,000 Funding in Wicklow

Funding will help children and young people get timely access to services.

Three community and voluntary groups in Wicklow will receive funding to help deliver essential counselling and therapeutic supports. Children and families in the county will benefit from €23,500 for community counselling services. 

Wicklow TD Edward Timmins says the funding will go a long way in providing vital services across Wicklow. 

The Fine Gael Deputy commented: 

I’m delighted to see this funding that will help provide community-based counselling, psychotherapy, and a range of therapeutic interventions such as play therapy, creative arts therapy, bereavement support, and systemic family therapy right across the country.

This funding will go a long way to help children and young people in Wicklow to get timely access to counselling services in their own communities. These services are absolutely vital to so many families in our communities and I’m particularly delighted to see funding for Sophia Counselling Centre in Kiltegan, County Wicklow Community Partnership and Greystones Family Resource Centre.

Funding amounts have been allocated as follows:

• Sophia Counselling Centre in Kiltegan €8,500
• County Wicklow Community Partnership €10,000
• Greystones Family Resource Centre €5,000

Deputy Edward Timmins added: 

Across the country there is €1.5 million in annual funding for 73 community and voluntary organisations who provide these essential services. It’s fantastic to see this funding has been regularised. Previously funding came from the Dormant Accounts Fund but will be delivered from the budget of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency.