Prevention services are key to solving the current crisis of families becoming homeless in Ireland. It is more effective to prevent a family from becoming homeless in the first place than to work with a family experiencing homelessness to secure accommodation.

Our family prevention and case management services help families throughout Ireland. We assess the needs of the family and access appropriate housing in the shortest time possible.  Additional supports limit the disruption and harm for the children and minimise the risk of the family returning to homelessness.

We deliver programmes specifically tailored for at-risk young people, particularly those leaving State Care. Services include prevention, emergency accommodation, project work, casework, back-to-education, training and apprenticeships.

We provide housing to people at risk of homelessness who need long-term support so they can have and keep a home.

Get a taste of what Focus Ireland is all about – work alongside our experienced key workers to assist them in a structured and planned manner with managing caseloads. This includes referral management, assessments, sourcing accommodation and identifying move-on options.

We aim to equip our graduates with the right skills and attributes to enable them to carve out a long-term career path with Focus Ireland. Train alongside top professionals to build your skillset and gain invaluable experience.

Focus Ireland is committed to developing our graduates through mentorship and professional supervision to allow you to advance your career and strengthen your leadership skills.

“The graduate programme ticked every box, bringing theory to practice. The programme was a seminal year in my life.

Working as part of a team, my thoughts and opinions were always valued. The extensive training plan allowed me to feel suitably prepared and confident throughout the year. I do not think it is any surprise that I am still working in the agency, in a management position, due to its dynamic and supportive environment.

Each morning I get to wake up and try to make the world a slightly better place, by supporting the most vulnerable, and this would not have been possible if I hadn’t completed the graduate programme.”

“I have learned from many amazing and talented colleagues who really make this a great place to work, and care so much about our customers. I am now working in a management position in the organisation, and I can say I very much love my job – it’s challenging and I’m still always learning. One of the things that means the most to me is that our values are at the core of our work with our customers, and this means we are always striving in the right way to improve things for them.”

“I had a supervisor who welcomed me and reassured me if there was anything I needed, no matter how big or small to ask. For me, my supervisor played a big role in making me comfortable in those first few months.

I would ask so many questions, and someone on the team always had an answer to give. I was always reassured no question is stupid and to keep asking.”

“As a mature student graduate, I had some reservations about applying for the programme, but them feeling disappeared the minute I started. From the moment I started I found the teams to be so welcoming, friendly, supportive. They want you to have the best experience. I am gaining hands-on practical experience that will be invaluable when I finish the programme.”

“A particular highlight for me was the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Framework training, which taught me so much about how to approach working with people with trauma and going through crisis.”