September kickstarts a busy Autumn / Winter programme involving arts & crafts activities, cooking, parenting programs & supports, well being courses, Halloween activities & Parent-Child Play workshops at Kenmare Family Resource Centre.
Talking to The Kenmare News, we were told, “As part of our remit to support families we have an eight week course,‘Supporting Parents to Support Their Teens’ starting on Tuesday 26th September from 7pm – 9pm. This course is run by Mairead O’ Sullivan, counsellor with South West Counselling and it’s cost is by donation. If you are parenting teens and could benefit from a bit of support from other parents in the same boat, then this could be the group for you! Mairead O’ Sullivan is an excellent facilitator, & has years of experience working with teenagers.
“We are offering a second opportunity in 2017 for parents of special needs children to get involved in the Empowering Parent’s program. This six week program starts on Wednesday 27th September at 9.30am and supports parents to acquire the knowledge and skills to effectively advocate on behalf of their special needs children. This programme is delivered by DESSA & funded by ETB.
“Budgeting for Christmas is a continuation of the Eurowatcher’s program that started in May of this year. The second leg of this programme focuses on getting you saving and planning financially for Christmas, with lots of practical and useful tips to be gained. There are plenty of Spending Diaries available in the centre if people want to call in and get one, this spending diary helps you to keep track of your weekly outgoings.
“There are plenty of opportunities to take part in art programmes and projects this Autumn including Mature Make & Do, arts and crafts for adult,s which starts on Friday 15th September at 10am; Art Factory, arts & crafts for children, which starts on Monday 9th October from 3.15 – 4.15pm. There will also be Spooky Arts and Crafts workshops for children & teens during the Halloween Howl festival.
“Cookery was very popular this year. Moroccan cookery with Fatima will return on Friday evenings as well as Healthy Cooking on a Budget which will start on Friday 10th November from 7.30 – 9.30pm. Healthy Cooking on a Budget is funded by ETB.
“Other programmes that we hope to put in place but are dependant on funding are Caring for Our Wellbeing and Parent-Child Retreats or Parent-Infant play workshops.
“Our low-cost counselling service every Wednesday, delivered by South West Counselling involves Crisis Pregnancy and Suicide Prevention. Please call us if you need this service.
“We also have low cost art therapy in the centre every Thursday. Art therapy is open to anyone aged 6+ years including teens and adults.”
There is a lot more going on at Kenmare Family Resource Centre than you might know so why not call in and have a chat with any of our staff, Mary O’ Callaghan, administrator; Maire Ui Leime, community development worker; Irene Carey, family support worker; and Susan O’ Shea, co-ordinator.
To make contact, to find out more about the above mentioned programmes or to discuss how we can support your needs, please call 064 6642790 / 087 7086641 / info@kenmarefrc.ie
