Mayo
Women’s Support Services
County: Mayo
Tel: 094 9025409
Fax: 094 9025409
Email: mwss@eircom.net
Website: mayowomenssupportservices.com
Access Hours:
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm Saturday & Sunday,
11am to 3pm
Ethos/Main Aims of Organisation:
The overall aim of the service is to support the right of
women to live free from violence and abuse through the provision
of a safe place, accessible community based services and on-going
campaigns to raise public awareness of the crime of violence
against women.
Refuge facilities with a total of 4 self contained family
units providing 18 bed spaces. There are 11 Outreach locations
throughout the county.
Services Provided:
- Emergency Accommodation
- Transitional Supported Housing
- Resettlement
- Support Groups
- Information, Education & Awareness Raising
- Local Area Networks
- Programme of Support for Children
- Children’s Services
- Support & Information
- Counselling (referral service)
- Court Accompaniment
- Outreach Services
- Aftercare
- Telephone Helpline
- Education Programme (Back to Education Initiative with
VEC)
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