Donegal

Donegal Women’s Domestic Violence Service

County: Donegal
Tel: 074 9126267
Helpline: 1800 262677
Fax: 074 9127591
Email: ddvs@eircom.net
Website: www.donegaldomesticviolenceservice.ie
Access Hours: 24 hour service, open 365 days

Ethos/Main Aims of Organisation:

The Donegal Women’s Domestic Violence Service works to empower and support women to regain, reclaim and retain control of their lives and to live free from violence and abuse.

Services Provided:

• Emergency Accommodation/24 Refuge
• Information
• Emotional Support
• Safety Supports
• Practical Support
• Child Related supports
• Court and Other Accompaniment
• Advocacy
• Outreach Services
• Counselling and Referral
• Aftercare
• 24 hour Helpline
• Support Groups
• Awareness Training & Education Service

Note: The Awareness Team can provide training for professionals. We have a training programme for professionals, which aim to promote best practice among those who work with issues of domestic violence in both statutory and voluntary sector agencies.

LIFELINE Inishowen

County: Donegal
Tel: 074 93 73232
Email: info@ldvs.org
Website: www.ldvs.org/

Ethos/Main Aims of Organisation:

• Empowering and enabling women through offering support, not advice.
• Providing solidarity to women rather than charity.
• Providing respect and confidentiality to clients.
• Starting from where the woman is at.
• Working from a model of partnership.
• Offer a range of options for women and their children.
• Lobby for change in Policy.

Services Provided:

• Information
• Support and Advocacy
• Court Accompaniment
• Support Groups
• Outreach Services
• Counselling for women
• Counselling for Children
• Training for Volunteers/Service Providers
• Awareness Raising

Letterkenny Women’s Centre

County: Donegal
Tel: 074 912 4985
Email: womenscentrelkenny@eircom.net
Website: www.lwc.ie

Main Services Provided:

• Information
• Emotional Support
• Counselling
• Referral