Focus Ireland campaigned for many years for a government commitment to end homelessness. So, we welcome the commitment to end homelessness by 2030 which is included in the new government strategy Housing for All.
The pathway to 2030 will be long and hard but we believe that the best start would be to make ending child homelessness the first step of this journey.
All homelessness is wrong, but it hurts children the most as it causes trauma, contributes to malnutrition, can do life-long damage to children.
That is why we are asking you to support our #FocusOnChildren campaign.
We are calling on the Government to help end child homelessness by:
1. Ensuring that all local authorities put ‘the best interests of child’ at the heart of their response to families that are homeless.
2. Ensuring that all children in emergency accommodation have timely access to a child support worker to support their needs.
3. Establishing a specific taskforce to review the impact of housing insecurity on one parent families and develop appropriate solutions.
How can you help?
By signing our #FocusOnChildren Petition, you are helping to achieve an Ireland where no child is left without a home.
Learn more about our Focus on Children campaign and sign the petition our website: https://www.focusireland.ie/advocacy-campaigns/focus-on-children/
