Working in partnership with community groups in County Wexford, WWETB Community Education Programme (Wexford) provides support for the development of locally based community education programmes for adults who are facing barriers to taking part in educational opportunities.

Addiction Support Service, Counselling, Family Support, Juvenile Justice, Training and Employment.

Contact Person Paul Delaney (Project Co-ord) / Paul O Brien (Services Manager).

Target Age Group All Services : 18 years and over 1-to-1 / Counselling : Under 18’s

This service is for people with mild to moderate psychological difficulties.  It is a short-term counselling service that provides up to 8 counselling sessions with a  professionally qualified and accredited Counsellor / Therapist.

Contact Person : Annette Comiskey, HSE South East (Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow and South Tipperary)

CWCW is a voluntary body providing services to children and adults with an intellectual disability and their families in County Wexford. Services provided include Disability Support Service, Early Childhood Care and Education and Training and Employment.

Target Age Group 2 years 10 months – 6 years; 18-24 years; families.

Support Service for adults with intellectual disabilities. The Day Services are based in New Ross but the service also supports individuals in their own communities through community inclusion, outreach, work experience and training etc. The overall aim of the adult service is to support the individual to integrate into the community of their choice.

The Family Mediation Service is a professional, confidential service which enables couples who have decided to separate, or who have already separated, to negotiate their separation agreement. This is done with the help of a trained mediator, without resorting to adjudication through the courts.

Referrals Referrals can be made through any locally based organisation.

Eligibility Criteria Provides a wide ranging information service to young people in the Wexford town area and service others through information points in Enniscorthy, Gorey and New Ross.

Contact Person Siobhan Mc Mahon

Special Needs Early Childhood Care and Education.

Referrals are accepted from all over the county but are filtered through the Early Intervention Team.

This is a Statutory service provided through Tusla Child & Family Agency. The team provides a link worker support service to foster carers to assist them in caring for and meeting the needs of the Children In Care placed in their care. The staff members provide specific training to foster carers and additional training and support opportunities on a group level to carers.