On Thursday 26th January 2017 the Cork & Kerry Strengthening Families Programme Steering Committee celebrated 10 years of delivering the Strengthening Family Programme in the Cork & Kerry region. This event was hosted in the Vertigo Room, County Hall Cork. Over 60 professionals from the community, voluntary and statutory sectors attended the celebration. Many members…
The National SFP Council of Ireland hosted a visit by Dr. Karol Kumpfer and Henry Whiteside on Friday (July 1st 16) last in Ballymun. Members of the SFP National Council came together from all parts of Ireland to exchange information on their local implementations of the Strengthening Families Programme in their areas and also to…
A national Strengthening Families Programme information website for agencies and families in Ireland has been launched by the National SFP Council of Ireland (NSFPCI). NSFPCI is an inter-regional, nationally representative voluntary body of SFP managers and trainers from across the island of Ireland. Established in 2012 following a national SFP conference, hosted by…
On June 26th, Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force (BLDATF) launched the findings from a 7 year follow up study of families who graduated from the Ballymun Strengthening Families Programme. Launching the study, John Lyons, TD commended the families and agencies involved in SFP, citing the programme as a “win-win” for families, agencies, schools…
Strengthening Families in Cork and Kerry Families in Cork and Kerry will benefit from a high quality family skills programme, with a new support manual available to local groups launched on June 16th in Cork County Hall by the City Lord Mayor Cllr Chris O’ Leary. The Strengthening Families Programme (SFP) is an intervention programme…
