tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304468702011-04-21T15:59:00.181-07:00Eglinton Asylum Seekers' Accommodation Centre Newsletterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16462757181224861678noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30446870.post-1156867815603214622006-08-29T09:07:00.000-07:002006-08-31T06:25:21.616-07:00<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">INFORMATION SERVICES</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Citizens Information Centre (CIC)</span><br />Augustine House,<br />St Augustine Street,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: 091 563344<br />Email: info@galwaycic.ie<br />Web www.galwaycic.ie<br />Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9.30-17.00 including lunchtime except Wed from 13.00-14.00.<br /></strong><em><strong>Free confidential information advice and advocacy service for all, on all rights and entitlements including employment, housing, legal matters, health, welfare payment, and immigration issues.<br /><br /></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Citizens Information Phone Advice<br /></span>Tel: 1890 777121<br />Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 9.00-21.00.<br /><em>Lo-call service offering free confidential information advice and advocacy service for all, on all rights and entitlements including employment, housing, legal matters, health, welfare payment, and immigration issues</em>.<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Galway People’s Resource Centre<br /></span>Equality Office,<br />Canavan House,<br />Nuns Island,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: 091564822<br />Email: gcu@eircom.net<br />Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00.<br /></strong><strong><em>Information service and assistance with complaints under equality legislation.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Society</span><span style="color:#ff0000;"> of St Vincent de Paul </span><br />Ozanam House<br />Augustine Street<br />Galway<br />Tel (091) 563233<br /><br /></em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Galway Refugee Support Group (GRSG)</span><br />3 The Plaza,<br />Headford Rd.<br />Galway.<br />Tel (091) 779083.<br />E-mail refugee.galway@ireland.com<br /><em>Full time community development organization working with social, cultural information and health projects</em>.<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Irish Refugee Council<br /></span>Unit 13,<br />Business Park,<br />Carmody Street,<br />Ennis,<br />Co. Clare<br />Tel (065) 6822026<br />or<br />88 Capel Street,<br />Dublin 1<br />Tel (01) 8730042<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Refugee Information Service (RIS)<br /></span>Canavan House,<br />Nuns Island,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: 091 532850<br />E-mail: infogalway@ris.ie<br />Opening Hours: Tues 2.00-4.30 in People’s Resource Centre. Thurs 10.30-1.00 in Citizen’s Information Centre, Augustine Street.<br /></strong><strong><em>Free confidential specialist information, advocacy and referral service for refugees and asylum seekers.<br /></em><br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Support Project for Adolescent Refugee Kids (SPARK)<br /></span>No 7 Francis Street,<br />Galway.<br />Contact Berni Smyth<br />Tel: 091 562041 or 087 6502349<br />Email: spark@gyf.ie<br /><em>Project for 12-18 year old refugees and asylum seekers, including unaccompanied minors, living in Galway city, providing information, social activities, individual, group and family work support</em>.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">ACCESS IRELAND (REFUGEE INTEGRATION PROJECT)</span><br />Richmond Business Campus,<br />North Brunswick Street,<br />Dublin 7.<br /><em>Information regarding different cultures, training for minority group mediators to liase between clients and services providers. Provides training on interculturism</em>. Mon-Fri 9.30 – 5.30pm<br />Tel (01) 8780589<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">AFGHAN Community of Ireland<br /></span>Off Navan Road,<br />Dublin<br />Tel (01) 8683577<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">AkiDWA – Sisters from Africa</span><br />The Catherine McAuley Centre<br />23 Herbert Street<br />Dublin 2<br />Tel (01) 6387500<br />Fax (01) 6387511<br />E – mail akidwa01@yahoo.co.uk.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Amnesty International</span><br />48 Fleet Street<br />Dublin 2<br />Tel (01) 6776361<br />Or<br />2-3 Middle Street<br />Galway<br />Tel (091) 533637<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Equality Authority</span><br />Clonmel Street<br />Dublin 2<br />Tel (01) 4173333<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Galway One World Centre<br /></span>The Halls,<br />Quay Street,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: (091) 530590.<br />E-mail galwayowc@hotmail.com<img alt="Italic" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.italic.gif" border="0" /><br />Opening Hours 14.00-16.30 Tue-Fri.</strong><strong><em><br />Provides anti-racism training.</em><br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Galway City Lets<br /></span>Local Employment and Trading System<br />Tel (091) 530590 / 087 9111624<br />www.galwaylets.uk<br /><em>A Lets is a local trading system in which goods</em> <em>and services are traded by members for a unique currency that is only valid within the system. </em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Samaritans</span><br />14 Nuns Island,<br />Galway<br />Area Help Line 1850609090<br />Tel (091) 561222<br />Text 087 2609090<br />jo@samaritians.org<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Intercultural Focus Group,<br />Galway City & County Childcare Committee</span><br />9b Liosbaun Retail Centre,<br />Tuam Rd,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: (091) 752039<br /></strong><strong><em>Provides supports for families of minority groups in Galway, to enable greater integration and access to childcare services.<br /></em><br /></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Police Services</span><br /></span><strong>Garda Siochana,<br />Mill Street,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: 091 528000<br />Opening Hours 24 hours per day every day.<br /><br /></strong><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>HEALTH SERVICES<br /><br /></strong></span><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Intercultural Focus Group,<br />Galway City &amp; County Childcare Committee</strong></span><strong><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span>9b Liosbaun Retail Centre,<br />Tuam Rd,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: (091) 752039<br /></strong><strong><em>Provides supports for families of minority groups in Galway, to enable greater integration and access to childcare services.<br /></em><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Medical Pregnancy- Life Pregnancy Care Services</span><br />Prospect House Prospect Hill Galway<br />Tel (091) 566939<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Pregnancy- Positive Options Crisis Pregnancy Services</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span><em>Text List to 50444 for list of all agencies that support a woman during a crisis pregnancy</em><br /></strong><a href="http://www.positiveoptions.ie"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>www.positiveoptions.ie</strong></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><strong><br /><br /></strong></span><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;"><span style="color:#006600;">Area Medical Officer</span><br /></span>Asylum Seeker and Refugees Service<br />Community Services<br />25 Newcastle Road<br />Galway<br />Dr. Mary Jordan<br />Tel (091) 546359<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Clerical Officer</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span>Asylum Seekers and Refugees,<br />Community Care,<br />25 Newcastle Road,<br />Galway<br />Ms Marella Kavanagh<br />091 546250<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Community Development</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span>Community Services,<br />The Annex,<br />Seamus Quirke Road,<br />Galway<br />Mr Dan Quaid<br />Tel 091 548331/2 (Mon to Fri mornings only)<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Community Welfare Section<br />HSE,<br /></span>West City Centre,<br />Seamus Quirke Rd,<br />Galway.<br />Tel (091) 523122<br />Opening hours: 9.30-13.00, 14.00-17.00 Mon-Fri.<br /></strong><strong><em>Provides statutory maintenance support and determines eligibility for public health services.<br /><br /></em><span style="color:#006600;">Health Promotion Services,</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span>Community Services,<br />The Annex,<br />Seamus Quirke Road,<br />Galway<br />Contact Maeve Geraghty<br />Tel (091) 548418<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Hepatology Unit<br /></span>University College Hospital Galway<br />Tel (091) 544967<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Samaritans</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span>14 Nuns Island,<br />Galway<br />Area Help Line 1850609090<br />Tel (091) 561222<br />Text 087 2609090<br />jo@samaritians.org<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Rape Crisis Centre</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span>7 Claddagh Quay,<br />Galway<br />Helpline 1850 355 355<br />Business 091 583149<br />Fax 091 583148<br />e-mail galwayrcc@eircom.net<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Irish Red Cross<br /></span>16 Merrion Square<br />Dublin 2<br />Tel (01) 6765135 /7<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;">National Association for the Deaf<br /></span>9a St Francis Street, Galway<br />Tel (091) 564926<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#006600;">Galway County Child Care Committee</span><br /></span>Intercultural Committee<br />Unit 9a<br />Liosban Retail Park<br />Tuam Road<br />Galway<br />Contact Fionnuala Foley<br />Development Worker<br />Tel (091) 752039<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Family Violence Helpline<br /></span>Mondays 4-6pm<br />Tel 1800 638888<br /></strong><strong><em>Family violence is any form of physical, sexual or psychological violence which puts the safety or welfare of a family member at risk.<br /></em><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Aids West</span><br />Ozanam House,<br />St Augustine Street,<br />Galway<br />Mon –Fri 9.30am to 5pm<br />Tel (091) 566266<br />Client help line (091) 562213<br />e-mail aidswest@iol.ie<br />Web www.aidswest.ie<br />Provide information, education and support.<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Pregnancy- Life Pregnancy Care Services<br /></span>Prospect House<br />Prospect Hill<br />Galway<br />Tel (091) 566939<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Pregnancy- Positive Options Crisis Pregnancy Services</span><br />Text List to 50444 for list of </strong><em><strong>all agencies that support a woman during a crisis pregnancy<br /></strong><a href="http://www.positiveoptions.ie"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>www.positiveoptions.ie</strong></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><strong><br /></strong></span></em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Youth Health Project<br /></span>7 Francis Street, (across from Abbey Church).<br />Tel: 091 535377<br />email gaf.nurse@mailn.hse.ie<br />A free and confidential nursing service to support young people.<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Support Project for Adolescent Refugee Kids (SPARK)<br /></span>No 7 Francis Street,<br />Galway.<br />Contact Berni Smyth<br />Tel: 091 562041 or 087 6502349<br />Email: spark@gyf.ie<br /><em>Project for 12-18 year old refugees and asylum seekers, including unaccompanied minors, living in Galway city, providing information, social activities, individual, group and family work support</em>.<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#006600;">Home Management Services</span><br /></span>Community Services<br />The Annex<br />Seamus Quirke Road<br />Galway<br />Tel (091) 548402<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Infectious Diseases<br /></span>University College Hospital Galway<br />Tel (091) 525200<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Pre-school services</span><br />Unit 8b Liosban Retail Park,<br />Tuam Road,<br />Galway<br />Ms Breda McCarthy<br />Tel (091) 771928<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Public Health Nurse<br /></span>Asylum Seeker Services<br />Community Care,<br />The Annex,<br />Seamus Quirke Road,<br />Galway<br />Tel 091 548497<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#006600;">Suicide Resource Officer</span><br /></span>Community Services<br />The Annex<br />West City Centre<br />Seamus Quirke Road<br />Galway<br />Ms Mary O’Sullivan<br />Tel (091) 548360<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">MONEY SERVICES</span></strong><br /><em><strong><br /></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Money Advice and Budgeting Services<br /></span>3rd Floor<br />The Halls,<br />Quay Street,<br />Galway.<br />Contact Ms Catriona Ni Charra (Co-ordinator)<br />Tel 091 569349<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Home Management Services<br /></span>Community Services<br />The Annex<br />Seamus Quirke Road<br />Galway<br />Tel (091) 548402<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">LEGAL SERVICES</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Reception and Integration Agency</span>,<br />Block C,<br />Ardilaun Centre,<br />112 - 114 St. Stephen’s Green,<br />Dublin 2.<br />Tel: +353 1 4183200<br />Fax: +353 1 4183271<br />Email: RIA_Inbox@justice.ie<br />Web www.ria.gov.ie<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Visa Office,</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><br /></span>Department of Foreign Affairs.<br />13/ 14 Burgh Quay,<br />Dublin 2.<br />Tel: 01 6167700<br />Web: www.foreign affairs.gove.ie<br />Opening Hours Mon-Fri 2.30-4.00 pm<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">,<br /></span>13/ 14 Burgh Quay,<br />Dublin 2.<br />Tel: 01 6167700<br />Web: www.justice,ie<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">International Organisation for Migration (IOM)</span><br />7 Hill Street,<br />Dublin 1.<br />Tel: 01 8787900<br />E-mail: info@iomdublin.org<br />Web :<span style="color:#ffcc00;"> </span></strong><a href="http://www.iomdublin.org"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>www.iomdublin.org</strong></span></a><br /><strong><em>Voluntary assisted return and reintergration programmes offering asylum seekers and migrants help and advice to return home</em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">,<br /></span>79-83 Lower Mount St,<br />Dublin 2.<br />Tel: 01 6028000<br />Fax: 01 602 8122<br />Email: oracmail.ie<br />Opening Hours: 08.45 to 16.00 Mon - Fri.<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Refugee Appeals Tribunal,</span><br /></span>6/7 Hanover Street,<br />Timberlay House,<br />Dublin 2.<br />Tel: 01 4748400.<br />E-mail: info@refappeal.ie<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcc00;">Police Services<br /></span>Garda Siochana,<br />Mill Street,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: 091 528000<br />Opening Hours 24 hours per day every day.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Family Reunification Unit</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><br /></span>Department of Justice and Law Reform<br />13-14 Burgh Quay<br />Dublin 2<br />Tel (01) 6167700<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Family Tracing</span><br /></span>c/o Irish Red Cross<br />16 Merrion Square<br />Dublin<br />Tel (01) 6765135 /6/7<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Refugee Legal Service (RLS)</span><br />Seville House,<br />New Dock Street,<br />Galway.<br />Tel (091) 562480<br />E-mail rlsgalway@legalaidboard.ie<br />Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9.30-12.30, 14.00-16.00.<br /><em>Private, confidential and independent legal service to people applying for asylum in Irel</em>and.<br /><br /></strong><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>VOLUNTARY SERVICES<br /><br /></strong></span><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#993399;">Support and Information for Russian Speaking Community (SORUSSI),<br />Galway City Partnership,</span><br /></span>3 The Plaza,<br />Headford Rd,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: 086 3029540/ 086 2982183<br />Email: sorussigalway@hotmail.com<br /><em>Hosts regular meetings offering support, information and translation to Russian speakers. Meetings: Wed. 16.00-18.00. Venue: Galway City Partnership. </em><br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Friendship Club,</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#993399;"><br /></span>Methodist Church,<br />Victoria Place,<br />Galway<br /></strong><em><strong>Hosts regular meetings to support friendship and integration for families and children. Meeting: Wed afternoon. Venue: Methodist Church, Victoria Place, Galway<br /><br /></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#993399;">Minority Association Services,</span><br /></span>Lokola Mitwali,<br />c/o GOWC,<br />The Halls,<br />Quay Street,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: 086 1776730<br />Email: mas-association@hotmail.com<br /></strong><strong><em>Provides assistance and support with integration, representation and education of ethnic minorities.<br /></em><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Voluntary Project for Asylum Seekers,</span><span style="color:#3333ff;"> </span><br />c/o One World Centre,<br />The Halls,<br />Quay Street,<br />Galway.<br />Tel/Fax: 091 530590<br />Email: asgireland@eircom.net<br /></strong><strong><em>Encourages integration and skills development through voluntary work placements.<br /></em><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#993399;">Galway Friendship Club (Drop in centre) </span><br /></span>Methodist Church,<br />Galway<br />Wed 2.30 –5pm<br />All faiths and nationalities welcome<br />Contact Ms Heather Smith<br />Tel 091 631998<br />Mob 086 8185739<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Roma Support Group</span><br />C/o Galway One World Centre,<br />The Halls,<br />Quay Street,<br />Galway<br />Tel (091) 530590<br /></strong><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS</strong><br /><br /></span><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Language Interpreters </span><br />Newtext<br />Tel (01) 8222452<br />Context,<br />Oranmore,<br />Co. Galway<br />Tel (091) 790514<br />www.context.ie<br />linguist@context.ie<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">English Classes for non-national persons</span><span style="color:#ff6600;"> </span><br />The City of Galway VEC Adult Literacy Service,<br />Prospect House Courtyard,<br />Prospect Hill,<br />Galway.<br />Tel: 091 567660<br />Email: info.als@cgvec.ie<br />Opening Hours: 9.00-17.00 Mon-Fri.<br /><em>Provides English language, Reading, Writing and Numeracy skills classes</em>.<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Integrate Ireland</span><br /></span>Nico Vennemann<br />Tel (085) 1471761<br /></strong><strong><em>Provides free daily English classes for refugees and people with Stamp 4 Certificate of Registration.<br /></em><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Conradh na Gaeilge<br /></span>Aras na nGael,<br />Dominick Street,<br />Galway.<br />Tel (091) 567824,<br />Fax 091 563699<br />Email: conradh@bradan.iol.ie<br />Web: www.gaillimh.cnag.ie<br /></strong><strong><em>Provides free Irish language group classes to all. 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