News
09/11/2022 The Youth Homelessness Strategy was launched today by Minister Darragh O'Brien. Having campaigned for a strategy on youth homelessness, the Coalition welcomed the publication in responding to the Minister's launch. We will offer our expertise which has been obtained through extensive research and successful service delivery, on new and innovative measures which may support the achievement of this strategy’s ultimate aim, to End Youth Homelessness
08/10/2022 Miniter Roderic O'Gorman opens the Irish Aftercare Network Conference reiterating the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth commitment to improving aftercare services for young people leaving State care.
13/09/2022 BelongTo launch Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland survey today. With this new body of research, we have the chance to see what has changed for the LGBTQI+ community in recent years.
12/08/2022 On UN International Youth Day, Focus Ireland release a blog post highlighting the risks faced by certain young people in terms of homelessness and housing insecurity, and the supports and services Focus Ireland is providing to address them.
03/08/2022 EPIC highlight the prevalence of hidden homelessness amongst care leavers in the Irish Examiner.
02/06/2022 Today the Coalition attended a Roundtable on Youth Homelessness at the 2022 FEANTSA Conference held in Dublin.
22/02/2022 Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage open public consultation on a youth homelessness strategy. The deadline for submissions is 15th March 2022.
17/02/2021 EPIC host webinar on access to accommodation for children and youth in care.
18/09/2020 BelongTo and Focus Ireland launch A Qualitative Study of LGBTQI+ Youth Homelessness in Ireland, by Dr. Aideen Quilty and Prof. Michelle Norris.
30/07/2020 ESRI Report on impact of pandemic on young people in the labour force.
23/07/2020 Focus Ireland launch the first quantitative research on youth homelessness in Ireland, by Clíodhna Bairéad.
08/04/2020 The Coalition welcomes the news from Tusla that additional supports are being put in place for young people due to leave care or exit formal aftercare during the Covid-19 pandemic. Existing care and financial supports will remain in place & extended to June 30th.
08/01/2020 Between January & May 2020 FEANTSA is organising a monthly webinar with the FEANTSA Youth Network. The full schedule of webinars is available here.