Services Available in Dublin’s North Inner City

Food Poverty Support

Crosscare provides food services which are supported by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Food & Basic Material Support to help people take their first steps out of poverty and social exclusion. The Department of Social Protection manages this programme in Ireland. The programme provides non-perishable food to us to support families and individuals in need.

Evening Recovery Café

Tuesday Evening - Sober Space - 5:00 to 7:00 Thursday: Brows The Dre-Way - 5:00 to 7:00

The Connections Group is a gender-specific recovery program in Dublin designed for women addressing addiction and substance misuse, meeting Wednesdays from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 42 Manor Street, Dublin 7. It offers a supportive, peer-led environment focusing on wellness, personal growth, and connection, with childcare available.

Target Group

The North Inner City Family Support Service is an inter-agency project that aims to support services in responding to families effected by drug use related issues.

Support Provided

Services across the North Inner City are able to support family members of people in addiction, whether that’s one to one key working or counselling, or in group-based supports like workshops and peer support groups. You can contact the Family Support Co-ordinator to try and find out what the best supports are for you.

Target Group

The DRIVE is an inter-agency project that aims to support services in responding to people's needs when experiencing drug-related intimidation.

Support Provided

Drug Related Intimidation and Violence occur when a criminal or criminals allege that a sum of money is owed as a result of a drug debt. It is a serious and insidious problem that affects individuals families and communities throughout the country subjecting them to threats and intimidation. Throughout the North Inner City there are a range of supports that can help you are available in many community and statutory services. These include specially trained family support workers and staff in local drug and alcohol services, who can help you in a free, safe and confidential way. If you or a loved one are experiencing drug-related intimidation, please contact your local family support, addiction, or youth service, or any of the services listed on the North Inner City Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force website for free, safe, confidential support.

Target Group

The Pathways Centre is an outreach initiative of the City of Dublin Education and Training Board Education Service to Prisons.

Support Provided

The Pathways Centre offers respite to former prisoners in the crucial period after release by providing information, education, counselling, support, and referral in a safe and understanding environment.

Group Information

Since its establishment in 1999, Frontline Make Change has been dedicated to supporting individuals in overcoming drug and alcohol addiction.

Support Provided

The organisation operates in the North Inner City of Dublin, as well as in the Bluebell and Inchicore areas. Our Alcohol Service in the North Inner City, based on North Clarence Street, offers 1-1 support, key-working, case management, care planning, referrals to treatment, and facilitation of support groups. Onsite, we also have medical support including a nurse and GP for assisted medical treatment such as detox’s.

Target Group

Belong To is the national LGBTQ+ youth organisation in Ireland. Established in 2003, we support LGBTQ+ young people aged 14-23 through youth services, advocacy, and education

Support Provided

Our goals are to create safe spaces, empower individuals, lead policy change, amplify voices, and advocate for LGBTQ+ youth. We envision a world where LGBTQ+ youth are equal, safe, and thriving, and we also provide a dedicated drug and alcohol service for them.

Target Group

Ana Liffey work with individuals facing complex and long-term challenges, many of whom find it difficult to break the cycle of substance use and or homelessness.

Support Provided

Our team provides structured care plans, advocacy, tailored interventions, and wraparound support, all delivered in a compassionate, person-centered way. The Dublin services consists of five low threshold teams based within Dublin City and County Law, Engagement, Assisted Recovery (LEAR) Team - The LEAR team provides targeted case management to individuals who frequently come to the attention of the Guards. PEA Assessment, Case Management Team (PACT) Team - The PACT Team delivers key working and case management support within Private Emergency Accommodation (PEA) on Dublin’s Northside. Community Support (CST) Team - The Community Support Team provides a range of low-threshold, harm-reduction services, including key working, case management, and access to community-based treatment and detox programs. They offer stabilisation support in both community and prison settings, Needle Exchange Program and the mobile harm-reduction unit ‘Vana Liffey,’ and deliver overdose prevention training alongside a peer-led Circle Program. Additional services include a women-specific case management service and a Homeless Case Management program in partnership with the Probation Service. Nursing Team - The Nursing Team operates a health clinic three days a week, offering services such as wound care, blood pressure monitoring, and general health support.

Target Group

The Oasis Centre provides a professional counselling and therapy service to individuals facing issues of a personal or professional nature

Support Provided

The Oasis Centre was established in 1996 to offer an “Oasis” to the North Inner City. It provides lowcost/no-cost counselling services for individuals struggling with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, addiction, bereavement, and more. The Oasis Centre incorporates Oasis General Counselling, Deora Counselling – a high intensity crisis intervention counselling service which specialises in bereavement, complicated grief, addiction and suicide intervention and the Oasis Mindfulness Clinic which facilitates mindfulness-based training and treatment approaches. We are open 9am to 9pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4pm on Fridays.

Group Information

The Dublin Inner City Community Co-operative Society Limited (the Co-op), is an alliance of 12 grassroots community development organisations based in the most disadvantaged areas of Dublin’s inner city.

Support Provided

Supported in part by the national Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP), Co-op members operate across Dublin 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8, delivering essential social, economic, environmental and cultural services. A central focus of the Coop's work is with 'hard-to-reach' communities—individuals who face barriers to participation due to complex and intersecting challenges including poverty, unemployment, educational disadvantage, poor health, addiction, and social exclusion. By uniting these 12 organisations into a cohesive and collaborative structure, the Co-op has significantly expanded the scope and impact of community development efforts in the inner city. The lived realities of disadvantaged communities often go unrepresented in broader citywide statistics, which fail to reflect the deep-rooted inequalities experienced at a local level. Co-op members are embedded in these communities, using their local knowledge and relationships to effectively target limited resources and advocate for a more inclusive, just and equitable society.

Target Group

Soilse provides a recovery orientated system of care service for people at various stages of recovery from addiction.

Support Provided

Soilse work with people addicted to a variety of substances also including behavioural addictions and gambling. Soilse is based in Dublin’s north inner city in partnership with the CDETB and Recovery Academy of Ireland. This includes: -Initial and comprehensive assessment -Recovery group sessions -Talks on addiction and how it affects you -Individual care planning to help you find solutions to your problems, plan for the future and deal with obstacles in your life -Career guidance to help you find the college course or job that’s right for you -Ongoing educational support if you progress to further education or training -Aftercare to support your recovery -Referral to other specialist services if required -Fellowship meetings

Target Group

People and their families in the local community who are affected by addiction issues through counselling and other services.

Support Provided

The Snug Counselling service provides a range of supports including one to one counselling, family support, women in recovery group, health promotion and awareness, information, support and advocacy, commemoration of hope ceremony and community engagement. Our priority is to follow the lead of the Task Force focus on local needs, co-ordination and implementation of the current National Drug Strategy.

Target Group

Drug and alcohol users and those affected by drug and alcohol use

Support Provided

Chrysalis offers a range of therapeutic interventions to individuals in the Inner City who are experiencing difficulties in relation to addiction and related issues such as dual diagnosis, physical health, homelessness, and domestic violence. Our work with our service users include: - Keyworking - Case Management - Community Detox - Counselling - Groupwork - Dual diagnosis - Recovery aftercare - Crack Cocaine Group - Family Support - Chrysalis Recovery Football

Target Group

SAOL is a community project dedicated to improving the lives of women affected by addiction and poverty.

Support Provided

Education: Providing educational programs to enhance skills and knowledge. -Rehabilitation: Offering tailored rehabilitation services to support women in their recovery journey, from wherever they are to wherever they want to go. -Advocacy: Advocating for better services and support for female drug users. -Childcare: Ensuring that children of women in our program receive the care and support they need.