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Mercy Law Resource Centre

Description:

Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) is an Independent Law Centre, registered charity and company limited by guarantee which provides free legal advice and representation to people who are homeless or

MLRC is a non-profit, independent Law Centre providing a unique service, entirely dependent on donations for our continued operation. We are fundraising in order to build on our current structure and provide an appropriate level of funding into the future to continue our work to bridge the gap that we have found in services available to those who have become marginalised in our society.

Which sector do you work in?:

Charity

How would you classify your work?

Accommodation/Housing/Homeless

Human Rights / Justice

Advice/Advocacy/Information

How would you classify the recipients of your service?

Homeless

Social / Economic Disadvantaged

Networks of Community and Voluntary Sector Orgs

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Focus Ireland: Youth Homelessness Conference - 2 March 2011

Focus Ireland will hold a full day Youth Homelessness Conference in Dublin Castle on Wednesday 2nd March, 2011.

This important event will be opened by the Minister for Children, Mr. Barry Andrews, T.D., and will also feature a number of national and international speakers. One of the key themes of the conference will be to review the impact of the current youth homelessness strategy and to pose the question: "Is it now time for a new strategy?"

Registration at 9am. Event starts 9.30am sharp.

You may RSVP at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/focusirelandsyouthhomelessnessseminar

Stark Warning Over Homelessness

Submitted by paulmeade on 12 September 2010 - 3:09pm

Focus Ireland has warned the Government that a continued failure to provide housing will lead to 'an entrenched homeless crisis much worse than the 1980s'.

"in such a climate it would be disastrous if the Government was to use the Budget to cut existing levels of funding to homeless services"

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Property Shortage Poses Threat to Homeless Plan

Submitted by paulmeade on 27 August 2010 - 2:00pm

A Government plan to end long-term homelessness by the end of the year will fail unless more private property owners agree to sell or lease homes for social housing, the Homeless Agency has warned.

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