CSPE Book Interior - Focus Ireland

CSPE
Exam-style questions
Section 1
1 Each of the points (A–I) below describes the services of Focus Ireland.
Match each one with the correct name of the service in the table below.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A team of staff that works with families and single people at risk of homelessness
to ensure they sustain their tenancy and settle in as part of their community.
A person from an organisation like Focus Ireland who works with people who are
homeless to support them step by step to get – and keep – a home and overcome
other problems they may have.
An after-school service for children of families who are homeless and living in
temporary accommodation. This service helps support children to keep up their
education and stay in school.
Housing where staff work with people to help them to live as independently as
possible in their own home.
It provides short-term accommodation and support for young people between
the ages 16 and 18. The young people are encouraged to address the issues
that have led to them becoming homeless, and to take up training and
education programmes that will help them move on with their lives.
Focus Ireland has called for a legal right to aftercare, which means that young
people leaving State care at 18 would be able to live in a supported environment
for a year after leaving care to help them make a successful transition to adult life
and prevent them from becoming homeless. Focus Ireland’s professional staff
work with young people at their Aftercare Programme in Dublin where they are
encouraged to participate in training to support the further development of life
skills, build their confidence and also undertake education and work programmes
to enable them to move on to independent living.
Works both on the street and in the Extension day service. The Street Outreach
Team works with people who are sleeping rough, building relationships with them
and helping them to move away from the streets by encouraging them to use
other services that will help them out of homelessness. The Extension Service
provides support and practical facilities, including laundry and showers for young
people aged between 16 and 25 years.
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