Don Bosco Care Frequently Asked Questions

How are Don Bosco's services funded?
TUSLA (Child and Family Agency) cover our staff costs. Since 2009 our funding was cut by 20%, with no decrease in services provided. Grant making organisations and private donors help fund the deficit and enable us to continue working with vulnerable young people.

How many people is Don Bosco currently helping?
100 annually

Does Don Bosco have to turn anyone away due to lack of funding /Are young people referred to /Don Bosco or can they refer themselves?
The young people in our care are referred to us by TUSLA (Child and family agency) and they fund us based on our bed numbers, we only accept people based on referrals.

Is it just boys, or both boys and girls, that the service helps?
Altogether we have a total of 50 young people in our outreach programme, 20 of whom are girls, we also work with many young couple who themselves have children.
How many Don Bosco houses are there?
1. Ballymun Rd
2. Nephin Rd
3. Fairview
4. Drumcondra
5. Blessington St
6. Phibsboro
7. Clontarf Rd (Head Office only used in emergency cases )
How many people work for Don Bosco?
Full time paid staff 32
Part time paid staff 11
Community Employment 8
Volunteers 8
Is the service offered just in Dublin, or elsewhere in Ireland too?
Don Bosco Care only operates within Dublin

Details on the bicentenary celebration plans
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Birth of St Don Bosco the Salesain Order in Ireland will be organising local and national events. The Salesians in Ireland and throughout world will be having a year of celebrations from August 16th 2014 to August 16th 2015. This year long celebration will also take in St Don Bosco feast day on the 31st of January which is celebrated each year. The year long celebrations started on the 16th of August this year, as that was St Don Bosco’s birthday. Marking the birth of their founder St Don Bosco the Salesian Order will hosting a number of number of events nationally. One such event is the Camino Bosco Walk to Kerry for anyone who is 18-35 and reasonably fit. The walk will take place from the 11th -12th April 2015. For anyone interested in taking part in the Walk contact Sarah O’ Rourke at sarah.orourke@ul.ie . The Don Bosco Care will also be marking the bi- Centenary with a half day staff training session that wil centre on the spiritual dimension of Don Bosco’s approach.
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