“At Amber Womens Refuge CLG, it’s our mission to empower women and children, of all cultures and backgrounds, to achieve their rights to live abuse-free lives.”
Amber Women's Refuge CLG is a domestic abuse service for women and children living in Kilkenny and carlow. amber provides the following services:
24/7 Confidential Helpline 0818 42 42 44 offering non-judgemental Support and Information
Support and Information; drop-in or appointment based.
24- hour short term Emergency Refuge Accommodation and Support
We provide safe, short-term emergency accommodation & support to women & children seeking refuge.
Counselling
Do you think you would benefit from counselling? Contact the refuge and speak with a project worker.
Community- based Outreach Supports
- Information, advocacy and support
- Pre and post court support and accompaniment service
- Group support programmes for women who are or have experienced domestic abuse.
- Specialist training for professional service personnel and community groups. For more information, contact communications@amberwomensrefuge.ie
Child and Parenting Support
- Parenting Support for Mothers.
- One to one and group support for children.
- “StartSafe” programme for secondary schools and youth groups. For more information, contact childcare@amberwomensrefuge.ie
Awareness Raising and Community Engagement Programmes
Specialist training for businesses and organisations. For more information, contact communications@amberwomensrefuge.ie
Amber refuge with art therapist Siobhan McQuillan Launched the One Million Stars Ireland project in 2019 during the 16 Days of Activism. From that day our project has grown from ten stars to over 30,000 throughout Ireland. We reach out to different community groups and diverse cultural backgrounds, raising domestic violence awareness and fundraising for the refuge. Adapt Refuge in Limerick have joined our star weaving project along with Family Resource centres around the country, together through the stars we create social change by making people aware of the problem and impact of domestic abuse, insuring people know there is help and support and work towards creating a safer future for all.
On average, at least 2,018 women and 550 children received support from a domestic violence service each month from September to December 2020, according to Safe Ireland’s second Tracking the Shadow Pandemic – Lockdown 2 report,
10th December 2019 project Launch Newpark FRC Photo Siobhan McQuillan
Lisa Morris Amber Manager & Anita Daly Amber Carlow Outreach Worker Photo Freddie Greenhall Ten Thousand Stars Exhibition at MacDonagh Junction for the 16 days of Activism 2021
Ten Thousand Stars Exhibition at MacDonagh
In the past year we have reached out to many communities and woven around 30,000 stars in Ireland. Together we aim to weave One Million Stars and bring the project to the whole of Ireland. Join us on our weaving journey.
Watch our star weaving journey so far here: The Story of The One million Stars Ireland 2020 (Long) – YouTube
