Louth Local Development launches Louth Parent Hub

On Tuesday 5 December, the Louth ABC Programme, as part of Louth Local Development, hosted the official launch of their new resource for parents in County Louth.

The Louth ABC Programme have collaborated with parents and services in County Louth to develop a central source of information, outlining what services and supports are available to people in their area. In doing so they have developed - www.louthparenthub.ie

Louth Parent Hub is a directory of services, that links families directly to a service whilst providing you with information about what support they provide. Parent support is listed and categorised on the website and subsequently linked to a live calendar of events that can be accessed online and in one's own time.

Each individual service, club or organisation is able to register on the directory of services and Louth ABC hope to be able to provide families with as much support as possible.

The website, funded through the Tusla Parental Participation and CYPSC Seed Fund was welcomed by Ciaran Reid, CEO of Louth Local Development and introduced to the audience by Louth ABC Programme Manager, Gavin McGee.

This was followed by a release of the Rethink Ireland funded ParentChild+ Home Visiting Video. Michelle Moore, National Lead for ParentChild+ in National College of Ireland introduced the new video and outlined the many benefits of the programme, available here in Louth.

Rebecca Moore, Child and Family Agency – Tusla National Lead for Parenting Support, then outlined the national strategy for parenting and how this will be implemented on a local level.

Simon Conroy, National Lead for the Parent Support Policy unit of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth then spoke about the links between local and national strategy at a departmental level.

The evening was closed off by Louth/Meath Tusla Area Manager, Sarah Doyle who highlighted the importance of Parenting Support as a preventative measure for Tusla in the Louth Area.

Louth local Development say they wish to offer a huge thank you to all who contributed to the development of The Louth Parent Hub as a resource, especially the parents who informed the design, core functions and key elements of the website.

For more information and support please visit www.louthparenthub.ie