About Us

Hillview Community Resource Centre (Hillview Resource Centre is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity (CHY: 18385).

Our mission

To offer the support and services needed for people to flourish as individuals, families and communities in a safe, warm and welcoming space open to all.

Our vision Hillview Family Resource Centre envisions a community where every individual, regardless of background, ability, or circumstance, has the opportunity, support and confidence to realise their full potential.  We aspire to being a catalyst for enduring personal and social transformation, helping to build a resilient, connected and empowered community

Hillview Community Family Resource Centre (FRC) operates as part of the
National Forum of Family Resource Centre’s programme of prevention,
partnership and family support, underpinned by the principles of
community development, responding to the local community’s needs in
order to empower the community further.
Our activities during the reporting period in furtherance to our charitable
objectives and informed by community-based model of family support,
which is at the heart of the Programme were as follow:
Information, advice, and support to local individuals and local families.
Signposting and referrals to relevant professional agencies, local
employment offices, counselling, etc.
Education courses and training opportunities to support personal growth
and skills development by collaborating with Dundrum ETB and
Southside Partnership.
Providing an early years service for children aged two to school going
age.
Counselling and support services, both Play Therapy and Psychotherapy.
Providing practical assistance to individuals and community groups, such
as access and tutorials to information technology and office facilities.
Hillview FRC hosted a counselling, community addition clinic to support
recovery from substance and alcohol abuse.
Hillview FRC rolled out summer camps for primary school aged children,
and in partnership with DLR Leisure, held sports clubs for children.
In addition, Hillview FRC held well-being workshops for the local
community, family support meetings, parenting advice meetings, coffee
mornings for the community and a strong active retirement programme
of recreational activities, e.g. art and knitting.
A local employment agency holds a free employment advice weekly clinic
in-house.
Our main support is to families living locally who are experiencing
hardship or disadvantage through poverty, isolation and health issues.

Hillview Resource Centre works with children and we have a full Child Safeguarding Statement (CSS) which you can click here and read.

Board of Directors

Hillview Resource Centre is overseen by a Board of Directors who employ a Project Manager with day-to-day operational responsibilities. In line with national & local models for working with children,  young people, and their families Hillview Resource Centre is supporting the rollout of Meitheal in partnership with the Child & Family Agency (Tusla) and other partner organisations where required.  Click here to read about our current Board of Directors.