Tusla - Ireland's Child & Family Agency

Investing in Children

Investing in Children has been commissioned to introduce and develop a Quality Assurance process across Tusla to ensure that the collective voice of children and young people is embedded in rights based practice. Investing in Children Membership gives national recognition for your good practice and active inclusion of children and young people in dialogue and change.

The Investing in Children Membership Award™ recognises and celebrates examples of imaginative and inclusive practice. Investing in Children members are those services that can demonstrate a commitment to dialogue with young people that leads to change.   Full details of the awards achieved to date are available here.

Investing in Children Awards achieved to date:
Mountmellick Youth Development Centre DML
Carr's Child and Family Services DML
Longford Westmeath Child & Young Person’s Services Committee (Tusla) DML
Longford Westmeath PPFS Social Care Leaders DML
The First Steps Trust DML
Compass Outdoors Project DNE
Frenchpark District Community Childcare Ltd West
The Connemara Club West

Enquiries and applications should be directed to your local Participation and Partnership Officer

Jacqueline Concannon West jacqueline.concannon@tusla.ie 087 1238198
Emma Hanway DNE emma.hanway@tusla.ie 01 8976829
Joanne Walsh  South  joanne.walsh@tusla.ie 087 3593309
Avril Dooley DML paul.gannon2@tusla.ie 01 6486531

For more information on the Membership Award process and additional supports such as Agenda Days and Practice Support Days, please see below. 

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