serviceS REPORT


trusting relationship. time spent one-to- one with someone off-site is an important way of building trust and giving support.


another significant service development was the commencement of partnership work, in october 2008, with coolmine tc; delivering two groups a week focused on supporting people to look into their treatment options in a low-threshold, non- judgmental setting. We feel that this was, and continues to be, a positive alliance between agencies that have traditionally been at opposing ends of the harm reduction and abstinence spectrum. in reality, any perceived difference between the two is irrelevant; what matters is that people are supported to address the issues that are affecting their lives in a manner that is timely and appropriate for them. this is something that our partnership work with coolmine tc offers our client group – a bridging of a gap in the continuum of care. We ended 2008 with all our services based in 48 Middle abbey street, and with all the new staff who had joined in July firmly embedded into the organisation. it was also clear that our expanded day services were delivering; 2008 saw a total of 18,684 visits to the project, an increase of over 40% on 2007,


and over twice what we had dealt with in 2006. in 2009, we provided services to over 2000 individuals, seeing an average of over 80 individuals per day.


2009 if the second half of 2008 was about rapid expansion for ana Liffey’s services, 2009 was about two things – continuing to develop high-quality responses to our clients’ needs, and preparing to deliver services in a new location when 51 Middle abbey street became available. the year got off to a great start when the local business community supported us to purchase a van. this allowed us to further expand the type of work we could do offsite; including days out and the provision of assistance to clients who were becoming housed. this was an important service to be able to offer, since private rented accommodation was becoming an option for a number of our client group who previously would have struggled to access this area of the market. We found that the fact that we had access to a van increased not only the range, but the accessibility of our services. this was an important point; in order to meet people where they’re at,


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