Donegal Domestic Violence Services

Founded in 1991, Donegal Domestic Violence Services is a charity based in Letterkenny, Ireland working on gender equality, children & youth, human rights.

Donegal Domestic Violence Services is a registered charity supporting women and children affected by domestic abuse in County Donegal, Ireland. It runs a 24-hour Freephone helpline that serves as a gateway to its other services, provides emergency refuge accommodation with four self-contained units, and offers outreach and accompaniment support across the county, including in Inishowen and South/West Donegal. It also delivers creative programmes for trauma recovery, including programmes for children, and provides training and awareness work for professionals and community organisations through its Safe to Call project. The service was established in 1991 after a local murder, and its refuge was purpose-built in 2014. It is primarily funded by the national Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence unit, now under the Department of Justice's Cuan unit. Governance is by a voluntary Board of Directors.