The Bungalow

Registered Office : 28 Elmdale Drive ,D10K763,
Company Number: 288283 ,
Registered Charity Number: (RCN): 20040772

The Bungalow is a place where everyone is accepted for who they are rather than what they are-where everyone is made to feel very special Cherry Orchard is a local authority housing estate with 1700 households. In 1990 the first houses were built on a green field site in Cherry Orchard and people were moved from the inner city and housed in Cherry Orchard. People used to the support of close inner city communities found themselves isolated in the new estates, they were housed but had no supporting facilities or amenities. The Bungalow grew out of the need for people to get to know one another and to build friendships and their community. With the support of The Daughters of Charity who had moved into the area and Dublin City Council who provided the small bungalow local mothers came together and began some cookery courses, childminding was available for mothers who wanted to attend classes. From these small beginnings the Bungalow flourished and in 1998 entered the Family Resource Centre programme and became a limited company with a voluntary board of management employing a small team of core staff offering a range of first step education classes. The Bungalow has been at the heart of the Cherry Orchard community and is always ready to respond quickly to local needs. The building has increased in size over the years with the latest extension being completed in 2009. The Bungalow serves the people of Cherry Orchard and surrounding areas and offers a range of first step education courses. Courses offered include:

Computers Personal Development (Women) Personal Development (Men)

Art Budget Cookery Sewing

Photography Gardening Line Dancing

Quilting Knitting and Crochet Yoga

Angel Therapy Holistic Health Coping with Loss and Grief

Parenting Meditation Flower Arranging

Mindfulness Stress Management Glass Painting

Operation Transformation Boot Camp Community Choir

Enneagram Swimming and Water Aerobics Zumba

We also offer holistic treatments in Acupuncture, Reflexology, Massage and a Counselling service. We provide an outreach service to families who have suffered loss and bereavement offering support and where there is financial hardship we supply soup sandwiches and groceries when needed. We also run a series of family day trips for parents and their children during summer and our Family Trip to a pantomime at Christmas is a highlight for children and parents alike.