Sharing the Journey Together

Babies & Early Years

The School Years

Adults

Field of Dreams

400+
Families

Over 90%
Employed after Work Readiness Programmes

CSR
1500+ hours p.a.

SLT Clinics
Cork City, East & West Cork

Come and share your journey with us and let us help all our members, young and old, to reach their full potential.

Therapies

Our therapists are expertly trained in helping people with Down Syndrome to reach their potential.

Field of Dreams team out in the field with shovels

Sports & Activities

Our parents are always coming up with new fun activities….cycling, tennis, music, cookery, drama, fitness, family days out, youth clubs, coffee mornings, Special Olympics contacts, rebel rockets contacts.

Education

Support sessions for siblings known as sib-shops, teacher education, relationship & sexuality education, employment support, school readiness camps, numicon, Lámh.

Children in the kitchen with staff present

Corporate Support

We have been so lucky to work with many of Munster’s top Employers who have give us 1000s of hours of CSR support annually.

On an average year we host up to 50 Corporare Social Responsibility (CSR) events at the Field of Dreams. We are also very proud that our shop in Merchant's Quay was a finalist at the Lord Mayor’s Civic, Culture & Community & Voluntary Awards 2023.

Volunteers on a sunny day in the Field of Dreams

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Spotlight on our incredible Field of Dreams

Students sitting on a bench in the field of dreams

OUR PLANS

We are still dreaming...

We are currently planning the next phase of our Field of Dreams with a wonderful Centre of Excellence that will support all our members from birth to adulthood at the preliminary stages of planning. But first, we have a lot of fundraising to do. If you would like to help us please contact us at info@downsydromecork.ie

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Hear from our Volunteers about their Experience

"On behalf of our NetApp volunteer team, I’d like to thank you and the team for your partnership and tremendous heart throughout our volunteer event.
We’ve learned so much about Field of Dream’s impact and are proud to play a small part in your service to our local community. It has been an invaluable experience, and we hope to partner with you again in the future. "

NetApp, May 2023

Become a Volunteer

From March to October of each year, we host CSR visits from a range of companies who are keen to lend their support, their time & their skills. We have had in excess of 1200 Corporate volunteers since opening our site.

DOWN SYNDROME CORK

Email Contact: info@downsyndromecork.ie