We are so delighted to have been shortlisted to the final 3 charities in the running for the Irish Life Staff Charity Partnership.
We cannot stress how impactful this partnership would be for Jack and Jill – helping us fund thousands of nursing hours, reach even more families, and give exhausted parents the support they so desperately need.
If you, or someone you know works in Irish Life or Cananda life, please ask them to use their vote for Jack and Jill. Thank You!
Fun ways your community or your company can get involved to help support our families.
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The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation was born arising from Jonathan Irwin’s and Mary Ann O’ Brien’s own difficult care journey when their son Jack suffered permanent brain damage soon after birth, leaving him with severe disabilities and in need of round-the-clock care.
Thanks to the help of a team of local nurses and friends who rallied around, they were able to look after Jack at home until he passed away on 13th December 1997 aged 22 months, just short of his second birthday. Jack’s home nursing care regime would become the blueprint for the Jack and Jill model of care that we know today and which has since helped more than 3,000 families to care for their children at home, where they belong, supported by specially-trained nurses and carers.
The Guide to Service Brochure provides a detailed pathway on how to access the supports and services Jack and Jill provide to the child and family.
