Every child deserves safety, belonging, and a chance to thrive
Colden Care provides TUSLA-registered residential care for separated children seeking international protection in Ireland. We build homes, not placements.
Who We Are
Caring for children who arrived in Ireland alone
Colden Care is a TUSLA-registered children's residential services provider based in Carlow. We specialise in caring for separated children: young people who have arrived in Ireland without a parent or guardian, seeking international protection.
These children have often experienced significant trauma and displacement. They've crossed borders alone. Our role is to provide the safety, stability, and human connection they need to begin healing and building a future. We don't just provide care. We create homes where young people know they belong.
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Our Mission Statement
“At Colden Care we aim to provide the highest quality of care and service to all our residents. We promote our residents' rights as they migrate alone in search of safety. We hold the dignity and respect of our residents at the forefront, and we welcome belonging.”
What We Do
Our Core Services
Residential Care
Safe, stable homes with 24/7 professional care for young people placed in our care. Structure, warmth, and individual attention in every home we run.
Key Worker Support
A dedicated key worker for every young person, someone who listens, advocates, and walks alongside them as they navigate a new country and a new chapter.
Cultural Integration
We honour where our young people come from. Language, food, faith, community connections. Identity matters, and we protect it while building new roots.
Why Us
Standards That Never Slip
TUSLA Registered
Our centres are registered with TUSLA's Alternative Care Inspection and Monitoring Service.
Inspection-Ready Every Day
We don't prepare for inspections. We operate at inspection-level standards as a matter of principle.
Qualified & Trained
Every team member is professionally qualified in social care or a related field.
Dignity at the Centre
Every young person is treated with unconditional respect: their voice, their identity, their future.
Make a Difference That Matters
We're looking for people who believe every child deserves a safe home, regardless of where they come from. If that's you, we want to hear from you.