August 2024

We're delighted to announce that we received funding from Ken Hughes Foundation. This has been transformational for us as an organisation and for all the people this funding has allowed us to help.

Gerri's Place is delighted to announe that it has received approval for first of its kind research study in Ireland.

It has been a very successful first year for Gerri’s Place. We packed in so much on a very tight budget. We piloted our first well-being break in March 2022, then delivered another two successful weekends gaining confidence as we went. With additional funds we could have delivered many more.

“From the moment I arrived I felt extremely comfortable. I learned lots of new ways to deal with stress and life’s challenges. A lot of these I now can do on my own..”

“I felt I was coming back to myself during the course of this weekend. All the little tips and tricks I was learning made me feel like I was more in control of myself, my feelings and my future going forward. I am truly grateful for the time I spent at Gerri’s Place. I left Gerri’s Place feeling relaxed, grounded and re-energised.”

Gerri’s Place is the perfect antidote, a sanctuary in a toxic society. We need one in every community, so that instead of spreading fear, as we have been doing for a long, long time, we can spread compassion. And in the process, we may even restore our natural warm-hearted culture. I am so so grateful for having been blessed with this opportunity. It has probably saved my life.”

“Gerri’s Place does exactly what it sets out to do in providing us with support and tools to help deal with stress and anxiety. My personal experience was that from my time at arrival to departure I felt so safe and supported by the fellow users and organisers of the weekend.”