As temperatures plummet and sleet and snow settle over our communities, Dublin Simon Community needs YOUR help urgently. No-one should have to rest their head on a cold footpath or take shelter in a cardboard box under these conditions. Our Rough Sleeper and Soup Run Teams have been out since 7am this morning walking through the […]
Carolathon & the Dublin Simon Christmas Eve Busk set to bring festive cheer to Dublin’s Streets Dublin, 15th December 2023: Dublin Simon Community is bringing music to the capital’s streets again this Christmas with a range of festive musical events sure to lift shoppers’ spirits and raise essential funds for people experiencing homelessness. First up is the ever-popular Carolathon event, which […]
Dublin Simon responds to Winter 2023 Rough Sleeper Count Dublin Simon Community CEO Catherine Kenny responds to the Winter 2023 Rough Sleeping Count released by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) today. The report found 118 people to be sleeping rough in Dublin, representing a 27% increase on the numbers in the Winter 2022 Rough […]
Cold Snap tonight – what you can do to help Dublin Simon Community Emergency and Outreach Teams are bracing for a cold snap from 9:00pm tonight, with temperatures set to drop as low as -5 Celsius with widespread frost due across the country over the next few days. There are many people who need our […]
Those aged 24 and under are now the largest group in emergency accommodation Dublin 24th November 2023: Figures released today show that Ireland’s youngest are being disproportionately disadvantaged by homelessness. The latest Homeless report shows that young people – both children and young adults aged 24 and under, represent the largest age demographic of people […]
Budget 2024 will do little to ease the burden on people experiencing or in-danger of homelessness says the CEO of the Dublin Simon Community. While some of the measures announced will bring short-term relief to tax-payers and families, the Budget overall does not go far enough to address the issues outlined by Dublin Simon Community […]
Dublin Simon’s Home Run – Celebrating 40 Years of Movement in Phoenix Park Dublin’s oldest run takes place this weekend in Dublin Runners urged to ‘Join the Movement’ and run or walk five miles to raise funds for Dublin Simon Full details on how to register are available here Dublin 3rd October: Dublin Simon Community is in […]
Dublin Simon Community Responds to Homeless Report for August Dublin, 29 September 2023: The latest Homeless Report has been released by the Department of Housing showing that the number of people in emergency accommodation in Dublin in August was 9,269. This is made up of 6,305 adults, 2,964 children, which represents 1,370 families and 3,966 […]
1,011 People living in Forever Homes provided by Dublin Simon Community The charity supported almost 5,500 people in 2022 but says a chronic housing shortage prevented them from helping many more to exit homelessness Dublin 20 September 2023: Dublin Simon Community today released details of its Annual Impact Report for 2022 revealing an 18% increase […]
Dublin Simon Community, in association with Dr Kathleen Stokes of University of Galway, is pleased to announce a new research project examining opportunities and challenges for widespread refurbishment of vacant “above-the-shop” units for residential use. Ireland is facing record numbers in emergency accommodation, and almost 60,000 waiting for social housing. Increasingly, policymakers and the […]
