Who We Are And What We Do
Dublin Simon Community works to prevent and address homelessness in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow. We provide services at all stages of homelessness and enable people to move to a place they can call home.
At Simon, we listen to people who turn to us for help and do everything we can to support them to move out of homelessness into independent living. We strive to empower people to access, secure and retain a home of their own by reducing the reliance on short-term emergency accommodation and providing permanent supported housing for people to sustain a home in their local community. Moving people into supported housing produces life-enhancing and life-saving results and is more cost-effective in the long run.
The organisation was founded by a group of Trinity and UCD students in 1969, who began by providing much-needed soup and sandwiches to people who were sleeping rough in Dublin city centre. In addition to the Soup Run, which still goes out 365 nights of the year, Dublin Simon provide many services which aim to help those who are sleeping rough on the streets, people who are in their own accommodation but at risk of homelessness and those who are at any of the stages in between.
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Our Vision
Making home a reality
Our Mission
Empower people to access and retain a home, by providing housing, prevention and targeted interventions through advocacy and partnership
Our Values
Community - We provide those associated with Dublin Simon Community with a sense of involvement, inclusion and belonging
Respect & Empowerment - We are committed to showing respect to each other. Responsible conduct is expected from everybody in our community. We are also committed to creating an environment where volunteers, staff and those who use our services are empowered to improve their lives and that of their local communities
Excellence & Innovation - We provide services that are cost-effective, to best standards and we are constantly pioneering new and innovative ways of providing our services
Accountability & Integrity - We operate with transparency so that we are accountable for actions, individually and collectively. We are equitable and fair in all our dealings
Our Objectives
- Develop innovative service delivery models to empower the people who use our services
- Source and acquire fit for purpose accommodation
- Work in partnership to advocate and to tackle the causes of homelessness
- Develop a more robust outcome focused organisation
- Deliver the resources to achieve our mission
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