Simon Spin Challenge must raise €10,000 in 8 hours Thursday, April 06, 2017 Dublin Simon Community are calling on students to get on their bike for their upcoming Simon Spin Challenge, which takes place on Friday 21 April on Grafton Street from 11am-7pm. The fundraising event will see teams from various different colleges and universities […]
Dublin Simon Community Respond To Latest Rough Sleeper Figures Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Dublin Simon Community today (24/04/17) expressed concern at the high number of people continuing to sleep rough across the Dublin Region. On the night of the count, 04 April, 138 people were identified as sleeping rough across the four Dublin local authorities. […]
Do you have a vacant property? Thursday, May 04, 2017 The Repair and Leasing Scheme, is a key area of Minister Simon Coveney’s Rebuilding Ireland plan. The scheme targets vacant properties and secures them for social housing, by financing the cost of repairs. The scheme aims to bring up to 800 vacant properties back into use as new homes […]
“Let’s keep the conversation going because real ‘Change’ is in our myths.” Monday, May 08, 2017 The Green Ribbon campaign, now in its 5th year, is currently running throughout Ireland for the month of May with the aim of getting the public to openly discuss mental health problems in Ireland. With this in mind, the […]
Ireland’s rental market is not working Monday, May 15, 2017 Ireland’s rental market is not working. People who rent have very little tenancy security and can face increases in rent that they cannot meet. Many people who are becoming homeless are coming from the rental market. They have lost their home and cannot find another […]
Simon Community opinion poll finds the majority of people believe not doing enough to tackle rising rents and homelessness Wednesday, May 24, 2017 75% (over 7 in 10) believe the Government is not doing enough to ensure rent is affordable. 72% (over 7 in 10) are concerned about the homelessness rates in Ireland as a […]
Report also highlights the need for services for people with mental health and addiction issues Thursday, June 15, 2017 Mental Health Reform and the Dublin Simon Community have today (15/06/2017) launched a joint research report, ‘Homelessness and Mental Health: Voices of Experience’, highlighting the personal stories of people who experience both homelessness and mental health difficulties. […]
Show your support and solidarity to people who are homeless on the #longestday Wednesday, June 21, 2017 The Dublin Simon Community have today (21 June) kicked off their #LongestDay campaign. On the longest day of the year, we are calling on the public to send messages of support via Facebook @DublinSimonCommunity or Twitter @Dublin_Simon so […]
Client Action Group host event to help raise awareness of hepatitis Friday, July 28, 2017 Dublin Simon Community’s Client Action Group today (28 July) hosted an event to mark World Hepatitis Day. The advocacy group made up of people who have experienced homelessness or who are currently accessing Dublin Simon Community services, organised ‘Don’t Hide […]
Irish TV presenter is calling on people to join the movement for homes Thursday, August 03, 2017 Kathryn Thomas today launched the first ever #SimonHomeRun. The much loved Irish television presenter asked people to join the movement for homes at a time when the homeless crisis is at unprecedented levels. Speaking about the event, Simon […]