The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage released the Homeless Report for November 2022 earlier today. Dublin Simon Community CEO, Catherine Kenny, has made the following statement in response to the report Homeless Report November 2022 Statement We are dismayed by the increase in the number of people presenting to emergency accommodation services in […]
The Homeless Report for October 2022 was released today by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Dublin Simon Community CEO, Catherine Kenny, has made the following statement regarding this report. “We are devastated to learn of the continued increase in the number of people presenting to Dublin emergency accommodation services. For the sixth […]
The Homeless Report for January 2023 has been released today by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Dublin Simon CEO, Catherine Kenny responds with the following statement. January 2023 Homeless Figures Statement We are deeply worried by the increase in the number of homeless people staying in emergency accommodation in Dublin. This first […]
Septembers Homeless Report has been released today by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. New CEO Catherine Kenny makes her first public statement in response to the report. “We are alarmed by the rise in the number of people presenting to Emergency Accommodation reported today by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. This comes […]
Michael’s Story ‘I turned to the drink after my mother died, I couldn’t accept her passing. And of course, by turning to the drink I neglected to pay rent and I left myself homeless. It was nobody else’s fault, it was my fault.’ ‘I was about a year or so homeless, where I […]
Those 65+ in emergency accommodation up 30% in last year Those 45 – 65 in emergency accommodation up 26% over same period Dublin Simon Community has today launched an arresting new Christmas Advertising Campaign which aims to raise vital funds and awareness of an emergent new cohort in homeless services; older and elderly […]
Liam’s story is filled with pain, but it’s a story he wanted to share. The generosity of our supporters has allowed Liam to rebuild his life. ‘Once upon a time I had a happy life. When I was a small boy I lived with my Ma & Da and my big brother in Ringsend. […]
“The homeless population has always experienced difficulty accessing mainstream mental health services, partially due to many of them presenting with dual diagnosis: ie. a mental health condition together with an addiction problem which the Irish mental health system traditionally sees as two separate problems to be treated in two separate systems, either of which can […]
16th of October is World Food Day, and in an extremely difficult year we would like to thank all the generous donors to our Food for Simon programme for continuing to donate food to our frontline services. The challenges posed by Covid-19 have effected every aspect of how Dublin Simon Community responds to the ongoing […]
Dublin Simon Community has responded to the September 2020 Homeless Report with a stark reminder that most of the 6,259 people recorded as homeless in Dublin this September are in a second lockdown in emergency accommodation. According to the report, released today by the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government, those recorded in emergency […]
