Dublin Simon Community

Asylum seekers just arriving are being told they will have to find their own accommodation

Most of those encountered – 87 of 91 – had previously been assessed by the DRHE for homeless services

Folk, rock and spoken word collide on this pleasant charity album

It can be a tough time of year for many, but there is an array of charities working to ensure that those most in need are not forgotten

There were 9,825 homeless people in March 2022, up 3.5% on the previous month

Dragons at the Docks event aims to raise more than €300,000 to help house the homeless

Some 9,150 adults and children accessed emergency accommodation in January

Total of 2,548 children in emergency accommodation in November, figures show

Annual session at 9pm from St Patrick’s Cathedral in aid of Simon Community

Increased demand for charity’s detox service causes waiting times to almost double

Ibec welcomes plan, saying lack of housing supply affects Irish competitiveness

Rugby players Ross and Harry Byrne set to motivate participants in Simon Community race

Second consecutive month in which number of families without place to call their own has risen

More than 8,000 in emergency accommodation while half Dublin’s rough sleepers live in tents

Being homeless during the pandemic has meant increased isolation and loneliness

Drop of 18% in homelessness with 575 fewer families in emergency accommodation

Number of families without homes has fallen by 40 per cent over the past year

Public alert system comes on stream to help outreach teams get more people indoors

Facebook, Amazon and Squarespace at forefront for diversity in the workplace

Gardaí say deaths of men not believed to be linked

Almost 8,660 people, including 2,583 children, without a home at end of September

Dublin Simon Community says it made two suicidality-related interventions on average per day in 2019

Postmen switching to electric vehicles for deliveries in a sign of changing times

Figures for June show 8,699 people in the State accessed emergency accommodation

New government must not return to preCovid homelessness strategies, charity says

One Change: Be conscious about last-minute spending; panic buying can be the most wasteful

Existing An Post customers will be able to donate to initiative when they top up

Councillors play to the Twitter gallery as they deprive communities of investment

Expanded Usher’s Island treatment centre will be opened by the end of 2021

Rugby World Cup: Watching a match on TV normally the last thing on homeless person’s mind

Kennedy Wilson overall winner of property industry fundraiser for Dublin Simon Community

Corporate Challenge event will be in aid of the Dublin Simon Community

Simon Community marks 50 years with ‘closing the door on homelessness’ campaign

Homeless charity sets up fund through which it would lease homes from benefactors for up to 15 years

Expert says scheme seeking gifts of properties for up to 15 years has little effect on tax

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New Innovator: Thriftify allows charity shops to sell online and encourages ethical buying

Dragons at the Docks event raised total of €308,000 for local charities

Derek McGuire takes visitors on a tour of hostels and places he slept for two years

Business Journalists Association of Ireland quiz to take place on November 15th