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# Dublin Simon Community

This year
2023
Homeless charity reports 17% drop in people supported last year
The Dublin Simon Community launched its 2022 annual report today.
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Sep 20th 2023, 1:20 PM
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100-bed homeless medical treatment and recovery facility in Dublin gets green light
The announcement was made at the launch of the Dublin Simon Community 2018 annual report.
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Sep 26th 2019, 3:31 PM
'I was literally rock bottom. I was seven years out on the streets ... there's no way I'm going back'
Dublin Simon Community launched its annual impact report earlier today.
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Sep 25th 2018, 5:14 PM
Irish men to drive from Mayo to Mongolia to raise money for the homeless
They’ll set off on the adventure on 7 July.
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Feb 18th 2018, 8:00 AM
Grafton St busk piano up for auction to raise funds for Dublin Simon Community
The piano will go on display in St Stephens Green Shopping on Monday, and is open for bids until Christmas Eve.
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Dec 7th 2017, 10:59 PM
17 bands - including The Strypes and Delorentos - busked one after another on Grafton Street yesterday
All in aid of Dublin Simon Community.
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Nov 26th 2017, 10:07 AM
Simon Community 'desperately worried' as High Court leaves future of Dublin homeless hostel uncertain
The facility opened before Christmas 2016 and has been used as emergency temporary accommodation for rough sleepers.
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Oct 11th 2017, 10:10 PM
'The impact of this is untold': Health funding for homelessness has dropped since 2008
Dublin Simon Community said that health funding for homelessness has dropped by 10% since 2008.
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Sep 26th 2017, 8:47 AM
Charities warn that donations left outside shops 'could be stolen or deliberately destroyed'
Some charities have experienced an increase in people leaving items outside their shops.
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Sep 7th 2017, 6:20 AM
Local residents lodge appeal against recovery centre for homeless drug addicts in Dublin city
The recovery centre was given planning permission earlier this month.
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Aug 30th 2017, 7:20 PM
A 7-year-old donated a fiver to the Dublin Simon Community with the sweetest note
If only everyone gave a fiver.
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Mar 21st 2017, 4:44 PM
10 stark images of homeless life are currently adorning the railings of St Stephen's Green
The free exhibit is the latest foray by the In Sight homeless photography project.
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Dec 3rd 2016, 9:00 AM
At least 168 people were sleeping rough in Dublin last night
The number of rough sleepers in the capital has reached a record high.
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Sep 20th 2016, 11:06 AM
Helplessness, drug addiction and disbelief: An evening on a soup run for the homeless
TheJournal.ie went on a soup run with the Dublin Simon Community.
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Jul 2nd 2016, 11:15 AM
Here's the song a homeless charity hopes will be Christmas number one
This time of year can be particularly difficult for people on the streets.
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Dec 18th 2015, 6:04 AM
The government still thinks it can end long term homelessness by 2016
The Dublin Simon Community said today that the target is “unachievable”.
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Sep 23rd 2014, 3:25 PM
Dublin City Council to get Nama hotel to use for homeless families
The number of homeless families housed in hotels has recently reduced from 186 to 154.
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Jul 9th 2014, 9:30 PM
After their last one was stolen, the Simon Community get a new van
Just in time for Christmas too.
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Dec 24th 2013, 6:30 AM
Dublin Simon Community has only van stolen by thieves
The homeless service left their van in a storage facility following a charity fun run on Saturday only to return on Monday to find it had been taken.
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Oct 15th 2013, 2:26 PM
€1.23m left in wills to Dublin homeless charity in 2012
Every night in 2012 the organisation provided 201 beds for homeless people, an increase of 17 beds since 2011.
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Jun 25th 2013, 6:47 PM