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Supporting over 6,000 people in Dublin & the surrounding counties to find their way home. CHY 5963

Dublin Simon Community works to prevent and address homelessness. 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.

18/06/2026

For Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, our Supported Temporary Accommodation service in Maple House organised a special day of recognition and celebration for our male clients.

The event included a coffee morning and an informative presentation delivered by our Dual Diagnosis Project Worker, Darren. An award ceremony was also held, where a number of clients were presented with certificates, personalised cards, medals, and goodie bags to recognise their commitment and engagement with services and staff.

Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month is an opportunity to raise awareness and recognise the challenges many men face, while encouraging open conversations, connection, and support. By celebrating the small wins, we can help break down stigma, promote positive wellbeing, and remind men that seeking support is a sign of strength, not weakness. We are proud to celebrate the resilience, courage, and progress of the men in our service every day 💛.

16/06/2026

A massive congratulations and a huge thank you to every hiker who took part in our Beyond the Trail hiking challenge last Friday! 🌄🚶 Your energy and determination made the day a huge success, helping us raise €40K to support our life-saving services 💛. A special thank you to Hilltop treks for expertly guiding the hike, to Donnelly Fresh Group and Fyffes for providing refreshments along the way, and to Enterprise for transporting our hikers’ bags safely to the festival site.

A huge shoutout to the incredible team at Beyond the Pale 🔴✨for their continued partnership and support. We loved meeting everyone who stopped by our karaoke stand at the festival and used their voice to help end homelessness!

Thank you to Karaoke Ireland for the karaoke machine and a special thanks to Hephee for creating awesome illustrations for our stickers and temporary tattoos to help us raise awareness. We are also grateful to all our incredible organisers and volunteers, whose hard work and dedication made this event a massive success.

🎥 Have a look at some highlights over the weekend 💛. It was truly an unforgettable experience!

11/06/2026

We are delighted to share that we trialled 'Usher’s Market', a pop-up shop created especially for our clients in our Health and Addiction Care Facility at Usher's Island 💛. The first trial took place in our Respite Unit and the feedback has been incredibly positive!

A heartfelt thank you to Intersport Elverys who donated brand-new clothes to stock the rails of Usher's Market, helping us create an authentic shopping experience for the individuals we support.

For our clients, having the opportunity to choose their own clothes can be about so much more than practical need. It is about choice, independence, confidence and dignity. We are excited to see how this initiative continues to develop!

05/06/2026

For World Environment Day, we want to give a special shoutout to one of our clients currently residing in Clonskeagh, who has put a significant amount of work in to improve the garden area in the service 🌱.

He shares: “When you're in recovery, you start overthinking and problems may feel bigger than they are. So, you need something that pulls you out of your own head - something to do with your hands. Here at Clonskeagh, in our garden, we grow herbs, decorative trees, flowers, fruit and vegetables - tomatoes especially.

The tomatoes don't care what time you show up. They need water when it's sunny, nothing when it rains, you respond when the conditions require. You do the basic things: watering, feeding, weeding. After that comes patience, then you watch, and let nature do the rest. Some plants survive natural selection and grow robust, some not. You can't force it. You work with what's strong enough.

Recovery is similar. Patience and timing count. You don't have to convince a tomato to grow. You create conditions. You stay out of the way. What is strong enough comes through.”

Thank you for sharing your experience, and thank you to our wonderful staff who organise nature-based activities to support our clients’ health and wellbeing 💛.

04/06/2026

We are delighted to share that a new Women’s Clinic has opened in our Health and Addiction Care Facility at Usher's Island. This is a significant milestone and an important development in strengthening access to women’s health supports within our services.

Cervical screening will now be available on site at Usher’s Island, making it easier for women accessing the service to receive essential healthcare in a familiar and supportive environment, ensuring vital screenings are not missed due to their social circumstances.

The clinic is led by Ciara Cotter Clinical Nurse Manager 2 and delivered by Safetynet GP Dr Charlotte Coyle, alongside our Women’s Health Nurses Gladys Clinical Nurse Manager 1, Perpetua, Denise and Ellen, with the support of our brilliant wider team 💛. A huge thank you to everyone involved in making this happen!

29/05/2026

The latest data from the Department of Housing confirms 12,475 individuals are now in emergency accommodation in Dublin, representing a staggering 11% year-on-year increase.

As the numbers living in emergency accommodation increase again, we call for greater focus on the practical, evidence-based solutions that help people move out of homelessness and into secure, long-term housing.

Read more: https://www.dubsimon.ie/dublin-simon-community-statement-on-april-2026-homeless-report

28/05/2026

“Growing up, home wasn’t a home for me. It wasn’t suitable for anyone, never mind a child. I seen people die, saw things I can never forget.”

“A terrible thing happened me and my childhood ended when I was seven. I felt scared all the time, I’d nobody to talk to. The fear went on for years. I used sleep in the bathroom at night, just to have a door I could lock.”

This is the heartbreaking childhood trauma shared by Martina, one of our clients. Unfortunately, we hear these stories far too often from individuals who grew up without the safety and stability every child needs and deserves.

Today, Martina found the hope she needed to start rebuilding her life. With your support, more women like Martina can find safety, support, and a way forward 💛. Donate today: https://www.dubsimon.ie/spring-campaign-2026-1

26/05/2026

A massive thank you to everyone who supported us at this year’s GamerFest Dublin 🎮. We are truly grateful for the generosity shown to us throughout the weekend, helping us raise vital funds and awareness for people experiencing homelessness 💛.

We would also like to thank all the cosplayers who donated their time for the 'Meet and Greet’ at our booth, and to our amazing volunteers whose time and dedication made it all possible. A special shoutout to the whole Gamerfest team for helping us before and during the event ✨.

21/05/2026

Only three weeks to go until our Beyond the Trail challenge 🌄🚶

A huge thank you to everyone taking part and fundraising to support our life-saving services 💛. To make sure you are hike and festival ready, we teamed up with Basecamp to offer all our hikers an exclusive 20% discount on gear and festival essentials! If you are hiking Beyond the Trail and want to receive your one-time discount code, contact our events team at [email protected].

Save this post for your hike and festival checklist!

Haven’t signed up yet? There is still time to join the waiting list: https://www.dubsimon.ie/beyond-the-trail.

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