New Blog Post 💻 SCI recently participated in the COMHOM Consortium and Capacity Building Meeting in Athens – a milestone for the COMHOM project. This blog expands on how the event made for an engaging exchange between partner organisations & subgrantees! www.simon.ie/simon-commun...

Tune in to Oireachtas TV at 3pm today for an end of year discussion on homelessness 🏠 SCI's Executive Director, Ber Grogan, has been invited to the discussion as a representative of the Irish Homeless Policy Group. www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

We would like to welcome the new chair of our board, Johnny O'Rourke! Johnny is a seasoned governance and strategic expert with over 17 years of operational experience in the human services sector. We are thrilled to welcome him to the team!

In January SCI are launching a new report highlighting Older Adult Homelessness📄 We are thrilled to be joined by @president.ie to launch the report and to have lived experience experts sharing their perspectives on older adult homelessness Register 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1977507780...

We are very saddened to hear of Hugh Wallace's passing over the weekend. Hugh kindly supported SCI previously to launch our Art of Home campaign in 2021 to raise funds for our work. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam 💛

16,766 men, women, & children were living in emergency accommodation in October according to the Dept of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Human beings deserve better than this. It’s shocking that so many people will go without this basic security at a time meant for joy & family. #SpéirGorm

Didn't make #SimonTalks last week? Our full discussion with Eddie Mullins has been uploaded to our YouTube channel! Catch up on our discussion on the impact of MQI's Medically Supervised Injection Facility as they approach their first anniversary 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmfE...

We have published our 2024 Annual Report 🎉 This report details key insights from SCI’s work throughout the year while calling for renewed government leadership and systems change. 🔗: www.simon.ie/annual-repor...

We are launching our 2024 Annual Report tomorrow morning with Minister James Browne! Join us as we highlight the impact of homelessness on children with Nuala Ward, Ombudsman for Children, and Tanya Ward, Children's Rights Alliance. Register now 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/simon-comm...

Polling stations will be open until 10pm tonight 🗳️ All you need to bring with you is a valid form of ID 🪪 Your vote matters, don’t miss the opportunity to have an impact! #SpéirGhorm www.checktheregister.ie/en-IE/

Our latest Locked Out report shows that people on lower incomes simply cannot access affordable rental homes. There was an alarming decrease of 25% in properties available within HAP limits & a 26% reduction in properties available to rent at any price 📉

It's National Lived Experience Day! SCI strive to keep people with lived experience at the centre of our work. We believe it is crucial that these perspectives are the core focus of our policy, research and advocacy, as it would be impossible to create impactful change otherwise.

How did the Irish community and voluntary sector fare in Budget 2026? SCI's Executive Director, Ber Grogan, will feature on @thewheelireland.bsky.social's webinar tomorrow to share reflections and analysis of Budget 2026. Register your place 👇 www.wheel.ie/training/202...

Couldn't make our Simon Talks webinar? Our full discussion on Budget 2026 with Louise Bayliss has been uploaded to Youtube 👇 youtu.be/9RsHPtMpGjw

Don't miss our on next week's webinar as Simon Talks Budget 2026! We are thrilled to be joined by Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy, SVP. Tune in to hear more about the impact of #Budget2026 from an NGO perspective. 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Tune in to the news this evening to hear our team's reaction to Budget 2026 📺 @virginmedianews.bsky.social 17:30 📻 @drivetime.bsky.social 17:30 📺 @news.rte.ie Nuacht 17:45

While it’s refreshing to hear that housing has been at the forefront of Government’s minds, #Budget2026 seems to be focused on landlords and developers, with many measures being announced to encourage housing construction. 🧵1/6

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to vote! Tomorrow is the voter registration deadline for the Presidential Election. You can also update your details (e.g. change of address) online. It takes two minutes to check that your details are up to date! www.checktheregister.ie

Budget 2026 will be released tomorrow! Join us for our Post Budget Analysis from an NGO perspective on Wednesday. We will be in discussion with Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy at SVP. Tune in at 2pm on Wednesday 8th of October! 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Don't miss our on next week's webinar as Simon Talks Budget 2026! We are thrilled to be joined by Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy, SVP. Tune in to hear more about the impact of #Budget2026 from an NGO perspective. 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We are pleading with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste to show that they care about ending homelessness. Homelessness in Ireland has increased for the eighth consecutive month, with the latest figures showing that 16,353 people were living in emergency accommodation in August 2025.

To close Simon Week 2025, we have a panel of today's speakers and people with lived experience. Their stories add depth to our discussion that could not be achieved through statistics alone. Thank you to everyone in attendence for the engaging questions! #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Carol Baumann, the new CEO Galway Simon discussed the impactful, life changing solutions being delivered by Galway Simon. Solutions that are working! Carol highlighted the growing need for purpose-built accommodation for those over the age of 65. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

To provide a local perspective, we are joined by Kieran Walsh, @uniofgalway.bsky.social In platforming the voices impacted by homelessness and their sense of home, he has brought forward the people behind the statistics. There is a story behind every number. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Today's first speaker @mkushel.bsky.social, University of California, discussed Ageing, Health, and Homelessness. Margot's message was clear, homelessness is solvable! Thank you to Margot for contributing your vast knowledge to our dicussion. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

The final day of Simon Week 2025! Today we are in NUIG for the last event of Simon Week 'Retiring into Homelessness'. We are delighted to have speakers joining us from the USA and Galway, sharing their expertise on homelessness in over 65s. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

We are in Leinster House this morning, joined by local Simon Communities advocating for people impacted by homelessness 🏠 We will be in the AV Room from 11 with @mkushel.bsky.social and @orla-hegarty.bsky.social discussing the intersection of health and homelessness. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

We are officially halfway through Simon Week 🎉 We had fantastic discussions in Cork and Limerick so far this week. Thank you to the teams at Cork Simon Community and Mid West Simon Community, to all of the speakers who have shared their expertise, and everyone in attendance!

Our second panel: External Perspectives in the Mid West, dove into the sevices and challenges in the region for families experiencing homelessness. Appropriate funding of supports & services is the most efficient way to ensure continuity of care. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Thank you to Mary Harty, NFRC, for discussing how the community sector can collectively challenge the normalisation of Foodbanks Poverty should never be normalised in any capacity. No family should be in the position to consistently rely on foodbanks. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Brian Hurley, Case Manager, MWS's Interventions Strategies Food Pilot Programme, shared the stark numbers representing the people accessing services through the Food Poverty Programme. A cross-goverment approach is necessary to tackle the issue. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Our first panel: Internal Perspectives from Mid West Simon. It cannot be understated how important it is to include people experiencing homelessness in conversations on solutions. We are grateful to Mid West's client from the Family hub for sharing. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Today's keynote speaker, Amy Healy, shared her expert knowledge on food poverty and its links to homelessness. These issues do not exist in a vaccum and cannot be resolved independently. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

We are in Limerick with Mid West Simon for the second day of Simon Week to discuss Food Poverty and Family Homelessness 🍽 Thank you to Willie O'Dea, @fiannafailparty.bsky.social, for opening our seminar! #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Thank you to Andy Phillips, Regional Executive Officer, HSE South West for closing out our first conference of Simon Week. We are delighted to hear the HSE's commitment to support people experiencing homelessness in Cork and Kerry. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Maura Duggan, Consultant in Psychiatry, joined us to discuss the reality of health implications for people experiencing homelessness. Fantastic to hear Maura's perspective after 23 years of experience in the sector! #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Thanks to Cathy Kelleher and Dr Fiona Riordan from @hrbireland.bsky.social for discussing the harrowing statistics regarding deaths and homelessness. Every statistic represents a man or woman who was experiencing homelessness at the time of their death. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Thank you to Kerry Brennan, Director of Services at Cork Simon Community, for discussing Social Housing and the Exclusion Cycle. Particularly focusing on criminal convictions and mental health, and the importance of breaking the cycle. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

A detailed presentation from Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer in Housing at TUD. Fascinating to see the data and nuances to the problems and solutions regarding the Housing Crisis 🏘 #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

"Being homeless should never mean being hopeless" Liudmyla Bortok, Journalist with the Cork Independent, shared stories of people experiencing homelessness. It is vital that we keep these stories at the core of every piece of work we do. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Thank you to Sophie Johnston, Cork Simon Community, for sharing insights on Housing Supply and for platforming the voices of service users in Cork to show the real impact behind the data. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Kicking off #SimonWeek2025 in Cork this morning! We have a fantastic lineup of speakers joining us to discuss Single Adults in Homelessness. Thank you to Minster Christopher O'Sullivan for opening our event!

Did you know ❓ Since 2020, the number of people over the age of 65 experiencing homelessness has more than doubled 📈 Simon Cares. Do you? Register for your local Simon Week event today 👇 #SimonCares #SimonWeek2025 www.simon.ie/simon-week-2...

Did you know ❓ Single adults account for 44% of those accessing emergency accommodation services. Simon Cares. Do you? Learn more about Simon Week 👇 #SimonCares #SimonWeek2025 www.simon.ie/simon-week-2...

Did you know ❓ The number of people over the age of 65 who are renting from a private landlord increased by 83% between 2016 and 2022 📈 Simon Cares. Do you? Find your local Simon Week event👇 #SimonCares #SimonWeek2025 www.simon.ie/simon-week-2...

Simon Week is two weeks away 🗓️ Have you registered for your local event yet? Show you care! Join us in Cork, Limerick or Galway as we discuss single adult homelessness, food poverty and homelessness in over 65s. #SimonCares #SimonWeek2025 www.eventbrite.ie/o/simon-comm...

🚨 Simon Week 2025 has officially been launched 🚨 Thank you to Minister James Browne for launching this year's campaign with us and showing you care! Register for your local Simon Week event here 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/o/simon-comm...

Tune in to @925phoenixfm.bsky.social at 10:30 this morning to hear our Executive Director discuss the latest homeless figures 📻 On Friday, the figures released reported 16,058 people experiencing homelessness, including 5,014 children. Listen Live👇 live.phoenixfm.ie

Over 5,000 children experiencing homelessness. Who cares? Our Executive Director, Ber Grogan, wrote a letter to the editor of the Irish Times which was published in today's paper to comment on the "shameful milestone" reached in last weeks homeless figures. 🧵1/4

With levels of homelessness rising, we are asking a bold but necessary question: Who cares? We do. Registrations for #SimonWeek2025 are open, follow the link below and show you care! www.eventbrite.ie/o/simon-comm... Simon Week 2025 is proudly supported by Cash & Carry Kitchens