Cork Simon Community

Cork Simon Community

PO Box 76
Togher
Cork

T: 021 432 1051
E: info@corksimoncommunity.ie
W: www.corksimon.ie

Cork Simon Community works in solidarity with men and women who are homeless, offering housing and support in their journey back to independent or supported living. Every night Cork Simon provides over 100 beds for people in Cork who are homeless.

The range of Cork Simon’s accommodation services and supports includes:

  • Emergency Shelter – offering safe, secure accommodation and one-to-one support for 44 men and women every night of the year
  • Day Centre – critical support for men and women sleeping rough, offering direct access to a team of doctors, nurses and counsellors
  • Outreach Team – working directly with men and women sleeping rough, linking them into mainstream services and offering care and support
  • High-Support Housing – permanent accommodation for 32 men and women with mental and / or physical health needs at four residential houses across the city
  • Housing Plus –empowering people to return to independent-living in Cork Simon’s 25 apartments, in social housing and in the private rented sector, offering a level of support appropriate to each person’s needs
  • Soup Run – Cork Simon’s original project that continues to be operated year-round by a team of 40 volunteers, offering nourishing food, befriending and support every night to people sleeping rough
  • Training – helping to build the skills and confidence necessary for independent living

We have over 400 active volunteers and 100 staff. We work with approximately 600 people each year.

Throughout 2006 Cork Simon experienced growing numbers of people in need of support – particularly people in need of emergency accommodation and in need of support from our Day Centre. The Community continues to work closely with all stakeholders in the Cork Homeless Forum as it implements the Homeless Integrated Strategy for Cork.