Corporate Partnerships
A corporate partnership with Simon Communities of Ireland is a meaningful way to create real change in the fight against homelessness while strengthening your company’s social impact, employee engagement, and community connections.
Whether you’re a small local business or a large national organisation, our team will work with you to create a partnership tailored to your values, objectives, and desired impact.
We offer three ways for organisations to support our work:
- Partner with Simon Communities of Ireland to support our vital work to end homelessness across Ireland through national policy, advocacy, research, and awareness campaigns. Your support helps us influence decision-makers, drive systemic change, and work towards our vision of a society where everyone has access to a safe and secure home.
- Support frontline services delivered by the local Simon Communities across Ireland, directly helping people experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of losing their home.
- Partner with a specific local Simon Community, allowing your organisation to make a tangible difference in the communities where your employees and customers live and work.
Together, we can build a future where everyone has a safe place to call home.
Why Simon Communities of Ireland?
Homelessness is one of the most significant social challenges facing Ireland today. Across the country, Simon Communities work tirelessly to support people experiencing homelessness through prevention services, housing support, healthcare, and emergency accommodation.
At a national level, Simon Communities of Ireland advocates for lasting solutions by influencing policy, driving public awareness, and ensuring the experiences of people affected by homelessness are heard by decision-makers.
By partnering with us, your organisation can make a genuine and measurable impact. Whether your priority is supporting national change, frontline services, or a local community initiative, we will work with you to create a partnership that delivers meaningful benefits for both your organisation and the people we serve.
Ways you Can Give
No two partnerships are the same. We will work with you to develop an engagement plan that aligns with your business goals and creates the greatest possible impact.
Partnership opportunities include:
- Long-term strategic partnerships
- Charity of the Year partnerships
- Corporate donations
- Payroll Giving schemes
- Gifts in Kind
- Matched giving programmes
- Event and campaign sponsorship
- Staff fundraising initiatives
- Employee volunteering opportunities
Whether you’re supporting national advocacy efforts, frontline services across Ireland, or a local Simon Community, your contribution helps us move closer to ending homelessness for good.
Current Corporate Partners
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI)
RIAI Simon Open Door is Simon Communities of Ireland’s longest-running corporate partnership campaign. Since 2004, architects across Ireland have generously donated their time and expertise, providing professional consultations to thousands of homeowners in exchange for a donation to Simon.
Over the past two decades, this unique partnership has raised vital funds that support local Simon Communities’ frontline services nationwide, helping people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. It has also enabled Simon Communities of Ireland to continue our advocacy, policy, and awareness-raising work, driving lasting solutions to homelessness across Ireland.
Together, RIAI and Simon have demonstrated how professional expertise can be transformed into meaningful action, helping to create a future where everyone has a place to call home.
Cash & Carry Kitchens
Cash & Carry Kitchens has been a valued partner of Simon Communities of Ireland since 2023. Through their support of our annual Simon Week campaign and wider fundraising efforts, they have helped raise vital awareness and funds to support our work to end homelessness across Ireland.
Their commitment extends beyond financial support. The Cash & Carry Kitchens team has generously designed and installed bespoke kitchens within Simon Community services, creating welcoming, functional spaces tailored to the unique needs of each service and the people they support.
Together, Cash & Carry Kitchens and Simon Communities of Ireland have demonstrated how business expertise and community commitment can be transformed into meaningful action. Through their generous support, practical contributions, and staff engagement, they are helping to create welcoming spaces and brighter futures for people experiencing homelessness, while advancing our shared vision of an Ireland where everyone has a place to call home.
GAA
Simon Communities of Ireland is incredibly proud to be an Official Charity Partner of the GAA for 2026.
As one of Ireland’s most respected and community-focused organisations, the GAA plays a unique role in bringing people together and strengthening connections in every county across the country. Through this partnership, we have an invaluable opportunity to raise awareness of homelessness, engage communities nationwide, and inspire collective action towards ending homelessness in Ireland.
We are honoured to stand alongside fellow charity partners Cancer Fund for Children, Engaging Dementia, and AsIAm as we work together to build stronger, more inclusive communities.
Together, the GAA and Simon Communities of Ireland are harnessing the power of community to drive positive change, ensuring that more people have access to the support, stability, and opportunity they need to find and maintain a place to call home.
Folláin
Folláin has proudly supported Simon Communities of Ireland since 2023 through its much-loved Gift of Home campaign, helping to raise vital funds and awareness for people experiencing homelessness across Ireland.
From November to December each year, 50% of all proceeds from Folláin’s online sales are donated directly to Simon Communities of Ireland, transforming everyday purchases into meaningful support for our advocacy and awareness-raising work, as well as local Simon Communities’ frontline services delivered nationwide.
With their delicious range of jams, relishes, and marmalades, Folláin offers customers an opportunity to give a gift that goes beyond the festive season, supporting both an Irish family-owned business and a charity working towards lasting solutions to homelessness.
Together, Folláin and Simon Communities of Ireland have demonstrated how a shared commitment to community can create meaningful impact. Through the Gift of Home campaign, they are helping to provide hope, support, and opportunity for people experiencing homelessness, while advancing our shared vision of an Ireland where everyone has a safe place to call home.
Contact Us
Interested in partnering with Simon Communities of Ireland? Reach out to our team at fundraising@simoncommunity.com