The housing crisis is pushing people into homelessness and preventing people from leaving homelessness. Our Emergency Shelter is overflowing with an average of 53 people per night relying on a Cork Simon emergency bed. People are staying for longer and longer in emergency accommodation because they have no other options. Rents in Cork City increased 5.3% last year; Rent Supplement and Housing Assistance Payments do not come near asking rents.
Our Emergency Shelter is located on Anderson’s Quay, in the heart of Cork city centre. The Shelter provides care, accommodation and one-to-one support for 47 people around-the-clock, every day of the year.Demand for emergency beds is high – throughout 2017 the Shelter accommodated an average of 53 people per night – the need for emergency accommodation is so great that we try to accommodate as many people as is safe to do so.
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If you know Cork, you know that we live in a caring community. And that sense of belonging, that feeling of community, was here before all of us – and will be here long after us.
Here at Cork Simon, we are blessed that our supporters have enriched our organisation – and our community – with their generous gifts.
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January 16th, 11:04 am
Cork Simon Community's #WriteForHome competition is well and truly underway across secondary schools in Cork. Students are putting pens to paper and entries are flowing in. 📝✏️
Students want their voices to be heard on one of the biggest social issues of our time - the Housing and Homeless Crisis. 📢
⌚️There is still time to get your entries in with nine weeks to go to the closing date - Monday 25 March 2019.⌚️
Over the next few weeks, we will share writing tips from well-known writers. Watch these vlogs to help inspire your storytelling - happy writing! 🖋💻
Sign-up now: www.corksimon.ie/youngwritersawards/
January 8th, 10:15 am
A big Thank You to the hundreds of people who were involved in the annual Christmas Day Swim at Whitebay in support of Cork Simon Community.
Your efforts in making extra big splashes to celebrate 25 years in support of Cork Simon are greatly appreciated!
Thank you all for your continued support and believing in people - it means so much to people experiencing homelessness in Cork.
Photo credit: Kevin Day, Day's Spar Whitegate
January 6th, 12:21 pm
Thanks to Haven Hair Design Studio in Passage West, Cork for sharing their Christmas Jumper Day photo! Thanks very much for supporting Cork Simon services. Your support means a lot to people who are experiencing homelessness in Cork.
January 3rd, 9:20 am
Cronin's Coaches took part in Cork Simon's Christmas Jumper Day 2018 - thanks very much for supporting Cork Simon services and believing in people. Pictured is John Quirke, Transport Manager at Cronin's Coaches Ltd - nice jumper!
Really the sweater and the folks at Cronins!
Nice pic John. Well done 👍
Well done Johnny 👍
Looking well John well done .
Fair Play John & Cronins Coaches
January 2nd, 12:18 pm
Leah McAuliffe sang in Blackpool Shopping Centre, Cork on 21 December and helped to raise funds for Cork Simon Community services. She raised over €830. Thank you very much for your support Leah and for believing in people! #SingForSimon
