The housing crisis is pushing people into homelessness and preventing people from leaving homelessness. Our Emergency Shelter is overflowing with an average of 60 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 5.5% in the last 12 months; 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 2018 the Shelter accommodated an average of 57 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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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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December 8th, 7:00 am
Best of luck to all our supporters in today’s Turkey Trot! Registration starts at 9:30am at Blackrock Hurling Club and the race begins at 11am, enjoy! Your support means a lot to people experiencing homelessness in Cork 🍗🏃 Details: ow.ly/CjxM50xqpg0
December 7th, 10:00 am
Thanks Cork's 96FM ow.ly/cSMu50xqsRR for sharing. Your support in the fight against homelessness is much appreciated. You can share your Christmas Jumper photos with us too: ow.ly/o11T50xqsSG
December 6th, 2:00 pm
Reaching new heights and raising over €27,000 for Cork Simon! Big thanks to VMware Keith Lynch, Barbara O’Donnell, Emiliano Fornasero, Barry McCormack (expedition leader), Damian Czapek and Darren Burnett who climbed Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain, in June 🌄
December 6th, 10:01 am
Cork Simon's Employment & Training Team hosted a Relaunch Day at their new office at 19 South Mall recently. Service users are welcome to call in to enquire about available services 📝
December 5th, 12:46 pm
Cork Simon staff, in Cove Street, held their own #corksimonjumperday and cake sale today! 🤗🤗 Let's fight homelessness together. Sign up NOW to plan a Jumper Day in your workplace, school or anywhere at all: www.corksimon.ie/jumper-day/
Sarah Hargrave
