The housing crisis is pushing people into homelessness and preventing people from leaving homelessness. Our Emergency Shelter is overflowing with an average of 57 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 13.7% 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 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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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.
What we’ve achieved, with the amazing support of our donors, represents our community at its very best. Read More
April 17th, 11:39 am
We recently shared reports by 5th Class students at Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh, Cobh. 📝💻
We are so impressed by these reports on issues of homelessness and the current housing crisis, we had to share more of these students’ insights!
Thanks again for sharing these with us.👏
April 12th, 12:16 pm
⭐️Only a few hours left to #CorkSimonBall2019⭐️ A heartfelt thank you to Virginia Health Food and @ZAGGdaily and all our Friends of Simon Sponsors for our #CorkSimonBall2019 👏
April 12th, 8:42 am
⭐️Tonight is the night and preparations are well underway for #CorkSimonBall2019⭐️Thanks so much to @MooreStephensIE,@SinisSC, @united and all our Friends of Simon Sponsors for our #CorkSimonBall2019 👏
April 11th, 12:08 pm
⭐️#CorkSimonBall2019 - Tomorrow evening ⭐️A Big Thanks to @Greenhouse_team, HayfieldHFC, @internalaffairs_cork and all our Friends of Simon Sponsors for our #CorkSimonBall2019.
April 11th, 8:58 am
⭐️Excitement is building for Cork Simon’s Annual Fundraising Ball which takes place tomorrow evening at Fota Island Resort.⭐️
A heartfelt thanks to @dunnesstores, Fox Flowers, @CTMTravelCork and all our Friends of Simon Sponsors for our #CorkSimonBall2019.👏
