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50 Faces of Cork Simon

Fifty Years in the making, decades in the refining.


Building on the ancient ideas of love, liberty and fraternity - ideas that form the basis of a good life and a humane society, we have always believed in people, always believed that everyone who calls Cork home should have a home; should have fair access to safe, secure and affordable housing.
Those Fifty Years bring perspective and clarity; hardening our purpose and resolve, our sense of do or die: ending the nightmare of homelessness for every man and woman turning to us for help.
Ours is a house of a thousand dreams. The people matter. The work matters. The dreams matter.
These Fifty Faces - one per week, represent the thousands of men and women who make us what we are. People believing in people, shaping dreams into reality.
These are their words, their stories, our experience.
We'll be adding a new face each Wednesday throughout the year. Fifty Faces marking fifty years of Cork Simon Community.



50 Faces: Nora

50 Faces: Nora

“The most important thing is just to stay hopeful for people and take things day-by-day and in small steps.” Read more

Published: 3rd March, 2021

Author: Christina Giliberti

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50 Faces: Don

50 Faces: Don

"Simon was always picking up the pieces; Simon was always trying to deal with the consequences of our history." Read more

Published: 24th February, 2021

Updated: 3rd March, 2021

Author: Christina Giliberti

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Marie

Marie

"Accept yourself. It gives you confidence, gratitude, hope, strength, self-worth. It gives you a shield around you." Read more

Published: 17th February, 2021

Updated: 24th February, 2021

Author: Christina Giliberti

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Phillip

Phillip

“Time; I suppose that’s the most precious thing we can give anyone.” Read more

Published: 10th February, 2021

Author: Christina Giliberti

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Lorraine

Lorraine

"It’s nice to be courteous, to take the time out and talk to someone. And sometimes that means an awful lot to people." Read more

Published: 3rd February, 2021

Author: Christina Giliberti

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DJ

DJ

“You’re the hand that people reach for when they have nobody else, and my role is to give you a hand to provide that service.” Read more

Published: 27th January, 2021

Updated: 3rd February, 2021

Author: Christina Giliberti

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Karen

Karen

"I grew up in Simon; it's been my life's work. Cork Simon has been there for me, but I also feel like I’ve been part of Cork Simon’s story." Read more

Published: 20th January, 2021

Updated: 21st January, 2021

Author: Christina Giliberti

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Brendan

Brendan

"The most wonderful example of caring chaos you could meet. Limitless patience with people...but not as well organised as today" Read more

Published: 13th January, 2021

Author: Christina Giliberti

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Martin

Martin

"Without them, people like me would have neither direction nor hope. We all fall. We all make mistakes." Read more

Published: 6th January, 2021

Updated: 12th January, 2021

Author: Yoann Van Nuwenborg

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    Volunteers founded Cork Simon almost 50 years ago and remain at the heart our community. Part-time volunteers are active in everything Cork Simon does, from sitting on our Board of Directors to helping us to fundraise to supporting people to develop life skills such as cooking, literacy and numeracy.

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    Full time volunteering

    Full-Time Volunteers from Ireland and around the world come to Cork Simon to work alongside our skilled staff at all of our services. Full-Time Volunteers typically spend nine to twelve months at Cork Simon and are an integral part of the team, bringing their skills, energy and diversity to the work we do.

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Sponsor a Room

As a Room Sponsor you will be helping to save lives. You give a monthly gift, at an amount you can afford, to provide someone who is homeless with a safe room of their own, everything that goes with that, and a pathway to move into independent living. Believing in people. Read more

Published: 26th August, 2020

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50 Faces of Cork Simon

50 Faces of Cork Simon

50 Years in the making, decades in the refining. 50 Faces - one per week, representing the thousands of men and women who make us what we are: people believing in people. These are their words, their stories, our experience. Read more

Published: 2nd February, 2021

Updated: 3rd March, 2021

Author: Will Rossi

Online Coffee Morning

Online Coffee Morning

Will you hold an Online Coffee Morning this March for Cork Simon? Let's end homelessness together. Read more

Published: 12th February, 2021

Author: Christina Giliberti

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Cork Simon Community is registered in Ireland as a company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital.
Company Registration Number: 42511
Registered Charity Number: 20022914
Charity Number: CHY 9155

Registered office: St. Nicholas House, Cove Street, Cork. T12 DEH5