“It is very important that we are able to offer a safe place where people can be treated with dignity and respect.” Read more
“They show me that I’m important in some way; I’m a person and I have some value.” Read more
“They gain a sense of pride and self-esteem, that original worry and anxiety is lifted from them and they shine.” Read more
“I feel like Cork Simon is a part of me and I’m delighted to be able to help in a small way.” Read more
"By our work we help to transform lives and to transform society." Read more
"We all want to help vulnerable people, we all want to grow from the experience." Read more
“Colleagues now feel they’re a part of Simon; they understand what Simon are doing.” Read more
“After all them years I went through, through my eyes, I’m happy enough.” Read more
“Homelessness is only an identifiable component of a person, it's not the whole person, and where we need to be is looking at the whole person.” Read more
“The most important thing is just to stay hopeful for people and take things day-by-day and in small steps.” Read more
"Simon was always picking up the pieces; Simon was always trying to deal with the consequences of our history." Read more
"Accept yourself. It gives you confidence, gratitude, hope, strength, self-worth. It gives you a shield around you." Read more
“Time; I suppose that’s the most precious thing we can give anyone.” Read more
"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
“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
"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
"The most wonderful example of caring chaos you could meet. Limitless patience with people...but not as well organised as today" Read more
"Without them, people like me would have neither direction nor hope. We all fall. We all make mistakes." Read more