Day Service
Our Day Service on Anderson’s Quay is home to a range of services, including a specialist HSE health team, our Rough Sleeper Service, our Night Light emergency accommodation service, our Soup Run each evening, and some aspects of our Employment and Training service.
Supports for rough sleepers
Our Outreach Team is responsible for the Rough Sleeper Service, which offers people sleeping rough a nourishing breakfast, shower, laundry, access to a specialist HSE health team, and advice and referrals to various homeless services appropriate to each person’s needs.
“This time two years ago I was living on the streets. To where I am today – from someone who was using drugs for the past 27 years to being 16 months clean, is massive. It’s a complete 360.”
– ‘Pat’
A dedicated health team
Our Day Service hosts the HSE’s Adult Homeless Integrated Health Team. This specialist team of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals are experienced in treating the often complex physical and mental health conditions associated with homelessness.
The team works specifically with people sleeping rough and those staying in emergency accommodation. They played a pivotal role in responding to the risks and challenges Covid-19 posed to the health and wellbeing of people using our services.
Don – Fifty Faces of Cork Simon 2021
Night Light emergency accommodation
Our Night Light emergency accommodation service operates from our Day Service each night from 11.00pm until 7.30am the next morning. It consists of mattresses on the floor of the Day Service – while not ideal, it offers people a much better alternative to sleeping rough on the street.
Employment and training supports
Our Employment & Training Team supports people who have often left school early and are long-term unemployed to complete their formal education, retrain and return to the workforce. Employment & Training drop-in clinics operate from our Day Service.