About us

Our Mission

Empower people to access and retain a home by providing housing, prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response and other targeted interventions, through advocacy and partnership.

Our Impact: Building Homes, Rebuilding Lives

Tragically, the number of people who rely on us for accommodation, healthcare and support has drastically increased as the homeless crisis has spiraled. It’s the worst we have ever seen. When we first opened our doors in 1969, we never could have predicted that our services would be so desperately needed, by so many, more than 50 years later.

In the last five years, as the crisis has deepened and touched the lives of far too many people, we have expanded our services and increased our response to ensure we are a shining light of hope for people in their darkest hour of need.

During the life span of this crisis, Dublin Simon Community’s dedicated teams of staff and volunteers have vigorously worked to provide vital and life saving services to people in Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan. They sit by their side on the pavements, support them through ill health or bereavement and advocate on their behalf to keep them in their homes with their family.

2019 was a year when the numbers of people in emergency accommodation escalated to unprecedented heights. It was a year when the impact of the homeless crisis led to an increase in crisis mental health interventions and when the demand for homeless healthcare grew significantly. Last year we supported almost 7,500 people and families across our services.

Each day we deliver outreach to people who are rough sleeping, housing for individuals and families, treatment for those dealing with health issues, support to keep people in their homes and education to get them back on their feet.