One Clare swimmer has raised almost 56 thousand euro for homeless services. June Curtin went for 63 dips in the sea at Spanish Point Beach over the month of December to raise much needed funds for the Midwest Simon charity. She’s a member of Snámhaí Sásta, which is a community of simmers in West Clare […]
The CEO of Midwest Simon says people in the region are going without food towards the end of the month so they can afford to pay their rent. Latest figures from the Department of Housing show there’s been a drop in overall homelessness levels in this county in the past year, though there’s been an […]
The Redemptorist Christmas Hamper Appeal, originally known as the Poor Campaign, is part of the Perpetual Help Fund based in Mount St Alphonsus, Limerick. The a.
The CEO of Midwest Simon says we’re ‘fooling ourselves’ to think there will be short term solutions to increasing numbers of people presenting as homeless. It comes after the number of new presentations to the Clare Homeless Action Team increased by more than 50 percent in the past month. Between September 20th and October 15th, […]
The CEO of MidWest Simon isn’t surprised that only one Housing First Tenancy was created in Clare in the third quarter of this year. The Housing First Initiative was introduced in Ireland in 2013 and aims to provide supports to those with complex needs who are experiencing homelessness. However, Jackie Bonfield insists that just because […]