Dublin Simon Community

Last week, we launched our 2025 Annual Impact Report ‘The Road to Home’, at Grove Field in Crumlin, alongside the opening of a new social housing development.

This development adds 19 new homes to our housing portfolio, which at year end stood at 346 housing units. It also demonstrates our commitment to delivering long-term housing solutions alongside healthcare, treatment, recovery and tenancy sustainment supports, helping people move towards stability, independence and a place to call home 💛.

Read the full report here: https://www.dubsimon.ie/annual-impact-report-2025

We were delighted to share more about our work with Metallica's foundation, All Within My Hands Foundation, including the history of our Soup Run, which has been serving people sleeping rough in Dublin for more than 50 years and remains at the heart of who we are today.

At a time when homelessness continues to affect more people than ever before, the support from the Foundation will help us stand alongside those experiencing one of the most difficult periods of their lives, providing practical support, compassion and hope for the future.

To everyone at All Within My Hands Foundation, thank you for recognising the importance of this work and for standing with us as we continue to support people experiencing homelessness across our city.

The latest 2026 Spring Count of People who are Rough Sleeping in Dublin shows that the capital continues to carry the overwhelming burden of Ireland’s homelessness crisis.

The count was arranged by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) and carried out by our Outreach Team, which operates 365 days a year across the four Dublin local authorities. Additional Outreach workers were deployed to ensure comprehensive coverage of city centre areas.

Ahead of budget 2027, in addition to a dedicated Dublin Housing and Homelessness Strategy, we call for increased investment in social housing to drive permanent exits from homelessness, alongside clear targets. In parallel, targeted funding is needed for long-term supported accommodation to ensure people with complex needs can access stable housing and the ongoing supports required to sustain it.

Read more: https://www.dubsimon.ie/dublin-simon-community-statement-on-spring-rough-sleeper-count