Galway Simon Community comment on the Daft.ie Q1 2016 Rental Report Galway Simon Community have said that figures released today from the Daft.ie Q1 Rental Report show that access to affordable housing is the biggest challenge facing the country. The report showed rents increased by
Galway Simon Community are calling out for volunteers across their services. Over the last year, the charity has worked with 366 people, including families, who were homeless or at risk of homelessness and turned to them for help. To keep up with this demand, they
Galway Simon Community have highlighted that the housing crisis is causing people to become “trapped” in homeless services. The homeless charity currently houses 73 people in their housing services which are located throughout Galway City and provide varying levels of staff support. 43% of the
The Fana Burca Residents Committee is hosting ‘A Night at the Dogs’ in aid of Galway Simon Community on Friday 17th of June. The event will kick off at 6:30pm with the first race getting underway at 7:50pm, followed by music and spot prizes. Speaking
Galway Simon Community have been announced as a charity partner for this year’s Achill Half Marathon & 10K Run. The event is on Saturday 2nd July on Achill Island, Co. Mayo with the Half Marathon starting at 10:30am and the 10K at 11am. “We’re delighted
The Simon Shop is hosting their summer exclusive ‘Style on a Shoestring’ this Thursday 23rd June from 1 to 7 pm. The charity shop is launching a range of high quality fashion for men and women including new and beautiful vintage items as well as
The annual Achill Half Marathon & 10K Run returns this year on Saturday 2nd July on Achill Island. The event was launched last Tuesday (12th April) by Extreme Athlete and Galway native, Gavin Hennigan alongside Achill Event Management and The Simon Community, at the Salthill
Employees from Musgraves in Galway will undertake a 12 hour sponsored sleep out this Friday on Shop Street in Galway City to raise awareness for homelessness and to fundraise for The Simon Communities. They will take to the streets from 8pm until 8am and will
Galway Simon Community’s Bridge Resource Centre in Ballinasloe, will receive a new library worth €1,500 through the Bord Gáis Energy Donate a Library programme. The Bridge Resource Centre was selected as the winner out of hundreds of nominations from all over the country. The judging
Apache Pizza are holding their ‘Pizza Fundraiser’ on Monday 25th April in their Galway branches in Terryland and Lower Dominick Street. The pizza chain will be donating €2 of every order on the day to Galway Simon Community. Apache Galway’s manager is donating his day’s
