Our Emergency Shelter continued to operate at maximum capacity throughout 2025. Demand deepened, with fewer people staying overall but for longer periods compared to 2024, reflecting growing complexity of need and constrained move-on options.
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A Community in Action
Emergency Supports
Our Emergency Shelter and Nightlight supported:
480
men and women throughout 2025
Staying
58
days on average
the highest nightly occupancy recorded
*Long term homelessness refers to staying six months or more in emergency accommodation, over a 12-month period.
The number of people long term homeless* at our Emergency Shelter remained persistently high in 2025.
Our Outreach team met and supported 600 men and women sleeping rough for at least one night.
An average of 37 per night.
Housing and Support
Throughout 2025, our housing and Support Services supported 259 men and women to sustain their tenancies and work towards rebuilding their lives and fulfilling their goals.
Supported in housing
Notwithstanding the housing crisis, we continued to find sustainable tenancy exits from homelessness. In 2025, we supported 38 people to move to secure and affordable, independent and supported housing.
Specialist Supports
We tailor our services to the needs of those who are homeless and at risk of homelessness, responding with care and sensitivity and specialist supports, to help enable people to re-build their lives.
85
Men and women were supported by our Addiction, Treatment and Aftercare Programme.
257
Learners engaged with our Employment and Training Programme.
57
Adults were prevented from entering homelessness through our Diversion Programme.
31
Young adults were supported by our Youth Homeless Drug Prevention Programme.
Volunteers and Donors
Cork Simon is a community of people united in support of those most vulnerable in our society. We are deeply grateful to our donors, volunteers, and supporters whose commitment and generosity in 2025 helped us respond to sustained need across our services.
434
Part-time volunteers enriched our community with their goodwill and generosity.
25
Full-time volunteers from three different countries, some funded under the European Solidarity Corps, brought diverse skills and perspectives.
19
Students from four different countries introduced fresh ideas and new skills through their placements.
2,870
Caring and committed donors donated
1,444,879
