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SAFETY CHALLENGE RAISES A TOTAL OF £646,182 FOR SIMON COMMUNITY NORTHERN IRELAND more »

'Hostel' is staged at Baby Grand.

'Hostel' is staged at Baby Grand.

To mark the 40th anniversary of Simon Community NI, Open Door Housing Association jointly staged the play 'Hostel' to raise awareness of homelessness in our community. The play is directed by the playwright Finn Kennedy and performed by Kabosh Theatre Group. more »

Call 0800 171 2222 for  support

Call 0800 171 2222 for support

In a bid to attract the public's attention to their freephone service, Simon Community NI covered park benches around Belfast City Hall with details of the service. more »

SPAINISH FOR SIMON COMMUNITY

SPAINISH FOR SIMON COMMUNITY

Year 9 Pupils at Strangford Integrated College, recently held a sponsored Spanish speaking lesson, only communicating in Spanish for an entire lesson. more »

Simon Community NI launch a freephone helpline

Simon Community NI launch a freephone helpline

As the organisation mark their 40th anniversary, they have launched a freephone helpline number for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Northern Ireland. more »

Simon Community’s Streetsmart Returns for the Festive Season

Simon Community’s Streetsmart Returns for the Festive Season

Noreen Kennedy, Fundraising Manager and Michael Deane launch this year’s Streetsmart. more »

Denny visit Saintfield Road Project

Denny visit Saintfield Road Project

Support Worker Sarah Sherlock and Kerry Foods Commercial Manager, Paul Barbour pictured in Saintfield Road project. more »

SAFETY FIRST FOR SIMON COMMUNITY

SAFETY FIRST FOR SIMON COMMUNITY

Simon Community NI staff have completed their first Level 2 Health and Safety qualification with a pass rate of 100%. more »

Sunny day for Simon Community on Slieve Donard

Sunny day for Simon Community on Slieve Donard

Nearly 100 people took part in Simon Community NI's Slieve Donard Challenge. It was a great event, enjoyed by all. Thank you to all participants. more »

Corporate Golf Day

Corporate Golf Day

Guests of Northern Bank and Brian Shanks, Fundraising Coordinator, Simon Community NI, enjoy the corporate golf day at Dunmurry Golf Club on Thursday 8th September. All proceeds from the day will help Simon Community NI support people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Northern Ireland. more »

MICROSOFT IRELAND DONATES £10,000 TO SIMON COMMUNITY NI

MICROSOFT IRELAND DONATES £10,000 TO SIMON COMMUNITY NI

Pictured accepting a gift of £10,000 from Clive Evans, Microsoft Ireland and Barry McLean, Regional Manager for Microsoft Northern Ireland is Louise Potter, a support worker from Simon Community NI, at the organisation’s Belfast Foyer project. The donation was made by Microsoft following its win as Best Multinational Workplace in Europe 2011. more »

ONE BRICK AT A TIME

ONE BRICK AT A TIME

Northstone charity safety challenge raises a total of £562,000 for Simon Community Northern Ireland. more »

Maxol launch 'Suds for Simon'

Maxol launch 'Suds for Simon'

Brian Donaldson of Maxol group, Jenny Curran and Gillian Thomson of Simon Community Northern Ireland launch a new fundraising drive called 'Suds for Simon.' more »

Entertaining fundraiser in Errigle for Simon Community NI

Simon Community NI staff are hosting ‘An Evening of Entertainment’ in the Errigle Inn, Ormeau Road on Saturday 27th August, 8pm. The evening will include live entertainment, pizzas and raffles. more »

Sign our Pledge

Sign our pledge to show your support in helping to address homelessness in Northern Ireland. This pledge will help us gain support from our elected representatives. more »

Summer Fun in Conway Court

Summer Fun in Conway Court

Conway Court, Belfast Area held a family fun day for accommodation and community support clients. Pictured enjoying the summer sun are Rihinna, Sean, Jason, Declan and Alannah. more »

Social Development Minister officially opens Mt St Mews

Social Development Minister officially opens Mt St Mews

Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has highlighted the importance of supporting young homeless people to enable them to regain independence. more »

THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING

THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING

Fundraisers Cathy Kerrigan and Gillian Thomson pictured launching Simon Community Northern Ireland’s Slieve Donard Challenge to be held 24th September 2012, to celebrate the organisation’s 40th. more »

Simon Community Gala Ball a Success!

Simon Community Gala Ball a Success!

Pictured at the Gala Ball, Friday 10th June are members of Simon Community NI Corporate Fundraising Committee- Peter Russell, Public Sector Director, British Telecom, Joe O'Neill, Commercial Director, Belfast Harbour Commissioners, Joanne Grant, Managing Director, JCDecaux, Noel Brady, Managing Director, Consult NB1 and Sir George Quigley, Bombardier Shorts Aerospace. more »

Simon Community NI Host Community Showcase- Derry

Simon Community NI are inviting teaching staff to a community networking fair in Oakgrove Integrated College, Derry. The fair will be held on Tuesday 21st June and will also be of interest to all active youth community and pastoral workers. more »

Simon Community Host Community Showcase- Bangor

Simon Community are inviting the general public to a community networking fayre in Bangor Leisure Centre. The fayre will be held on Friday 17th June and will be of interest to all active youth community and pastoral workers. All agencies in the North Down area involved in providing a service to young people have been invited to showcase their services, summarising what they can offer young people. more »

IT'S OUR RUBY

IT'S OUR RUBY

Jody Stubbs, Business Development Manager, Europa Hotel and Noreen Kennedy, Fundraising Manager, Simon Community Northern Ireland pose with a ruby red duck marking the iconic Europa Hotel’s and Simon Community NI’s 40th anniversary. more »

GET SET:SIMON COMMUNITY STAFF GET READY FOR THE MARATHON

GET SET:SIMON COMMUNITY STAFF GET READY FOR THE MARATHON

GET SET: Simon Community Northern Ireland staff get set to take part in the forthcoming Deep River Rock Belfast City Marathon, on Monday 2nd May. more »

SUPPORT OUR ELECTION CAMPAIGN PLEDGE

Homelessness has always been a serious issue, however, in light of the recent budget cuts and economic recession more people than ever are at risk of becoming homeless and in need of support services. It is critical that homelessness remains at the forefront of government planning. more »

SIMON COMMUNITY NI MAKE SPRING CLEAN CALL

With spring clean season in full swing Simon Community NI are putting a call out for clothes and unwanted gifts for their shops in Newtownards, Ballynahinch, Belfast and Bangor. Donations have been unusually low since the busy Christmas period. This has an inevitable knock on effect for shop sales and funds raised for Simon Community NI. more »

UNVEILING OF GARDEN PROJECT AT CONWAY COURT

UNVEILING OF GARDEN PROJECT AT CONWAY COURT

Over the past 10 weeks families at Conway Court have been working with professional artist Sharon O'Reilly to create a seating area and family space in the garden of the newly built accommodation. The centrepiece of this area is a bench clad in porcelain bricks. Each brick has been individually designed and glazed by a client, telling their story. This project was funded by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. more »

MAXOL HOMES IN ON SIMON COMMUNITY

MAXOL HOMES IN ON SIMON COMMUNITY

Leading petrol retailer Maxol is homing in on local communities through their major partnership with Simon Community Northern Ireland. Simon Community collection boxes will be placed in over 200 Maxol service stations throughout the island of Ireland to raise funds for local projects. The partnership launched at the Stormont Hotel, Belfast. Pictured is Brian Donaldson, General Manager, Maxol and Carol O’Bryan, Chief Executive, Simon Community. more »

World Book Night Gifts for Simon Community

World Book Night Gifts for Simon Community

Supporter of Simon Community, Terry Doherty from Larne entered a competition for World Book Night celebrations and won Simon Community NI 48 copies of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.' more »

Minister for Social Development visits Coleraine Project

Minister for Social Development visits Coleraine Project

Minister for Social Development, Alex Attwood visited Coleraine Project this week. more »

Hope for Homeless at New Year

Simon Community has launched a new campaign entitled 'I have moved' to raise awareness of homelessness in Northern Ireland. With the new campaign, the charity are saying more »

Christmas Art in Lisburn

Christmas Art in Lisburn

Simon Community Northern Ireland is holding an art exhibition with artwork by the clients from Lisburn Simon Community. more »

CHRISTMAS GIFT

CHRISTMAS GIFT

Northstone NI Ltd donates £192,000 to charity Simon Community NI this Christmas! more »

Support Simon Community's StreetSmart!

Support Simon Community's StreetSmart!

Local charity for the homeless, Simon Community Northern Ireland is delighted to announce the launch of their Christmas fundraising initiative, StreetSmart. more »

Simon Community NI Annual Gala Ball June 2010

Simon Community NI Annual Gala Ball June 2010

Simon Community NI held their annual gala ball on Friday 11th June at the Belfast City Hall. more »

Simon Safety Challenge 5 Aside Football Tournament

Simon Safety Challenge 5 Aside Football Tournament

On Wednesday 19th May 2010 Simon Community NI and Northstone Group came together for a 5 aside football tournament. more »

Northstone Group Support Simon Community NI

On Wednesday 10th March 2010 Simon Community Northern Ireland received a cheque for £188,428.73 from Northstone (NI) Limited. more »

Simon Community NI Corporate Business Lunch

Simon Community NI host Corporate Business Lunch at The Belfast Harbour Commissioners Office. more »