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No one should be without a home. Galway Simon Community is deeply concerned about the number of people experiencing homelessness in the West this winter. The charity has issued an urgent appeal ahead of Christmas, asking people to support them to help prevent people across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon from experiencing the trauma of homelessness.

Local charities Galway Simon Community, COPE Galway, Threshold and No. 4 Youth Service have united this week in a call on Government and Galway City Council to urgently increase Galway City’s social housing supply.

A record 180 women are living in emergency accommodation across Galway and the west, Galway Simon said on the eve of International Women’s Day.

Homelessness charity Galway Simon Community is deeply concerned about the number of children and families experiencing homelessness in the West this winter. The charity has issued an urgent appeal ahead of Christmas, asking people to support them to prevent the trauma of homelessness for families across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.

Almost 350 people in Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon accessed emergency accommodation during the month of June. This included 97 families and 204 children, according to figures released this week.

As we begin a new year, Galway Simon Community remains deeply concerned about the housing and homelessness crisis, with their Services continuing to be very stretched to provide supports to the number of people coming to it in crisis, seeking help.

Sophia, a national homeless charity says that providing supports are key to ending the homeless crisis.

Mayo County Council has received over 600 responses from people interested in availing of an affordable housing scheme if one becomes available in the county.

There is an easy-held perception of homelessness that it comes about after a longrunning series of catastrophic events; that one’s life must have been on a spiral before they land at rock bottom; without a place to call their own, or a light to guide them in the tumble downwards.

Homelessness and housing charity Galway Simon Community launched its 2020 Annual Report revealing that the organisation supported 646 local households last year, a total of 1,216 individuals, through their Homelessness Prevention and Housing Services.