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Galway Simon Community has launched its annual Christmas Appeal, calling on the public to help provide hope and dignity to people experiencing homelessness across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. At the end of September this year there were 644 people in Emergency Accommodation in the West of Ireland including 214 children. It does not have to be this way. Last year Galway Simon Community supported 1,869 people, including 277 families with 579 children, to prevent them from becoming homeless. The charity reports that the number of people seeking help is continuing to increase.

Galway Simon Community this week launched its 2024 Annual Impact Report, highlighting the continuing demand for the charity’s Homeless Services during another very challenging year. In 2024 the organisation supported 1,869 people across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, while the total number of families supported increased by a staggering 38%. With Galway City having the highest ongoing need for social housing in the country, according to a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office, Galway Simon Community is deeply concerned about the deepening homelessness crisis.

As part of Simon Week 2025, Galway Simon Community is to host a conference on homelessness among older people.

As part of Simon Week 2025, Galway Simon Community is to host a conference on homelessness among older people.

Galway Simon Community has announced the appointment of Carol Baumann as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Karen Golden, who had served the organisation for many years.

Galway Simon Community this week announced that Karen Golden will be stepping down from her role as CEO on September 1, after eight years of dedicated service, having previously served on the Board of Galway Simon between 2004 and 2011.

Four Galway based Ukrainian singers, Alina Andriienko, Albina Nedostup, Viktoriia Yermolieva and Kateryna Samko, who are part of the National Ukrainian Choir, performed with music legend, Phil Coulter, in a recently released adaption of hit song, ‘Steal Away’.

The annual international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence kicks off today, 25 November. This year, COPE Galway Domestic Abuse Service invites you to show your support for women who have been abused by their partners through supporting the local charity’s awareness campaigns over the next 16 days.

COPE Galway Domestic Abuse Service has called on the local community to recognise domestic abuse as a wider societal issue and to be alert to the fact that a woman they know may be in an abusive situation at home – one that is perhaps compounded under COVID restrictions.

Galway Domestic Abuse Service has welcomed the timely, new Government awareness and information campaign on domestic abuse, which was launched this week (www.stillhere.ie) It is understood that radio and TV ads will start this week as part of the campaign.