Our news & stories
Thank you for your support
An open letter from CEO Lorraine McGrath to everyone who supported our Winter Crisis Appeal
Joining forces to reject the Refugee Ban Bill
Our vision is that everyone deserves a safe place to live and access to the support they need.
We stand with others to reject the #RefugeeBanBill
I knew I was where I wanted to be – my role at Simon Community Scotland
Kaye McFall, our new Head of Women's Services writes about her new role
Glasgow Kiltwalk 2023 – we need your help
We are delighted to be moving forward with a long held ambition to open a dedicated support centre for women experiencing homelessness in Glasgow.
CEO response – Scottish homeless figures
Lorraine McGrath, Simon Community Scotland CEO, has written a new blog following the release of the latest Scottish homeless figures
Simon Community Scotland receives free connectivity from Vodafone to help tackle digital exclusion in Scotland
Simon Community Scotland today announced it will be using free connectivity, via Vodafone’s charities.connected initiative, to tackle digital exclusion in Scotland. Simon Community Scotland will use the connectivity to: maintain the sustainability of the Get Connected 500 project, which helps tackle digital exclusion for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The connectivity is set to benefit 500 people in Scotland.
Reflecting on 2022 and looking ahead to the new year and our continuing harm reduction practice
Harm reduction is central to our approach within Simon Community Scotland.
Claire Longmuir, Head of Policy & Practice - Harm Reduction, takes some time to reflect on 2022 and to look ahead to the new year.
A Winter Crisis Appeal from our Glasgow Access Hub
One day, at the start of October, 160 people walked through our Glasgow Access Hub door to look for our support. We usually ‘average’ 80-100 supports a day.
In The Hub
We were delighted to welcome our supporter Ricky Ross into our Glasgow Access Hub recently.
Ricky kindly wrote a guest blog afterwards.