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A Safe Place – Kirsty’s story

Please read Kirsty's story and support our A Safe Place Appeal if you can.

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A Safe Place – our new appeal

A blog by our CEO Lorraine McGrath to launch our A Safe Place appeal

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Managed Alcohol Programme – CEO update

We occupy a unique position, reaching and connecting with people that others can’t. 

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Compassion, innovation, and understanding: reducing drug related deaths in Simon Community Scotland.

Hugh Hill, Deputy CEO for Simon Community Scotland, has written a new blog about how our enhanced harm reduction model is saving lives.

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We listen, we learn and we want to do more

A response to the latest Scottish Drug Death figures by our CEO Lorraine McGrath

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Rough sleeping in Scotland

A new blog by Hugh Hill, Deputy CEO

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My Period Friendly Project Volunteer experience!

Claire is one of our Period Friendly volunteers in Glasgow – this is what she has to say about her experiences

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Homes for Scotland together

A blog by CEO Lorraine McGrath ahead of the Homes for Scotland awards 2023.

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April 2023 – Glasgow rough sleeping count

In the early hours of Friday 28th April, staff and volunteers from Simon Community Scotland were joined by 14 volunteers from a variety of partners across the city to assess the number of people rough sleeping across Glasgow.

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