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Over 12 weeks we worked in partnership with Scottish Drugs Forum to deliver a harm reduction training programme to people with living experience of substance use and homelessness in Glasgow City Centre.

An open letter from CEO Lorraine McGrath to everyone who supported our Winter Crisis Appeal

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

Kaye McFall, our new Head of Women's Services writes about her new role

We are delighted to be moving forward with a long held ambition to open a dedicated support centre for women experiencing homelessness in Glasgow.

Lorraine McGrath, Simon Community Scotland CEO, has written a new blog following the release of the latest Scottish homeless figures

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.

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.

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.