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LEAVE SOMETHING BEHIND FOR THOSE Bequests left to Dublin Simon Community are enormously
THAT SOCIETY HAS LEFT BEHIND. beneficial to providing essential services. Because of your
support, homelessness will only be chapter in someones life; one
By thinking of Dublin Simon Community in your will, you will that they can leave behind. Your gift will provide people with
make a vital difference to the thousands of vulnerable people who permanent homes, aswell as visiting support and homeless
are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Dublin, Kildare, prevention services. In the last year alone, generous donors have
Wicklow and Meath. helped move hundreds of people like Marie on from homelessness
for good, establishing a home of their own in the community.
Night after night in excess of 2,000 adults and nearly 1,000
children are stuck in emergency accommodation in the Dublin When people are ready to put out their hand for help, your
region alone and sadly, without permanent housing to move onto, support will ensure the Simon Community are there for them.
they are trapped in terrible despair and uncertainty.
Leave a Lasting Legacy to Simon
By leaving a lasting gift, you will ensure that when people come
to Simon’s door, the services are there to help them build up their If you would like to remember us in your Will or would like
confidence, regain their dignity and take control of their lives once further information about Dublin Simon Community and the
again. people we help, please contact Annmarie Brennan in
confidence on (01) 671 5551.
Each of our services play a part in this journey, from our Soup Run
and Rough Sleeper teams offering outreach and advice to those Alternatively you can write to Dublin Simon Community, 1-2
on the streets, to our housing, prevention and residential treatment Cope Street, Dublin 2 or go to www.dubsimon.ie.
services that secure people in a place they can call home.
For people like Marie and her daughter, Simon were able to
ensure they were both in a safe, secure home of her own. “I was
so afraid about losing my home but the Simon Community were
there every step of the way. It made me more confident knowing I
had somebody to turn to.”
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THAT SOCIETY HAS LEFT BEHIND. beneficial to providing essential services. Because of your
support, homelessness will only be chapter in someones life; one
By thinking of Dublin Simon Community in your will, you will that they can leave behind. Your gift will provide people with
make a vital difference to the thousands of vulnerable people who permanent homes, aswell as visiting support and homeless
are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Dublin, Kildare, prevention services. In the last year alone, generous donors have
Wicklow and Meath. helped move hundreds of people like Marie on from homelessness
for good, establishing a home of their own in the community.
Night after night in excess of 2,000 adults and nearly 1,000
children are stuck in emergency accommodation in the Dublin When people are ready to put out their hand for help, your
region alone and sadly, without permanent housing to move onto, support will ensure the Simon Community are there for them.
they are trapped in terrible despair and uncertainty.
Leave a Lasting Legacy to Simon
By leaving a lasting gift, you will ensure that when people come
to Simon’s door, the services are there to help them build up their If you would like to remember us in your Will or would like
confidence, regain their dignity and take control of their lives once further information about Dublin Simon Community and the
again. people we help, please contact Annmarie Brennan in
confidence on (01) 671 5551.
Each of our services play a part in this journey, from our Soup Run
and Rough Sleeper teams offering outreach and advice to those Alternatively you can write to Dublin Simon Community, 1-2
on the streets, to our housing, prevention and residential treatment Cope Street, Dublin 2 or go to www.dubsimon.ie.
services that secure people in a place they can call home.
For people like Marie and her daughter, Simon were able to
ensure they were both in a safe, secure home of her own. “I was
so afraid about losing my home but the Simon Community were
there every step of the way. It made me more confident knowing I
had somebody to turn to.”
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