By Eimear Larkin | Project Leader
Please see below Dublin Simon’s Spring review. Dublin Simon is one of the 8 Simon Communities in the National Simon Communities of Ireland.
Dublin Simon Community opened a new Housing Support service, based in South Dublin City Centre, last June. They developed this innovative model of housing and support directly from feedback given by residents living in our medium support housing project at Hazelwood House. Residents had said that the fear of isolation and cutting ties from their keyworker were the main obstacles to living independently.
Residents can then decide how long they would like this level of support and can continue to have indefinite access to the facilities in Hazelwood House if they wish. They can attend classes and activities or just have a cup of tea if they are feeling lonely.
Ray, one of the first residents describes how he settles in to his new home
‘I just want to thank Simon for helping me get to my own place at last and thanks to all the staff for coming up and helping me settle in’.
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