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Midlands Simon CEO calls for greater funding to tackle homelessness

Oct 5, 2021 17:58 By Shannonside News
Midlands Simon CEO calls for greater funding to tackle homelessness
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The Charity says more needs to be done to support all levels of society to tackle homelessness

The CEO of a midlands-based homeless service provider is calling on the government to provide more money for all agencies to tackle the problem.

Tony O'Riordan was speaking at the launch of a report into a project which offered accommodation to just under a dozen people in Longford identified for specialist intervention over the last three years.

The scheme has been hailed as a huge success, with 10 out of the eleven people recommended for the Victory Court project remaining in the accommodation provided since 2018.

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The CEO of Midlands Simon Community says they are a number of solutions to the homeless crisis - but all require funding:

 

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