As we write this, close to 5000 people in Edinburgh are experiencing homelessness - leading to the City of Edinburgh Council declaring a housing emergency in November 2023. People are desperately seeking safe places, spaces and support.

Streetwork at Simon Community Scotland is Edinburgh’s leading homeless support charity. In 2023, we helped over 9,000 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Day in, day out, we are there for people, providing empathy, community, support, information, advice, accommodation and creating pathways for people into their own homes. We do this person-to-person - through our street outreach teams, our 24 hour Freephone, in our Support Hub and Streetreads library. We provide supported accommodation services, support for people in their own homes and purchase safe housing.

But to do the work we do, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, we desperately need more help. We are looking for donations to support our Edinburgh services.