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Homeless Service accommodates over 500 people on March Equinox
COPE Galway appeals to community for suitable spaces to help relieve immediate accommodation pressure as more people likely to become…
Galway Business Leaders Raise Over €200,600 for COPE Galway Homeless Services
COPE Galway announced this week that the 2022 Business Leaders’ Sleep Out has so far raised over €200,600 for their…
Spotlight on Cliodhna, Child, Youth and Family Outreach Worker
For the over 300 children in COPE Galway’s Homeless Service, the impact of being without a family home is significant.…
Reflecting on years of frontline service
Helena, Colette, Donna and Paudie reflect on the last five decades that COPE Galway has been in operation. They talk…
Record Level of Homelessness Extremely Concerning – COPE Galway
Nationally, the number living in emergency accommodation in August 2022 is up 32% year on year compared to the same…
Cost of Living Crisis Compounds Precarious Living Circumstances
“Budget 2023 needs to be effective, whatever about being early,” – COPE Galway COPE Galway, in its Pre-Budget Submission, is…
I had the drive, but accommodation, and my mental health, was always my challenge
Meet GavinLife is good for Gavin Hosford, a young professional with ambitions of becoming an entrepreneur. With a good social…
Family Homelessness in Galway on the Increase while 38% Vacancy Rate in Rental Sector Beyond Belief
COPE Galway saw 24 additional families entering homelessness across Galway City and County in the first 5 months of 2022.
Meet volunteer Ailish – “I’ve gained a new perspective on homelessness”
Ailish joined the newly expanded COPE Galway Day Centre Outreach Team in December 2021. We caught up with her to hear about her…