Davis Street Outreach
A street outreach service that aims to equip aspiring volunteers with the resources and knowledge to carry out effective social justice programmes.
Sources for our Infoslides
Homelessness and Healthcare Post 04/04/2021
The health impact of homelessness - The Medical Independent
Health Snapshot Study of People using Simon Projects and Services in Ireland - Simon Community
Circles Within Circles: Dublin’s Frontline Homeless Sector Workers Discuss the Intersectional Issues of Homelessness, Mental Illness and Addiction - Ruth Ceannt, Stephen H-F Macdonald, Joanne Fenton, Fiona Larkan
Homelessness, emergency care and mental health. Inner-city emergency department psychiatry referrals: a retrospective descriptive analysis - Aoibheann Mcloughlin, Anna Feeney, John Cooney
Homelessness + Period Poverty Post 31/03/2021
Period poverty: ‘It’s important products are readily accessible at no cost like toilet roll or soap’ - Irish Times
Tampon law makes Scotland first nation to provide free period products for all - Irish Times
‘We have more dignity’: Taking the dread out of periods for homeless women - Irish Times
Period Poverty in Ireland Discussion Paper - Period Poverty Sub-Committee, National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017–2020
Launch of “Period Poverty in Ireland” Report - gov.ie
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to provide free sanitary products in public libraries - DublinLive
€100,000 allocated to free period products in Dublin City Council budget - The Journal
We need to talk. Period. - Trinity News
Period poverty during Covid - Carla Gummerson
How to help people in period poverty - SpunOut
Tent Removals in Dublin Post - 26/03/2021
Ireland's State of Housing Rights -Housing Rights Watch(HRW)
Criminalisation - HRW
Evictions in a Covid19 Landscape - HRW
Memorandum on Criminalisation of homelessness in housing legislation - HRW
An Analysis Of The Right To Shelter In Irish Law For Children And Adults - Conor Casey and Dáire McCormack-George
Tent Removals in Dublin City Centre Post - 21/03/2021
Homeless agency defends removal of tents - Irish Examiner
Life on the streets: RTE investigates - DublinLive
Rough Sleepers in the Capital Refused Beds Because They're Not from Dublin - Dublin InQuirer
Homeless Advocates Say Changes to System Means It's Harder for First-Time Rough Sleepers to Secure a Bed - Dublin InQuirer
Covid-19 and the Homeless Post - 19/03/2021
gov.ie Homeless Report (January 2021)
DRHE's Report to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Focus Ireland's Resource Dashboard
Homelessness and Covid Post - 24/11/2020
Focus Ireland's Focus on Homelessness Report (October 2020)
Organisations and Projects we want to support
Homeless Period Ireland
Homeless Period Ireland - Facebook
Homeless Period Ireland - Instagram
Homeless Period Ireland - Twitter
Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) - 27/03/2021
Mercy Law Resource Centre - Website
Donate to MLRC
MLRC Volunteering Information
Muslim Sisters of Eire Post - 11/12/2020
Muslim Sisters of Eire - Website
MSOE GoFund Me for Street Outreach Van
No Bucks Homeless Cafe Post - 4/12/2020
No Bucks Homeless Cafe - GoFund Me
The Tiglin Challenge - Life Beyond Addiction
Supports, Resources, and Opportunities to Donate
DSO's Twitter List of Housing Agencies, Politicians, Street Outreach Teams, etc.
DSO Research Twitter List
Focus Ireland calling on the Irish Gov. Post - 8/01/2021
Focus Ireland Petition to End Homelessness
The DRHE Rough Sleepers Alert App Post - 13/01/2021
Dublin Rough Sleepers Alerts App
UCDSU's Period Product Offers
20% off OrganiCup
20% off reusable cotton pads
UCD Students' Support Fund Story - 19/01/2021
Guide to Completing an Application
Christmas Post - 25/12/2020
One4All Donation Options
Contact
To keep up to date with Davis Street Outreach make sure to follow us on Twitter (@DSOIreland) and Instagram(@davisstreetoutreach)
We are contactable on either of those platforms through direct messages and you can also reach out to us through e-mail ([email protected])