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Sophia Appoints Jean Quinn D.W. as Patron of Sophia the National Homeless and Housing with Support Charity
Sophia (a National Homelessness and Housing Charity) has appointed Jean Quinn D.W. as its Patron. The event to mark this appointment took...
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2 days ago2 min read
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Expression of Interest - Submissions for turnkey and joint venture development opportunities for social housing.
Sophia Housing Association invites expressions of interest from developers / builders and land or property owners for social housing...
jmcevoy8
Dec 16, 20241 min read
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Sophia illustrates that Housing and Support can have lasting impact on people’s lives. Minister for Housing open new Sophia Homes
Today, Monday 25th November 2024, Sophia Housing and Homelessness Charity continued its response to housing and homelessness by...
jmcevoy8
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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Sophia Housing Recognises 200 Years of Presentation Sisters Faith and Service in Portlaoise
Sophia Housing was delighted to host an event on 2nd July 2024 with the Presentation Sisters to mark the 200th Year Anniversary of the...
jmcevoy8
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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Turning the Sod in Portlaoise
Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien TD Turning the Sod at Sophia Development where it is building 52 Homes on lands previously owned by...
jmcevoy8
Apr 25, 20241 min read
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Builder appointed as Sophia Housing and Laois County Council move forward with ambitious and landmark project for Portlaoise
The formal contract signing to appoint a builder of 52 homes in the town centre Portlaoise, and a range of public amenities works was...
jmcevoy8
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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Minister Darragh O'Brien TD - Opening Address at our Adapting Housing First Seminar
We were delighted to welcome Minister Darragh O'Brien TD who gave the opening address at our Adapting Housing First Seminar at our...
jmcevoy8
Feb 14, 20241 min read
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Erasmus+ Project 'Adapting Housing First – Innovating Housing Staff'
This project will run for 3 years. It started December 15th 2022 and will run for 36 months finishing 14th December 2025. Innovations in...
jmcevoy8
Dec 6, 20231 min read
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Inaugural Service User Forum
On the 10th of October 2022 World Homeless Day, Sophia held its inaugural Service User forum. The day brought together residents of...
jmcevoy8
Oct 12, 20223 min read
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Sophia Childcare Donabate Given Qaulity Award
Congratulations to the Sophia Childcare team on receiving the highest possible marks when applying for their Siolta Quality Assurance...
jmcevoy8
Sep 9, 20222 min read
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EU Trauma Informed Care Project
Sophia is the lead partner in an Erasmus+ project on Trauma Informed Care (TIC) and Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) in...
jmcevoy8
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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Sophia Awarded Toy Show Appeal Funding
Sophia are delighted to announce that we have been chosen by the RTE Toy Show Appeal and the Community Foundation Ireland as one of the...
jmcevoy8
Jun 15, 20221 min read
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25 Years of Partnership
A reflection Jean Quinn D.W The book of Ecclesiasticus tells us that for everything under the sun there is a season…. a time to be happy,...
jmcevoy8
Apr 13, 20225 min read
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Founder of Sophia Instrumental in Passing of Landmark UN Resolution on Homelessness
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted its first resolution on homelessness. This landmark resolution urges governments across...
jmcevoy8
Dec 23, 20213 min read
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Lord Mayor of Dublin Praises the Work of Sophia
This week the Lord Mayor visited Sophia's Housing With Support Service in Cork St, Dublin 8. The Service provides supported housing to...
jmcevoy8
Oct 20, 20212 min read
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Appointment of New Chair of Sophia
Michael McCarthy has been appointed as Chairperson of Sophia. The former TD for Cork South-West succeeds Denis Doherty, who is retiring...
jmcevoy8
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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Housing for All
Sophia welcomes the launch of Housing for All, the Governments plan that aims to ensure that “Everyone in the State should have access to...
jmcevoy8
Sep 6, 20212 min read
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Sophia Welcomes Interim Report on Homelessness
Sophia welcomes the recommendations by the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage published in their Interim Report on...
jmcevoy8
Jul 12, 20211 min read
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Effects of Homelessness
On Newstalk FM Dr Austin O’Carroll, HSE Clinical Lead for the COVID Homeless Response in Dublin praised the support given by the Health...
jmcevoy8
Jul 12, 20211 min read
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Second European Webinar Trauma Informed Care
Sophia is a lead partner in an Erasmus+ funded project in Trauma Informed Care and Psychologically Informed Environments. The project...
jmcevoy8
Jul 5, 20214 min read
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