Argos Athlone

We're currently based in the Tempus Business Centre (a Vivid homes business unit) and deliver food to homes in food crisis every day of the week. Clients who have been assessed for crisis are referred to us by one of our partner local agencies who has assessed that their client is in financial / food crisis and is in danger of going hungry. We drop off a generous 3 days' worth of food (non-perishable + bread, fruit, eggs and veg) & toiletries for themselves and their household. We aim to find resolutions to the immediate crisis that is causing their need to use the Foodbank. Anyone in ‘food crisis’ can be referred to the Foodbank, regardless of their background, race or beliefs, and we have partnered with approx 100 agency teams in the region who assess people's situations, offer on-going support, and issue Foodbank e-Vouchers through their client's time of crisis. Our volunteering team is compassionate and non-judgmental. Everyone who receives help, whether that's from our admin team answering calls or from our volunteer delivery drivers, is treated with compassion, dignity and sensitivity.

Midlands Simon Community began operating in 2003 when a group of volunteers from across the Midlands Region came together and formed the Community. Midlands Simon was established to support individuals, couples and families who are experiencing, or who are at risk of homelessness throughout the Midlands counties of Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath. While the main priority of our work is to assist all our Service Users to move out of homelessness, we also work very closely to help them overcome the many other difficulties faced by those experiencing homelessness, such as loneliness, isolation, poverty, and health and welfare issues. In short, it is our aim to help all our Service Users to rebuild their lives, and move out of homelessness into a permanent home. Our vision is to eliminate homelessness in the Midlands Region.