Where Are They Now?’ is a follow-up report to a paper Cork Simon Community published in October 2013 - ‘How Did I Get Here?’ That report explored the pathways into homelessness among people staying in our emergency shelter for a five week period in early Summer 2013. It analysed people’s life histories and experiences, their personal challenges and health problems, and it examined the supports people needed to facilitate their move out of homelessness.

Twelve months later, ‘Where Are They Now?’ reviews the current housing of that same group of people, attempts to identify the supports that helped people to move out of homelessness and the barriers that are preventing people from leaving emergency accommodation. Similar to the 2013 report, ‘Where Are They Now?’ uses a mix of in-depth one-to-one interviews and an analysis of people’s life histories and experiences.