A SOARING number of young adults and children face being homeless this Christmas on both sides of the Irish border. The Simon Community has told The Irish News that an unprecedented number of under-25s are now accessing the charity’s services. The organisation’s head of services for young people, Karen McAlister, revealed that half of all the people being helped by Simon are now under the age of 25. Ms McAlister said that it was “hard to quantify” the scale of the problem, adding that further research was necessary to uncover precise figures and the full range [...]