Cork Simon has said the past two years have been the charity's most difficult in its 50-year history due to the pandemic.
Despite the challenges, last year was still a record year for moving people from homelessness into homes of their own.
But the charity sounded a note of caution given the rising cost-of-living and continuing problems in the housing market.
In its 2021 annual report published today, Cork Simon said it helped 69 people to move into homes of their own, with 55 into supported apartments and 14 into other types of supported housing.
As well as opening eight independent-living homes at St Joachim and Anne's, the charity also sought and was granted planning permission for a 78-unit apartment complex at Railway Street in the city centre, its biggest housing project to date.
The charity said this was in line with its aim to find permanent solutions to end the homelessness crisis, according to Chair of its voluntary Board of Directors, Anthony O'Donovan.
"It will bring people directly out of homelessness, but also, people that have a need for housing that are at risk of falling into homelessness will be accommodated at this development," he said.
Tammy Twomey, who has been living at one of Cork Simon's high-support houses for the past five years, said she never thought she would have a home.
She said: "I wonder to myself, if I hadn't moved here, where would I be? I'd still be on the streets.
"I never thought I'd have a home. I never thought I deserved a home. I never thought I deserved education, friends.
"Back then, I didn't believe in myself. Coming here, it took me a year to settle, realising I am not on my own."
The annual report also noted that the charity supported some 1,027 people across all of their services, with its emergency shelter and nightlight supporting 416 people throughout last year, an average of 39 people per night.
CEO Dermot Kavanagh warned more and more people will find themselves at risk of homelessness due to the current economic climate.
He said: "Our emergency shelter is full to capacity and while additional emergency accommodation is needed in the interim, an adequate supply of social and affordable housing is ultimately and urgently needed so that more people, who are where Tammy once was, can also have the opportunity to regain their lives."
The report notes that the nightly number of people recorded as sleeping rough was down by 45% to an average of six people per night in 2021, while 73 people were supported into addiction treatment and aftercare.
It said 42 people were helped in getting employment and some 5,915 hot meals were served at their soup run operated by volunteers.
