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Below is a full listing of charities in Edinburgh who received money from the StreetSmart 2005 campaign.
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Dean and Cauvin Trust
Establish a hardship fund to enable the purchase of essential items of equipment for young people moving out of residential care to their own tenancy: Provides residential accommodation for young people aged 15-18 years in Edinburgh. The Trust provides a continuum offering through care and aftercare for young people when they leave the safety of the units and move into their own tenancies. These young people have little or no other support networks and have often come to the Trust as a result of some form of abuse in their childhood. Often they can wait up to six weeks to secure any grants that they are entitled to, leaving them unable to cook etc. The fund will enable the purchase of basic items like microwaves, crockery etc.
Contact: Pamela Kidd
Email: pamela.kidd@talk21.com |
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£4,000 |
Cranston Street Hostel for homeless women
Home 'starter packs' to facilitate independent living: Voluntary organisation that provides a service for women, by women. Approximately 140 women per year are accommodated in the hostel, requiring support with a variety of needs and issues in addition to their homelessness. Project workers provide support and advice on physical and mental health, substance dependency problems and dealing with the consequences of violence, abuse, poverty and debt. The main objective is to work with clients towards accessing suitable permanent accommodation, and to support them in terms of setting up their own home successfully.
Contact: Fiona McLean
Tel: 0131 556 8939 |
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£3,000 |
Edinburgh Women's Aid 
Furnishings for a new development to provide temporary accommodation for women, and any accompanying children, who are experiencing domestic abuse: Edinburgh Women’s Aid has been in operation for over 30 years providing a service to women, and any accompanying children / young people who have experienced domestic abuse. A new purpose built refuge comprises of 8 individual flats plus a communal social and kitchen / dining area together with office space. This development will have 24 hours support from EWA staff and will provide refuge facilities for enable women who, for whatever reason are, would not be able to cope in the shared environment.
Contact: Michele Corcoran
Tel: 0131 315 8117 |
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£3,000 |
Penumbra
Edinburgh Self-Harm Project: A community-based service that aims to provide young people who self harm with a safe and non-judgmental environment in which they can explore their feelings and worries in confidence. Mental health problems affect 1 in 4 of the population at some time in their lives. Penumbra works to promote awareness and understanding of mental health issues, offering support and respect to enable young people to cope with crisis and develop the skills and confidence to help them take control over their life.
Contact: Susan Cram
Tel: 0131 475 2572 |
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£3,000 |
SACRO
Alternatives To Violence Project: 3 day workshops for anyone over 16 who experiences frustration, anger and violence in any form e.g. physical or verbal and wants to find a better way to deal with how they feel and respond more effectively to the situations they find themselves in. Sacro's mission is to reduce conflict and offending and make communities safer.
Contact: Eileen Schott
Tel: 0131 624 9202 |
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£1,000 |
The Ark Trust
Activities programme: Aimed at increasing the opportunities for service users to gain self esteem and to build relationships with staff and become encouraged to access the support services available. The Ark Trust has been operating a unique ‘open door’ service to the homeless in Edinburgh for the last 20 years. As a result they work with many people who have been banned from other support services often because of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or being abusive or threatening: 70% of service users have a drug/alcohol addiction, 80% have mental health issues including self-harm, depression, schizophrenia, anxiety and personality disorders.
Contact: Sara Brand
Tel: 0131 557 1197 |
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£4,000 |
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