Aberdeen Cyrenians - Introduction

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Record Number: 608

Address:
62 Summer Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1SD

Phone: 01224 625732

Email: info@aberdeen-cyrenians.org Website: http://www.aberdeen-cyrenians.org

Services

Aberdeen Cyrenians is a voluntary organisation that provides a range of services for homeless people in Aberdeen.

Staff and volunteers work to support service users by firstly, meeting their basic needs. This includes;

Food
Shelter
Toiletries
Clothing
Support

However, it is also important to address the underlying issues that have contributed to their homelessness. This can include;

Mental Health
Learning Disabilities
Substance Misuse
Abuse
Unemployment
Lack of finances

We do this through a variety of different services. Aberdeen Cyrenians has 3 residential care facilities, Violence Against Women Project, Street Alternatives Project and an Information, Advice & Support Service. The services focus on;

Prevention of homelessness - through information, advice and support
Alleviation of homelessness - through 39 spaces of short term accommodation
Rehabilitation - tackling underlying issues such as mental health, substance misuse, abuse
Resettlement - practical help to gain employment, to learn the skills needed to live in the community and to sustain a tenancy

Aberdeen Cyrenians has also established a design and print led social enterprise called Iceberg Print & Design which provides training and employment opportunities for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.