SUPPORT

Info about support services for Arbroath

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ANGUSalive Macmillan Cancer Information and Support – Arbroath

Cancer information and support service based in libraries across Angus. Offering information booklets, signposting and support.
Support can be delivered by phone, email or face to face. Our weekly drop in session is on Fridays 1pm-3pm. Service is open to any one who has questions about cancer or are looking for support.
We also have a peer support meeting on Fridays 11am-1pm.
 

Arbroath Eyes & Ears by North East Sensory Services

 

Sensory Impairment, Social Activity, Support Group

The group is a social and information group for people experiencing sensory loss in the Arbroath area.

What do you do?

We have guest speakers suggested by the group and also plan to have some outings. We also have some time for a cup of tea and a chat.

How do I join?

Either just come along to the group or contact Cilmi Eldho at NESS.

What is the subscription or cost to members?

Currently all it costs is £1 donation towards teas and coffees.

 

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Sensory Impairments | IT Support | BSL | Social Groups | Volunteering | Aids For People With Vision Loss | Aids For People With Hearing Loss | Employability

Arbroath Family Support Team

The four Family Support Teams provide services for children, young people, and their families aged 0-16 years, providing a range of early intervention services on an individual and group work basis.  Services are provided depending on the needs of each child and family.
 

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Arbroath Foodbank

 

We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

Arbroath Jobcentre

 

Our main client groups are: Unemployed people, Carers, Lone Parents, people with health conditions, and  people in receipt of Universal Credit in Perth & Kinross

Age Group: Primarily aged 18+ but also 16 and 17 year olds.

Criteria for working with our clients: Mainly unemployed people in receipt of Universal Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment Support Allowance, Income Support although anyone with a disability can access services.

Other Information: Specialist Advisor Support including Access to Work and specialist disability services. Access to jobs across the UK and Europe, training opportunities, job search assistance, work experience placements, sector based work academies and Work Trials. Assistance provided to Employers with using our Universal Jobmatch service to advertise vacancies

 

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AWARE

AWARE empowers children and young people across Angus to explore their options and make safe choices. 
AWARE work with children and young people, both boys and girls, aged 4-18, living in the Angus area who have experienced or are still experiencing domestic abuse, either at home or in their own relationship. We are a free and confidential service.
 

AWARE provide the following services

  • needs led 1:1 support
  •  issue focused group work
  • school information sessions
  • community workshops

On a range of topics including domestic abuse, court, contact issues, healthy/unhealthy relationships, consent, sexual health, image sharing and online abuse, self-harm, safety planning and stereotypes. It should be noted that there is a cost involved with school sessions.

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Hillcrest Futures Arbroath

We provide support to more than 1000 people across Angus, Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow and Perthshire.

We support people with learning disabilities and Autism, mental health, complex needs, people who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness, and the care needs associated with older people.

Support can be provided in a residential setting or in the client’s own home as appropriate.

 
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Mum and Me

We are a project that aims, within a group setting, to supports mums in the Angus area to improve their parenting skills, minimize their social isolation and equip them to manage their day to day lives.

The group is run by five members of staff and ten volunteers. Each group session commences with a social gathering, cuppy and a snack. The children are then settled within the creche. This allows time for mums to build skills, for example budgeting, knitting, and sewing, parenting, and cooking. Whilst some of these activities are structured, the flow of the group discussions arises from the needs of those within the group that day. It draws on the experiences of those leading the group and peer support from other mums.

This allows mums to ask questions that in other settings, they may not feel supported to ask. Our aim in Mum and Me is to lessen social isolation and equip mums to build appropriate peer relationships, teaching new skills and instilling a sense of worth within them as mums and women alike. Whilst the mums group work sessions are taking place, the children are building their own skills of socialising, problem solving and sharing within our creche facilities.

Through play, the children are given opportunities to enhance their emotional, social, and general development. Mums and children then come together for story time, song time and messy play.

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Mums | Support | Group | Life Skills | Community

Reach Across

Reach Across is a registered Scottish charity based in Angus. We currently provide help and support for those experiencing mental health difficulties.

 

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SMART Recovery

Free mutual support meetings where through open and confidential discussion we help ourselves and each other recover from any kind of addictive behaviour.

Every Monday 10am-12pm.

Meetings at Tayside Council on Alcohol, 22-24 Catherine Street, Arbroath, DD11 1RL

 

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The Richmond Fellowship Scotland

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland is a leading voluntary organisation, supporting people with a broad range of needs to live in their own homes, as part of their community. We are an organisation driven by strong values and a firm commitment to choice, dignity and social inclusion. Although we support over 2800 people throughout Scotland, we are committed to delivering services that recognise people as individuals and treat them with dignity and respect; just like we would all want ourselves.

We can provide support throughout Angus, the age range of the people we currently support varies from 13 years to 80, and we provide support ranging form 1 hour per week to 24/7.


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