GENERAL SUPPORT

Info about general support services available in Angus

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Angus Citizens Advice Bureau

Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (SCIO) provides free, confidential and independent advice to everyone who needs it. As a member of the Scottish Association of   Citizens Advice Bureaux, we have two aims:

  • to help people understand their rights and responsibilities and to help them take action to solve their problems
  • to work locally and nationally to change policies and practices that are the root cause of problems, preventing issues arising at source
 
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Angus Independent Advocacy

Support is free for Children, Young People and Adults from Angus.

When it is hard to tell others what is important to you, we will help.

You have a right to be heard. We can help others know what your views are.

 

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Independent Advocacy | Support | Human Rights | Citizen Advocacy | Children’s Advocacy | Community | Volunteering | Inclusion | Social Isolation | Loneliness

Barnardo's Works

Offering support to young people (16-24) and young parents under the age of 25 with employability skills, training and qualifications. Supporting them to find employment that suits them, organising work placements to enhance their experience and skills. We also offer in-work support for 1 year after employment has been gained.

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3 Fleuchar Street, Dundee, DD2 2LQ
 

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Employability| Funding | Training | Qualifications 

Community Link Working

Community Link Workers (formerly known as Social Prescribers) work out of GP practices and help individuals connect with local support and services, or community groups and activities.

Community Link Workers aim to empower people to take an active role in improving their wellbeing. They use a person-centred approach and talk about what really matters to the individual.

Benefits of Community Link Working

  • Improve your mental and physical health
  • Meet new people
  • Learn a new skill or participate in a new activity
  • Increase self confidence and self esteem
  • Have a better quality of life
  • Get involved in your community

How do I access the service? Patients can refer directly via their practice’s reception and ask for an appointment with the Community Link Worker.

Who is it for? This service is available to anyone aged 16 or over, registered with a GP practice in Angus.

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Community | Link Working | Link Workers | Support | Social Prescribers | Social Prescribing

Dundee and Angus ADHD Support Group

The ADHD Support Group provides services across Angus and Dundee to support and empower children, young people, and parents/carers suffering from and affected by the medical condition Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and through this raise tolerance, awareness, and acceptance of this condition. We offer 1:1 support providing information and advice, emotional support and encouragement, training and learning workshops, parent support groups, youth groups, and family learning/support courses.

The service in Angus supports families that have a child diagnosed with ADHD and families currently going through the assessment process. There is also the option to access support and advice if you believe your child may be showing signs of ADHD.

We have lots of different support that we can offer, but everything is designed to help parents, young people, and children to understand the ADHD condition and learn strategies to cope with ADHD.

 

Home Energy Scotland

Covering all of Angus, we offer free advice and support to help you make your home warmer, reduce energy bills, and contribute to a greener, more sustainable future. Our primary aim is to tackle fuel poverty and the climate emergency

 
 
 
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Energy advice | Support | Funding | Warmer homes Scotland | Renewable | Save water | Greener travel | 

Penumbra

 
Our Peer Support Service in South Angus can offer you practical and emotional support if you’re experiencing mental health challenges, including self-harm or thoughts of suicide. Our fully trained peer team have their own lived experience of recovery in mental health and bring their own insight to support you on your journey.
 
How does it work?

Within our team, each member has lived experience of managing and living with mental ill health. Our insight means we might have some understanding of how you’re feeling and what you’re going through.


We can offer you compassionate one-to-one support if your mental health and wellbeing is being impacted by life events. We’ll help you to develop ways to maintain good wellbeing, and we’ll explore with you your overall wellbeing and the things that are important to you in your life.

The service is split into two parts: the young person’s service for the age group 11 – 15, and the adult service for the age group 16 and over.

Where will support happen?
Support takes place in person at your GP practice, but we can also offer support over the phone or by video call.

How do I self-refer to the young person’s service?
The service supports any young person aged 11 – 15 attending a South Angus school. You can contact us direct or ask a teacher to contact us on your behalf. You can contact the young person’s team on: AngusYoungPersons@penumbra.org.uk

How do I self-refer to the adult service?
The adult peer team is there to support people aged 16 and over.

Accessing support is easy. Just complete a short self-referral form and send it to the enhanced community support mental health and wellbeing hub. The hub is the central location for all referrals.

For more information on our service or to ask us a question, contact us direct for a conversation on 01241 873 900 or AngusPeerService@penumbra.org.uk. You can also ask your GP about our service.

 
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115 High Street, Arbroath, DD11 1DP

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Mental Health | Wellbeing | Peer Support 

Self-directed Support Team Dundee and Angus, Dundee Carers Centre

Self-directed Support (SDS) enables people, carers and families to make informed choices about what their social care support is and how it is delivered.
 
People who are eligible for support for their health and social care can direct their own support through a choice of 4 options, including a Direct Payment.
Our Self-directed Support Service can help you decide which option is best for you. The team support both carers and disabled people across Dundee and Angus.
 
 

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Self-directed support | SDS | Direct Payment | Community Care | Support | Care

Street League

 
We are a youth employability group through sport. We provide 10 week employability courses where we teach interview, CV skills and provide support in job/college applications. We also put on street football sessions every Friday 2-3pm and Job Club out of job centres on Monday afternoons 1-3pm.
 
 
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Showcase the Street, Manhattan Works, Dundonald Street, Dundee, DD37PY

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Employability | Football | Job | College 

Vibrant Communities Adult Learning

We support adults across Angus with all sorts of learning, some of the support we can prove is:  

  • Help with technology, using your mobile phone, tablet or a laptop
  • Help being online, making accounts and dealing with things like school meals, energy bills, rent or shopping
  • Improving your reading, writing or number skills
  • Learning how to manage dyslexia and get support using dyslexia tools at home or at work
  • Getting qualifications
  • Preparing for college, the driving theory test, entrance tests or training courses
  • Learning to cook
 

Voluntary Action Angus

VAA is both a Charity and a Company Limited by Guaranteed, registered in Scotland governed by a Board of Directors who are volunteers possessing significant background experience in working with local communities. The organisation currently has 22 paid employees and our work is complimented further by the efforts of volunteers. Our work includes providing a Third Sector interface role (TSI), a community development function and, as a key organisation, in empowering communities and combatting poverty.

Our work in supporting third sector and volunteering initiatives is crucial to securing new resources for the sector to become more sustainable and proactive in reshaping services to individuals, families and communities. Whilst VAA has a core element to its work there are many other projects and activities we manage or support in partnership with other agencies and partners.

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Community | Volunteering | Locality Workers | Community Link Workers | Social Enterprise | Befriending | Youth | Breast Buddies |

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