Aberdeen Cyrenians

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Aberdeen Cyrenians has pressed ahead with expansion plans to deliver more crucial services for vulnerable people despite the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The charity, which works with people who are homeless, fleeing abuse, or battling alcohol, drugs and mental health issues, have designed an

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Nineteen influential charity sector organisations working to end homelessness will present a joint plan to the Scottish Government today based around three key asks that experts and academics believe could permanently end rough sleeping and destitution in Scotland as the country emerges from the pan

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Aberdeen Cyrenians is reminding people to continue to prioritise their mental wellbeing as the coronavirus lockdown continues.   The homelessness charity will be sharing virtual messages from its homelessness, poverty and violence services during Mental Health Awareness Week (18 – 24

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Organisations providing services to people who are homeless urgently require personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure their staff can safely look after those in their care – this is the message from one charity in the North East that has approached the local oil and gas sector for help.

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Five members of staff from Osprey Housing have taken part in a charity sleepout to raise awareness of homelessness in Aberdeen. The organised sleepout aimed to raise funds for local homeless charity Aberdeen Cyrenians and to highlight the issue of rough sleeping in the city.

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A homeless charity has not been left short of shortbread, as a famous Scottish brand delivered pallets of the stuff for those in need. Aberdeen Cyrenians staff and service users will be treated to the traditional biscuit or meringue nests after Walkers Shortbread made the towering donation.

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Aberdeen Asset Management’s apprentice fundraisers, from left, Hannah Booth, Raegan McBain, Sam McGrath, Rachel Adam and Harry Rothnie Christmas came early for Aberdeen Cyrenians when the homelessness charity took delivery of a bumper £14,000 donation raised by apprentices from Aberdeen Asset Man

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More than 30 staff from Aberdeen Asset Management who swapped their home comforts for a night exposed to the elements have helped young apprenticeship colleagues smash a £10,000 fundraising target. Just four weeks into their six week money raising mission and the five-strong team of apprentices hav

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Scott Baxter (left) and Phil Anderson A North East financial services firm is pledging its support to Aberdeen Cyrenians to help fund key projects for those affected by homelessness in the city and surrounding area.

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Demand for services at a homeless charity in Aberdeen has doubled over the past year due to the oil industry crisis. More than 5,000 people have relied on help from Aberdeen Cyrenians across the Grampian region over the past 12 months, particularly for food donations.

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