Streetwork

Streetworker with homeless people

We’ll be ready whenever you say you need help and support or advice.

Main ways to access help from Streetwork:

Service Delivery Team

(First Point of Contact, Drugs Outreach, Hardest to Reach, Irish Project, Streetwork and The Ark tenancy support, Chance4Change and Small Change and Runaways Action Programme)

Based at

2 New Street

Edinburgh

EH8 8BH

0131 556 9756

Follow-up times

Tuesday 1-4pm

Thursday 1-4pm

Outreach Shifts (subject to changes)

Monday 1-4pm

Tuesday 8-11pm

Wednesday 9-12am

Thursday 8-11pm

Friday 1-4pm

Saturday 5-8pm

Sunday 1-4pm

Needle Exchange Shifts

Tuesday 6.45-10pm

Thursday 2-5pm

Youth Team Outreach

Friday 3-6pm

1:1 Support and Tenancy Support is also available on a referral basis. Please call and speak to one of our Senior Workers for more information on the range of issues we can help with.

Women’s Service

(Supporting Women/Space 44)

Based at

4 Bellevue Street

Edinburgh

EH7 4BY

0131 4762023

Drop-in times

Tuesday 1-3pm

Wednesday 10-12 & 1-3pm

Thursday 1-3pm

Art Group

Mondays 2-4pm (Call for Information)

“Cook & Eat”

Tuesdays 5-7pm (@ 2 New Street, Call for Information)

Reike

Tuesdays 1-3pm (Call for Information)

Women’s Outreach Shifts

Mondays 7-10pm

Wednesdays 9am-12pm

1:1 Support and Tenancy Support is also available on a referral basis. Please call and speak to one of our Women’s Workers for more information on the range of issues we can help with.

Other helpful agencies and services

The Ark Trust

Space 44 - 44 Montrose Terrace, EH7 5DL

Tel: 0131 6520999

Women only drop-in

Supporting People - 30 Montrose Terrace, EH7 5DL

Tel: 0131 6522442

Tenancy Support

The Ark Trust Website

The Access Point

23 Leith Street, EH1 3AT

Tel: 0131 597438

Advice and information on homelessness.

Temporary Accommodation

Emergency Social Work Department

The Access Point Website

Cowgate Centre

22 Hollyrood Road, EH8 8AF

Tel: 0131 5576055

Emergency Night Shelter for roofless and rough sleepers.

Advice and information on homelessness

Cowgate Centre Website

Edinburgh Homeless Practice

20 Cowgate, EH1 1JX

Tel: 0131 2402810

Health care for those who can't access mainstream services.

Edinburgh Furniture Initiative

57a Logie Green Road, EH7 4HF

Tel: 0131 5577900

Free furniture, whote goods, homewares

efi Website

Freshstart

22-24 Ferry Road Drive, EH4 4BR

Tel: 0131 4767741

Assistance with home decoration and furnishing

Fresh Start Website

Homeless Outreach Project

Grindly Street Court, EH3 9AR

Tel: 0131 2219099

Street based needle exchange

Homeless Outreach project Website

	Help on the Streets
	Streetwork That’s Us. We do exactly what it says on the tin, we work on the streets. We’ll get you the best help available and talk you through your options. If you’re worried about housing, alcohol, drugs, health, benefits, relationships, sexuality, prostitution, or anything at all… talk to us. If we don’t know the answer to your questions we’ll find out for you. We can help if you feel you have been unfairly treated or put out of somewhere unfairly. We also carry contraceptives and can advise you on sexual health.