Tackling Poverty Together

As part of our strategy to tackle poverty, a number of our services and teams are working together to deliver a variety of resources. Here’s a look at what support we have available:

Hillcrest Energy Advice Team (HEAT)

HEAT is available across all areas for Hillcrest Homes and Hillcrest Enterprises tenants. A range of advice and support is available on all energy issues.

Find out more here or call 0300 123 2640.

 

Tenancy Sustainment Service (TSS)

TSS is available across all areas for Hillcrest Homes and Hillcrest Enterprises tenants, and for Hillcrest Futures service users in temporary accommodation.

A range of advice and support is available on all matters relating to welfare benefits, income maximisation and accessing goods for your home.

Find out more here or call 0300 123 2640.

 

Dundee Futures Project

Dundee Futures Project is a social inclusion, homelessness prevention and pre-employability project based on the Hilltown, working with anyone in Dundee who is 16 years and older. We aim to:

Dundee Futures Project offers:

• One-to-one support with a worker to help you to address any issues you face that may be a barrier to your personal development and wellbeing. This support could include; confidence building, addressing housing and financial issues, looking after physical and mental health  and wellbeing as well as help to access volunteering, training, education and employment.
• Group activities to increase your confidence and life-skills, meet new people and keep learning. We have Art Groups, Walking Groups, Gardening Group, Cooking on a Budget, Making a House a Home, Job Club, I.T. skills and a whole lot more!
• Everyone coming along to Dundee Futures Project will work with a Project Worker to help form an Action Plan.  This plan will be an agreement between you and your worker of the goals you would like to set and the steps that can help you achieve them.  This plan will be reviewed on a regular basis so that you can measure your progress and change your goals as you need to.

If you would like to find out more or come for a visit, please call 01382 225100.

Email: TheLearningPlace@hillcrestfutures.org.uk

Address: Dundee Futures Project, The Learning Place, 235-237 Hilltown, Dundee DD3 7AN.

 

Hillcrest Futures Drug and Alcohol Service

This service is available to anyone in Dundee, Angus or Perth who has addiction issues or if a member of their family has addiction issues.

The service offers a range of services, including:

• One-to-one support
• Mutual aid (including SMART and SMART Families)
• Recovery activities and group
• Harm reduction advice
• Overdose prevention and Naloxone distribution
• Blood Borne Virus testing and treatment
• Sexual health information and screening

Find out more here 

 

Dundee Futures Project

Dundee Futures Project is a social inclusion, homelessness prevention and pre-employability project based on the Hilltown, working with anyone in Dundee who is 16 years and older. We aim to:

Dundee Futures Project offers:

• One-to-one support with a worker to help you to address any issues you face that may be a barrier to your personal development and wellbeing. This support could include; confidence building, addressing housing and financial issues, looking after physical and mental health  and wellbeing as well as help to access volunteering, training, education and employment.
• Group activities to increase your confidence and life-skills, meet new people and keep learning. We have Art Groups, Walking Groups, Gardening Group, Cooking on a Budget, Making a House a Home, Job Club, I.T. skills and a whole lot more!
• Everyone coming along to Dundee Futures Project will work with a Project Worker to help form an Action Plan.  This plan will be an agreement between you and your worker of the goals you would like to set and the steps that can help you achieve them.  This plan will be reviewed on a regular basis so that you can measure your progress and change your goals as you need to.

If you would like to find out more or come for a visit, please call 01382 225100, or phone Iona on 07813528381 or Niamh on 07385426363.

Email: TheLearningPlace@hillcrestfutures.org.uk

Address: Dundee Futures Project, The Learning Place, 235-237 Hilltown, Dundee DD3 7AN.

 

Edinburgh Futures Resource Hub

Edinburgh Futures Resource Hub has been set up as a base to allow anyone who is homeless, has recently been homeless or is at risk of homelessness (this can be interpreted to include anyone who struggles with mental health issues, addictions or is socially isolated), to develop skills and resilience to overcome the barriers to social inclusion which many individuals have had to face in such circumstances.

The project aims to challenge these issues through an open, supportive and safe environment for individuals to use the services on offer, including skills and confidence workshops, IT sessions as well as more general living skills such as cooking or tenancy sustainment.

Daily drop-in sessions are run by project staff and peer mentors with an emphasis on skills sharing and personal development within a person-centred setting.

How to make a referral/ attend: No appointment necessary, just drop in.

If you would like to find out more, call: 0131 667 9407

Email: EdinburghHub@hillcrestfutures.org.uk

 Address: Hillcrest Futures Resource Hub, 3 Gilmour St, Edinburgh EH8 9HR

Facebook group: www.facebook.com/HFResourceHub