Tag: Cyrenians
Cyrenians launches new Edinburgh HQ
A charity hub has created a purpose-built HQ for one of Scotland’s most important organisations dedicated to ending homelessness.
Cyrenians has already spent 25 years based in Norton Park in Edinburgh but was spread across...
Cyrenians and Hibernian Community Foundation hold a big baffies and blankets lunch
Cyrenians Golden Years, teamed up with Hibernian Football Club and Hibernian Community Foundation to host their second Gamechanger Baffies 'n Blankets Big Slipper giveaway lunch at Hibs Stadium on Monday.
Today was a special...
Innovative fund launched to Keep Edinburgh Warm – and how to donate
Two organisations in the city have combined to launch the Keeping Edinburgh Warm Fund this winter.
There are cash grants available for people living in Edinburgh who are struggling to pay bills and heat their...
World Mental Health Day – Cyrenians host ministerial visit
Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Kevin Stewart visited the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Community Gardens on Wednesday to mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October.
His visit was hosted by charity Cyrenians...
Charity news – Take the #NextStep with the Cyrenians
In this year of the pandemic, the charity, Cyrenians, has helped over 10,000 people experiencing the causes and consequences of homelessness.
Ben was homeless this time last year, and has been supported to look forward...
National Lottery funding for Cyrenians
Cyrenians, the Edinburgh-based homelessness charity will share in a large funding round from the National Lottery.
The charity produces fresh, healthy ready meals to distribute to those who are at risk of poverty and isolation.
The Real...
Cyrenians are hard at work across Edinburgh
Cyrenians are always active and busy as a charity in Edinburgh, but more so now than ever.
They have a variety of ways of carrying out their work with those experiencing homelessness or mental...
Cyrenians break target of delivering one million meals
The Cyrenians Fareshare depot has surpassed its target of delivering over 1 million meals to charities and community groups across Central and South East Scotland in their 20th year.
Established 50 years ago, Cyrenians aims...
BBC’s Flour Power comes to Edinburgh
BBC Scotland’s bakery series Flour Power is coming to Edinburgh tomorrow night, with its sixth episode in its ten-part run featuring Edinburgh-based homelessness charity Cyrenians.
The series features workmates from a different part of the...
Cyrenians introduce new pantry service to Edinburgh
Cyrenians have introduced a new pantry service, offering quality food at low prices in their bid to tackle food poverty here in Edinburgh.
The Edinburgh-based charity deliver sustainable solutions for the causes and consequences of...
Cyrenians Outreach Project Marks One Year of Helping Homeless People
An east of Scotland homelessness charity is marking the first anniversary of its Homeless Navigator Project. Cyrenians developed the project to provide advice and support to people sleeping rough in an around Edinburgh and...
Homelessness charity Cyrenians provide free lunches at Easter Road
The East-of-Scotland based homelessness charity Cyrenians, working in partnership with Hibernian and NHS Lothian, has provided over 600 free lunches at their weekly GameChanger events at Easter Road Stadium.
The charity run the lunches every...
Cyrenians announce five-year partnership with Essential Edinburgh
Cyrenians have announced a five-year partnership with Essential Edinburgh - Edinburgh’s central business improvement district.
The homelessness prevention charity have launched the partnership with a unique exhibition in St Andrew Square throughout August highlighting the reality...
The Big Interview – Josh Littlejohn
Josh Littlejohn MBE needs little introduction. He and Alice Thompson founded Social Bite in 2012 to tackle homelessness.
This is the charity which brought George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio to Edinburgh, and which made hundreds...
Cyrenians launch Nobody Chooses This campaign
To mark their half century the Edinburgh charity are going to raise half a million pounds from businesses so that they can continue their work with the capital's homeless.
The campaign is already supported by...
Cyrenians have a new kitchen – get booked up for some cookery classes
Ian Grimwade is the Head of Business Development and Marketing at Cyrenians, a charity that does so much for the rehabilitation of people affected by homelessness.
Here Ian tells us about the ideas behind the new...
Cyrenians open their new Cook School in Leith
Cyrenians have a new Cook School and who better to declare it open than the catering legend Prue Leith.
Earlier today Ms Leith who is a cook of some skill but also Chancellor of Queen...
Cyrenians appoint Manager for the Social Bite Village
Homelessness and inclusion charity Cyrenians are delighted to have appointed a Manager for the Social Bite Village.
The Social Bite Village will provide a home for up to 20 people affected by homelessness. Cyrenians have almost...
Photography exhibition documents recovery journey
Garry Fraser BAFTA winning film director of Everybody's Child, a story about his own addiction recovery journey will open a photography exhibition in Edinburgh on Friday.
The photographs are the work of Patrick Keast and they will...
Cyrenians Cook-Off Challenge takes place this Friday
This Friday night some top chefs will team up with Cyrenians and Edinburgh College to cook up a storm and raise money for those excluded from family at the same time.
The evening will be...
Cyrenians aim to help even more out of poverty #tellyourstory
More than a quarter of Scots believe poverty is a result of laziness according to a new poll published by a Scottish charity seeking to challenge public perceptions of those in need.
The poll, commissioned...
Cyrenians launch a new film today at The Scottish Storytelling Centre
A unique and innovative approach to supporting vulnerable young people who have been homeless is being showcased in an engaging short film to be premiered later today (but there is a sneaky wee trailer below......)
Devised...
Edinburgh Cyrenians
A leading Scottish charity this week announced a ground breaking partnership with MITIE, the strategic outsourcing and energy-services company to rapidly grow a unique food waste enterprise started by the charity in 2009.
CORE (Cyrenians...
Politics:- Edinburgh charity demands action
CEO of Edinburgh based charity, Cyrenians, Des Ryan, has written to the leaders of all main political parties represented in The Scottish Parliamentary Election 2011 to ask them for help. This is the text...
Cyrenians want you to be a friend
Edinburgh Cyrenians launches its new Be-A-Friend campaign today to boost a shortage of Befrienders needed to help people who could be at risk of becoming homeless.
Eight people are currently on a waiting list for...
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