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No let up in demand for emergency shelter for Glasgow rough sleepers
A group of charities providing homelessness services in Glasgow insist there’s still an urgent need for accommodation in the city, as over 250 people used an emergency shelter during the coldest time of the year. Despite experiencing a milder winter than the weeks of snow that Scotland experienced in the last two years, organisers of...
National Award For The Big River Project
The Big River Project, as a member of the Scottish Borders Safer Communities short life working group – managing Drug related litter in the Community, has won the national Better Outcomes for Communities Award at the recently held Scottish Government’s Safer Communities Awards 2012. The award recognises initiatives that have actively engaged with the local...
Turning Point Scotland Hosts European Visit
Turning Point Scotland played host in Glasgow to a dozen delegates from European cities who want to find out more about the Housing First model to help tackle homelessness. It was part of an adult lifelong learning programme partly funded by Grundtvig which supports education and training across Europe. Turning Point Scotland is taking part in...
Our approach to drugs, alcohol and recovery?
At Turning Point Scotland we are committed to recovery – it is at the heart of what we do. We believe everyone is capable of recovery. Our services range from short-term crisis intervention to sustaining longer-term recovery and abstinence. That means people taking many different paths and journeys during their involvement within Turning Point Scotland...
The GAP Challenge Cup
A team of SPL Legends and media pundits lifted the GAP Challenge Cup after beating Scotland’s Homeless World Cup winners, to raise awareness of the recently formed GLASGOW ABSTINENCE PROVISION, a partnership between the Second Chance Project and Turning Point Scotland. Despite the winter weather and lashing rain, the players enthusiastically took to the field...
Glasgow Charities Aiming To Protect Rough Sleepers From The Big Freeze
The winter storms and icy conditions may be causing disruption for commuters but for some, cold weather can have far more serious consequences than just delayed journeys. A group of Glasgow charities providing homelessness services have opened an emergency shelter to alleviate the risks to rough sleepers in the city, as temperatures plummet and the...
