# Street Assist (SCIO)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC047327
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** April 18, 2017
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC047327


## Contact

- **Address:** Society Hall, c/o Gilmerton Community Centre, 27 Drum Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH17 8RQ
- **Website:** www.streetassist.co.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the saving of lives&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Street Assist operates every Friday and Saturday from 22.00 to 04.00 providing a non-judgmental welfare/first aid service to help people who have become vulnerable during the Night-Time Economy hours. We aim to support our emergency services and reduce the number of people presenting at Accident and Emergency unnecessarily for intoxication and minor injuries. We have 160 volunteers who have committed to the project from many backgrounds including people who work in the health/care professions, students studying relevant subjects. We provide support to people who have presented to us during their moment of crisis, mostly people who have over consumed (drink &amp; drugs), spiking, suffering from mental health issues, victims of assault, sexual assault, domestic assault. We have helped in finding people who have been reported missing, people who have lost their friends, helped people recharge their phones, with the aim of making sure people don’t come to further harm

**Objectives:** The organisation&#x27;s purposes are: 1. To provide assistance to people in need in Edinburgh City Centre, who are vulnerable by circumstance, by supplying them with first aid and welfare assistance. 2. The advancement of health, saving lives and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area






