Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC052304

Status

Active

Registered

Feb. 3, 2023

Legal form

SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Contact

Website

southsidefaithcare.org

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

We provide activities and small groups which support and enable older people address social isolation and loneliness. Some groups are run by older people themselves, facilitated by a staff member. some recruit volunteers, many of whom are older, to assist group members to recover confidence and find new ways of dealing with the challenges of ageing, for example tackling digital exclusion. Self identified problems and issues are discussed in mutually supportive conversations and encouragement to address physical and mental health difficulties are approached with age appropriate activities, such as gentle walking and walking tennis.

Objectives: The organisation's charitable purposes is the advancement of education and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by: - supporting positive models to enable older people to be active in the local community and society - providing pastoral care to improve their mental and spiritual well-being and their condition of life -involving faith communities in working together to offer social activities and events interacting with other agencies to provide information and other forms of support for older people. and - promoting and encouraging the training and education of people so that they may develop skills to assist older people.

Areas of operation

Main operating location

City of Edinburgh

Geographical spread

Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Nearby

• 72nd City of Edinburgh Brownie Unit 0.1 mi
• Duncan Street Baptist Church 0.1 mi
• Penicuik Silver Band 0.1 mi
• Chinese Evangelical Church In Edinburgh 0.1 mi
• Edinburgh Interfaith Association 0.1 mi

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