Cyrenians are very grateful to the Martin Currie Charitable Foundation for making them one of their Charities of the year. Your support will help Cyrenians make a difference to some of the most excluded. Last year we journeyed with over 4300 people excluded from family, home,  work or community in 24 projects over 7 local authority areas

Family and People: We work with families to resolve issues and repair
 relationships, support older people to stay connected in their
communities and provide a safe and supportive environment for people on  their journey away from addiction Services offered include:

• Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Support – leaders in family conflict resolution and mediation
• Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution – using what we’ve learnt to change the culture of conflict in society
• Cyrenians Befriending Service– befriending isolated older people,
  helping them make the best of their community
• Recovery Service –  walking with people from addiction to a new start
  

Home and Housing:

Tackling homelessness has been at the heart of our work since the charity was founded. Today, we offer practical housing advice and supported housing for young people. Take a look at some of the innovative ways we help people avoid becoming homeless. Services offered include:

• Residential Communities – our original projects offering a shared home and new community
• Homeless Prevention – advice
  and support, helping people to keep their homes
• Making Advice Work – skilling people up to take ownership of managing their finances
• Outreach Project – supporting those who are homeless and experiencing severe and multiple need

Work and Skills: Cyrenians helps jobseekers to move into work across
Scotland. By tackling barriers to employment and offering skills and
training, we not only help our clients find work, we help them stay in
employment and away from benefits dependency:

• Enterprise to Employment and Market Led Training – changing lives by bring people and employers together
• Key to Potential– working with pupils in their last 6 months of schooling who are facing barriers on their journey to employment
• Peer Mentoring and Criminal Justice Employability Programmes – using the lived experience of the criminal justice system to support others in the same place
• Recruitment and Skills Centre - assisting jobseekers across Edinburgh and East Lothian to both access and stay in employment

Community and Food: Cyrenians range of services and social enterprises teach people about the benefits of growing, cooking and eating good food together in our local communities. We also know that food can play a significant role in growing local economies, and we empower communities to take ownership of supply chains and reduce dependence on global markets.

• NHS Community Gardens – growing lives, building community, sharing food
  
• Farm Enterprise – growing good food and new futures since 1972
  
• Good Food – sharing what would otherwise go to waste, teaching cooking and budgeting