Homelessness and Housing

A V on the right hand side on this list means that the organisation is actively seeking volunteers.

ARK Housing Association
"ARK Housing Association provides support for people with learning difficulties, some with mental health issues and the elderly. The support we provide is tailored to an individual’s needs, and its aim is to allow people to play a full part in the community."

Bield Housing Association
"Our primary objective is to enable older people to live independent and fulfilling lives by being a leading and innovative provider of high quality appropriate housing, care and support services."

Dunedin Canmore Housing Association
Affordable housing in Edinburgh,

Edinburgh Cyrenians
"Empowering those who are excluded to take control of their lives and to fulfil their potential, while working for social change"

Foursquare
"Four Square (Scotland) is a charity involved with the rights and needs of homeless people in Edinburgh and the Lothians and other areas of Scotland. We manage key homelessness services, and work with other agencies to promote quality homelessness services and campaign against policies and practice adversely affecting homeless people."

Hanover Housing Association
Provides specialist housing for the elderly and families.

Hillcrest Group
"The Hillcrest Group exists to improve the quality of life of individuals and foster community well-being in its area of operation."

Homeless Edinburgh
"Giving information on services for homeless people."

Homeless Outreach Project
"Edinburgh's Homeless Outreach Project works with homeless adults in Edinburgh. Our services reflect the fact that many of our clients have multiple support needs. The combination of mental health problems, addiction and homelessness requires intensive support from our specialist staff. The Homeless Outreach Project provides advice, help with employability, a needle exchange service and support into accommodation."

Hunters Hall Housing Cooperative
"Housing co-operative that provides mainstream housing in Niddrie House, Edinburgh."

Link Living
"Link's vision is to be the provider of choice of a package of socially inclusive regeneration, housing and support services to a range of customers, primarily in the central belt of Scotland."

Lister Housing Cooperative
Housing cooperative on Lauriston Place, Edinburgh.

Muirhouse Housing Association
"We hope to be involved in further development opportunities in the local area to provide improved housing for even more local people. In particular we aim to have an active role in the provision of new homes for rent within the Pennywell area and the old Craigroyston Secondary School site."

Places for People
"We create places where people choose to live - whether that means providing new communities or by transforming existing neighbourhoods into vibrant, popular areas to live and prosper."

Rowan Group
"Affordable, innovative housing and support for those with low incomes and/or specialised needs"

Scottish Churches Housing Action
"We bring together the main Churches in their work to eliminate homelessness in Scotland. We connect the Churches with a major social problem, which affects some 80,000 people in Scotland each year. We link local problems of homelessness with national means of tackling them."

Shelter Scotland
"Shelter is a charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing. Woman sitting down We do this by giving advice, information and advocacy to people in housing need, and by campaigning for lasting political change to end the housing crisis for good."

Viewpoint
"Established in Edinburgh in 1947, Viewpoint’s primary objective is to improve the quality of life and well being of our tenants and care home residents through promoting independence, enabling choice and offering peace of mind in a safe and supported environment."