Directory Listing Organisations in the North Perth Area Who Are Members of the North Perth Community Partnership
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Directory listing organisations in the North Perth area who are members of the North Perth Community Partnership. North Perth Community Partnership Contents ~ Directory of Contacts Introduction Action for Children - Scotland LEAD Scotland - Perth Online Active Schools Letham Climate Challenge Alcohol & Drug Partnership Letham Community Sports Club Alzheimer Scotland Letham Residents Association Caledonia Housing Association Live Active Leisure CEDAR Live Active Letham Communities Service: Adult & Family Muirton Community Nursery Learning Team NHS Tayside Community Capacity Building Community Health & Wellbeing Team Community Care Family Nurse Partnership Criminal Justice Services Nutrition & Dietetics Drug & Alcohol Team Perth & Kinross Healthy Communities New Rannoch Centre Collaborative Culture Perth & Kinross Young People’s Health Team DWP / Jobcentre Plus North Muirton Community Council Education & Children’s Services North Perth Community Partnership Balhousie Primary School PKAVS Childcare Strategy Carers Hub COPECC Community Engagement Colonsay Resource Centre Minorities Community Hub Evidence2Success Team Third Sector & Volunteer Hubs Goodlyburn Primary School Perth Citizens Advice Bureau Letham Primary School Perth College UHI North Inch Community Campus Perth & Kinross Adult Literacy & North Muirton Primary School Numeracy Partnership Our Lady’s RC Primary School Perth & Kinross ADHD Group Parenting & Family Learning Perth & Kinross Council Ranger Service Perth Academy Perth & Kinross Tenants & Residents Perth Grammar Federation St John’s RC Academy Police Scotland Secondary & Inclusion - Community Positive Choices Link Workers Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre P&K Services for Young People Riverside Church Tulloch Primary School Scottish Fire & Rescue - Community Fairfield Housing Co-operative Fire Safety (Perth) Home-Start (Perth) S.H.I.P. HOPE Pregnancy Crisis Centre Skills Development Scotland Horsecross Arts The St. Johnstone Community Trust Housing & Community Care Tulloch Community Group Area Housing Offices YMCA - Perth & District Safer Community Wardens Service Safer Communities Team Housing Support Kinnoull Community Day Opportunities KOLA - Kids of Letham Association 2 January 2017 North Perth Community Partnership ~ Directory of Contacts Introduction Welcome to the next update of the North Perth Community Partnership Directory of Contacts, we hope you find this resource helpful ! The Directory gives partners the opportunity to advertise their organisation / service and makes contact more accessible. If you would like to amend or update any of your details or indeed if you wish your service to be included in the Directory, please call Christine at the Letham Community Learning Centre on 477640 or e-mail [email protected] The North Perth Community Partnership comprises the following areas: Letham Tulloch Doubledykes Muirton North Muirton Fairfield For information on the North Perth Community Partnership, please refer to the entry in this directory. January 2017 3 North Perth Community Partnership ~ Directory of Contacts Action For Children - Scotland Name Perthshire Families Service Contact Address 149 - 151 Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 5AU Contact No’s (t) 01738 639265 E-mail [email protected] Description of Role Details of Referral Process & Remit Referrals can only be made by Social Work or Education staff in consultation with their line manager and approved by the relevant Quality Improvement Officer. We are funded by Perth and Kinross Council Education and Children’s Services. The referrer will have assessed that the child/young person may need alternative care and/or education if changes are not made to one or more of the following:- Parenting capacity Evidence of child abuse, harm and/or neglect of child/young person Impact of parental mental health Behaviours of child/young person Impact of adult relationships Perthshire Families Service is able to provide the following interventions Parenting support tailored to meet the families’ needs Intensive Support Package - Home based - Level of contact depends on risk, need, urgency and capacity of service available at the time One to One work with family members to help them to address identified concerns and achieve positive outcomes Individual Attachment work Family meetings Family Group Conference Co-ordination January 2017 4 North Perth Community Partnership ~ Directory of Contacts Active Schools Name Alys Hughes Designation Active Schools Co-ordinator - Perth Academy & Cluster Primaries Contact Address c/o Perth Academy PE Department Contact No’s (t) 01738 472238 E-mail [email protected] Name David Paul Designation Active Schools Co-ordinator - Perth Grammar & Cluster Primaries Contact Address Perth Grammar School Community Wing Contact No’s (t ) 01738 472239 (m) 07824 529742 E-mail [email protected] Description of Role Details of Role & Remit & Remit Support current, and develop new, high quality opportunities for all school pupils in Perth Academy and Perth Grammar School and their associated primaries. To give pupils the opportunity to participate in regular, frequent, safe and fun sport and activity including leadership and volunteering opportunities. The focus is on engaging those pupils who are less likely to be physically active, including those in the following groups: Girls Pupils in the transition from primary to secondary Children with additional needs Children living in deprived areas, and ethnic minorities. A large part of our current work involves the retention and recruitment of volunteers into the worthwhile and rewarding area of coaching children in sport and physical activity. We aim to promote and develop pathways between schools and community sports clubs. January 2017 5 North Perth Community Partnership ~ Directory of Contacts Alcohol & Drug Partnership Website www.refocuspk.com Description of Role The Perth and Kinross Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) is a & Remit partnership of various bodies including Health & Social Work, Police and Voluntary Sector. We are a strategic organisation committed to working together for the benefit of local people. The ADP is part of the Community Planning Partnership within Perth & Kinross Council. ADP is accountable to the Scottish Government for the Strategy which it will deliver over the next 3 years. The ADP is developing a new community Website, which will look at three specific issues: a) Re-Focus on Alcohol, b) Re-Think Legal Highs/ NPS and c) Recovery. This information can be found at www.refocuspk.com January 2017 6 North Perth Community Partnership ~ Directory of Contacts Alzheimer Scotland Name Fiona Matthews Designation Dementia Advisor Contact Address POA Hub, Murray Royal Hospital, Muirhall Road PERTH PH2 7BH Contact No’s (t) 01738 562358 / 07925596232 (24hr Freephone Dementia Helpline 0808 808 3000) E-mail [email protected] Description of Role Alzheimer Scotland believes that no-one should go through dementia on & Remit their own. Dementia Advisors can: Provide information, support and advice to help people living with dementia, their family members and carers Keep people informed of local sources of support and how to stay active in your community Support your local community to become more dementia friendly by talking to groups and raising awareness of dementia. January 2017 7 North Perth Community Partnership ~ Directory of Contacts Caledonia Housing Association Name Tim Calderbank Designation Operations Director Contact Address 5 South St. John’s Place, Perth PH1 5SU Contact No’s (t ) 0800 678 1228 E-mail [email protected] Description of Caledonia H.A. formed in 2011 following the merger of Servite H.A. and Role & Remit Perthshire H.A.s. Building on the achievements and strong reputations of Servite & Perthshire, Caledonia is working to position itself as the major new force in housing in North East Scotland. We are a registered Scottish Charity and our aim is to provide high quality housing that is both affordable and sustainable, and a variety of specialist and person centred services. We operate throughout Dundee, Angus, Fife and Perthshire, and in the Highland Council area. We also have a subsidiary housing association in West Dunbartonshire. With around 4000 properties in our ownership and management, we provide homes for rent and also low cost home ownership opportunities. Please contact the Tenant Participation Officer with any queries regarding customer involvement in the area. January 2017 8 North Perth Community Partnership ~ Directory of Contacts CEDAR - Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse Recovery Name/s Kim Brown: Senior Co-ordinator Contact Address Merlin House First Floor, Necessity Brae PERTH PH2 0EH Contact No’s (t ) 01738 635404 - Option 5 E-mail [email protected] Description of Cedar Project is a unique way of working with children, young people Role & Remit (age 5-16 years) and their mothers recovering from domestic abuse. The project covers the Perth & Kinross area, groups are free and held in central Perth, transport is provided for children to attend group The groups run for up to 12 weeks, they provide an opportunity for children and young people to explore their feelings and provide opportunities to heal from the effects of their exposure to domestic abuse. The children and young people meet in small groups with peers of a similar age (5-8, 9-12,13-16 yrs) they take part in a range of creative