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STARTER PACKS DUNDEE

Supported by the Churches

40 PERTH ROADDUNDEE DD1 4LN

Where we are…

Tel: 01382 223977

starterpacks_dundee@btconnect.com

www.starterpackdundee.org.uk

STARTER PACKS DUNDEE:

• is a recognised voluntary charity responding positively to help the homeless and needy in the Dundee area.

What we are…

• Provide previously homeless people who have recently been rehoused with basic household goods

• Help them sustain their tenancy

• Raise awareness of community issues

What we do…

• To encourage the Churches to respond directly to problems of poverty in the Dundee area

Our Purpose…

• To foster a partnership approach bringing the Churches and other Agencies together

 • To assist the individuals and families who have been referred to

us as they prepare to take on a tenancy

• To help them to sustain their tenancy

• To provide the community with the opportunity to respond to homelessness in Dundee

• To foster a partnership bringing agencies together to work alongside the user group and wider community

• To raise awareness of the problems needy and homeless people face in the community

Our Aims…

The only criteria for the receipt of a Starter Pack is

need.

So what is the criteria?

• Dundee City Council • Salvation Army

• Transform

• Action for Children

• Social Work

• Housing Providers

• Health Workers

• Women’s Aid

Where do referrals come from?

• 16 year olds coming out of care

• Victims of violence and broken homes

• Refugees and asylum seekers

• People coming out of institutions, the forces or prison

• Victims of circumstance

What are the reasons?

How we make a pack…

• We rely on donations

Items you can donate…

Used items of:

· Crockery & Cutlery · Pots & Pans · Casserole dishes · Cooking utensils · Storage containers · Mugs & Tumblers (not wine glasses) · Duvets, Pillows & Bedding· Towels · Curtains · Irons· Vacuum cleaners· Toasters & Kettles  

New items of:

· Toilet rolls· Soap & Shampoo · Tooth brushes & Toothpaste · Cleaning materials · Cloths  

Then the packs are ready to go…

How the charity works…• Management committee

• Contacts in churches

• Volunteer helpers

• Sorters and packers

• One part-time paid administrator

• One part-time paid marketing coordinator

Our Supporters…Dundee City Council

The Churches of Dundee

NHS Tayside

Lloyds TSB Foundation

ScottishPower Energy people Trust

Dundee Bowler’s Ex-presidents Group

The Alexander Moncur Trust

A. Sinclair Henderson Trust

The RJ Larg Family Trust

The Tay Charitable Trust

The Inner Wheel

Scotmid Co-operative

• To buy goods

• To keep the charity running

• To pay salaries

• To provide training

Funds… How we use them…

University of Abertay…

The Churches

Volunteer Collectors30 tonnes

STARTER PACKS DUNDEEVolunteer Sorters and Packers

Test portable appliances

and recyclekettles,

toasters, lamps etc

Wash and recycle

towels and bed linen

Clean, repair and recycle basic

household goods and curtains

China oddments, bric-a-brac

Uncleaned and worn duvets,

pillows, blanketsand cushions

Sorters and Packersmake goods up into ‘starter packs’ for

homeless and needy individuals & families taking on a tenancy

25 tonnes

Send to sale-room. china dealer,

charity shops, etc1.6 tonnes

Use for packing of deliveries.

Blankets and covers to kennels1.4 tonnes

Broken and unusable items to landfill 2 tonnes