STARTER PACKS DUNDEE Supported by the Churches
Jun 22, 2015
STARTER PACKS DUNDEE
Supported by the Churches
40 PERTH ROADDUNDEE DD1 4LN
Where we are…
Tel: 01382 223977
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