Category: Dingwall, Muir of Ord, Black Isle

  • Mental Health and Money Advice

    About:

    “Clear, practical advice and support for people experiencing issues with mental health and money.”

    The website includes information on:

    • Welfare benefits
    • Managing money
    • Mental health care
    • Tools
    • Top tips
  • Gateway – Highland Homeless Trust

    About:

    “At Gateway our goal is to support vulnerable people in our community. Our aim is to provide a range of high quality services and activities that improves the well-being of the vulnerable people we support.

    We seek to provide creative and innovative solutions, develop high quality services and activities that reflect contemporary ideas which meet the needs and aspirations of the people concerned about their well-being, and work in partnership with agencies who share our vision.”

    “Whilst our mainstream work has been in housing support services, we have over the past few years expanded our scope to offer holistic services to vulnerable adults with an age range of 16 in our Supported Accommodation – 102 in out Care at Home service.”

    Contact:

    Telephone: 01463 718693

    Email: office@homelesstrust.org.uk

    Website: Gateway – Highland Homeless Trust

  • Scottish Men’s Shed Association

    About:

    “The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association’s sole focus is supporting Scotland’s Shedders and their supporters to create Men’s Sheds in their community across Scotland.”

    Some Sheds are currently under development.

    Contact:

    Find a shed: Find a Shed – Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (scottishmsa.org.uk)

    Website: Home – Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (scottishmsa.org.uk)

  • ERIC – The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity

    About:

    “ERIC, the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity is the UK’s leading charity supporting all children and teenagers with a bowel or bladder problem.

    For over thirty years, we have been providing information and emotional support to families about these common but often misunderstood conditions.

    ERIC, the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity is the UK’s leading charity supporting all children and teenagers with a bowel or bladder problem.

    For over thirty years, we have been providing information and emotional support to families about these common but often misunderstood conditions.

    Our services include: 

    • A free telephone and email helpline 
    • Clinically correct information and digital resources on potty training, bowel problems including constipation, daytime bladder problems and bedwetting
    • Training courses for health and education professionals
    • Support and information events for parents and carers 
    • An online shop supplying a range of continence products for children”

    Contact:

    For information, confidential advice and support, call our advisors Monday to Thursday, 10am to 2pm on FREEPHONE 0808 1699 949.

    If you cannot get through to an advisor, please use the web enquiry link found at: Helpline support | ERIC

    Website: ERIC

  • Sleep Action

    About:

    “Established in 1998, we have supported thousands of people to have healthy sleep. We are the leading provider of sleep support, training and resources in the UK. We work with professionals, families and employers to promote healthy sleep for everyone.”

    Services include a sleep support line, training and an employer wellbeing package.

    Contact:

    Email: enquiries@sleepscotland.org

    Website: Home – Sleep Scotland

  • Thriving Families

    About:

    “We are funded by the Highland Council to provide an independent, rights-based, information, advice and support service for anyone involved in the care of children and young people (up to age 25).

    An additional support need is anything which means a child needs more, or different, support to another child the same age to make the most of their lives. A child can need extra help for lots of reasons, including having a disability, having an illness or long-term condition, being looked after or in care, being a young carer, having a difficult family situation, being bullied or suffering a bereavement.”

    “We provide information and advice to professionals so you are better able to support and signpost families to services and resources.

    We deliver our virtual Pines sessions in partnership with the National Autistic Society Scotland and the Pines training team. These sessions have a neurodevelopmental focus but much of the content is relevant to a broad range of additional support needs. You can see all upcoming events on the Pines website and watch many of the recorded sessions on the Pines You Tube channel.

    We are also funded by NHS Highland to provide a digital support service for adult carers of children and young people with additional support needs.”

    Contact:

    We can be contacted by phone on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 8:30-12:30 and 13:00-14:00 on 07514 120288.

    Email: info@thrivingfamilies.org.uk

    Website: Thriving Families – Improving the lives of families in the Highlands

  • New Start Highland

    About:

    “Our work creates social and environmental improvements within our local community through supporting people, delivering training opportunities and promoting re-use.”

    Services include:

    • Employability
    • Furniture Provision
    • Housing Support

    Contact:

    Telephone: 01463 715 615

    Website: New Start Highland

  • LGBT Youth Scotland

    About:

    “We are Scotland’s national charity for LGBTI young people, working with 13–25 year olds across the country. We also deliver the LGBT Charter programme to schools, organisations and businesses.

    Our goal is to make Scotland the best place to grow up for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex young people. We play a leading role in the provision of quality youth work to LGBTI young people that promotes their health and wellbeing, and are a valued and influential partner in LGBTI equality and human rights.”

    Online support available to all areas. Local groups can be found in Inverness and Alness.

    Contact:

    Livechat sessions run at the following times:

    • Monday: 4pm to 8pm
    • Tuesday: 6pm to 8pm
    • Wednesday 4pm to 8pm
    • Thursday: 6pm to 8pm

    “If you are a young person looking for support, information or advice you can chat with our Digital Youth Work Team by emailing info@lgbtyouth.org.uk.”

    Website: LGBT Youth Scotland | LGBT Youth Scotland

  • Highland Pride – Highland LGBT Forum

    About:

    “The aims of the Forum are to preserve and protect the mental and physical health and social welfare of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT+) people in the Highlands & Islands. We also aim to promote fair and equal treatment for LGBT+ people by challenging the stigma and discrimination experienced by them at both community and personal level. There are two main strands to our work. 

    DIRECT HELP FOR LGBT PEOPLE AT GRASSROOTS LEVEL:

    • Addressing the problems of social and geographical isolation faced by LGBT+ people in the Highlands through the organisation of social events and outdoor activities.”

    Contact:

    Website: Highland Pride | Highland Pride

    Get in touch by visiting Contact Us | Highland Pride

  • Morning Call and Visiting Service

    About:

    “We offer a FREE daily morning telephone call to any older person who feels that they need the reassurance of someone checking to see if they are ok and having no difficulties.”

    “The Visiting Service is for socially isolated older people who as a result of circumstances are not able to leave their home and have requested a visitor.”

    Housebound Library Service

    “If an older person is unable to get to their local library but would like to continue to get library books, we have volunteers who can collect their book selection from the library and deliver the library books to them in their own home.  They can also return the books to the library at a later date.”

    Contact:

    Telephone: 07514494053

    Email: info@morningcall.org.uk

    Website: Home – Morning Call