Are you currently homeless?
Contact details
Midpoint can provide you with
advice and support, and help
you to secure safe and stable
accommodation within your
chosen community.
Midpoint
5 Links Place
Edinburgh
EH6 7EZ
T 0131 554 7516
E [email protected]
Midpoint
or
Making Homelessness
Are you at risk of becoming
homeless due to difficulties in
sustaining your tenancy?
Services Fit People
Midpoint offer a city wide outreach
service for men and women aged
16 years and over. As individuals,
you will be allocated a support
worker who you would see at least
once per week at an agreed location
and convenient time.
Midpoint Service is one of the many services provided
by Turning Point Scotland (TPS). We provide person
centred support to adults with a range of complex
needs throughout Scotland.
Turning Point Scotland
54 Govan Road
Glasgow G51 1JL
T 0141 427 8200
W www.turningpointscotland.com
Turning Point Scotland is a company limited by guarantee No 194639
(Scotland) Registered Office 7 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1BA.
Charity No SCO28827.
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Midpoint can offer advocacy and
guidance to help prevent or reduce
the risks of homelessness. Our
service aims to enable individuals
to sustain their tenancies and
live independently.
This leaflet is available in alternative formats.
Please contact the Communications
Department on 0141 427 8200.
We recognise that there are
many things that can contribute
to an individual experiencing
homelessness. Therefore staff are
trained to provide holistic support
packages to individuals with
additional complex issues.
“For the past 2 years every day is a
bonus, without Midpoint I wouldn’t
be giving you this quote.”
This involves:
Access to a range of group work sessions
•
To work in partnership with CEC,
families/carers, voluntary sector agencies,
statutory services and other Turning Point
Scotland services
Tenancy maintenance
•
To promote social inclusion
Home management
•
To work with a non-judgemental approach
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To advocate on the service users behalf
•
To promote anti-discriminatory practice
Drop-in housing support clinic
Budgeting support
Shopping and food preparation
(both groups and 1 to 1)
Accessing health services
Attending appointments
Develop Life skills
Building positive social contacts within
the community
Our aims are
•
Training and employment
Encourage motivation and promote employability
Signpost on to specialist services
Access to a range of group work sessions
Direct link to North East Recovery Hub
(Addiction Services)
SMART Recovery Meetings
To provide long term solutions promoting
tenancy sustainment
•
To accomplish recovery focused goals
•
To actively engage individuals to integrate
within the community
•
To use a person centred approach
How to refer
Midpoint do not operate a waiting list and we aim to
provide a flexible service based on each individual’s
presenting issues. We accept enquiries from any
agency and/or service users. These can be made over
the telephone or emailed to the appropriate referrer.