Rowan Alba Preventing homelessness in Scotland Menu Home About us Our services CARDS Stramullion Frequently asked questions Follow Me Frequently asked questions – FM MDASS – Male Domestic Abuse Support Service MDASS – frequently asked questions Thorntree Street Frequently asked questions Housing Support Perth Rowan Alba Cleaning Our people The Management Team The Board Volunteers Experiences of volunteers Volunteers’ information Opportunities for your clients Service users’ stories Kay’s Follow Me Story Sonia’s Story at Stramullion Brian’s Story CARDS for Jack & Billy Jobs & training Jobs SVQ Training Support us! Volunteering Opportunities Donate Fundraising events Galleries Blog Contact us Breaking the Taboo Freddie is among one in six men in the country who reports physical or emotional harm by a partner, according to the NHS – and one of a lucky few to have access to specialist support. So how much and what sort of support is out there for male victims of domestic abuse, like Freddie? An Inside […] Thumbs up! Yet another very positive Care Inspectorate report, this time for our Thorntree Street service. With six stars for quality of care and support, and five stars each for quality of staffing, management and leadership, it’s a well-deserved well done to the entire team! Community yoga Our friends at Edinburgh Community Yoga have produced this great video on how yoga can contribute to good mental mental health. We appear to explain how it benefitted Rowan Alba service users! @RowanAlba thanks @RowanAlba and Julie! — Laura Wilson (@EdCommunitYoga) February 27, 2015 Great news! Thanks to all the lovely Leithers who voted for Thorntree Street to get a £eith Decides grant at the weekend! £830 will mean outings for the residents and new arts materials for creative sessions. Thanks again – and well done to the Thorntree Street team and residents!! Family violence conference Children in Scotland and AMIS (Abused Men in Scotland), supported by Rowan Alba, are organising a conference in Edinburgh on 26 February. This is for workers in any field who find themselves addressing the issues raised by violence within families. Inputs include a session on the links between family violence and homelessness. Places are going […] Book your holiday – help prevent homelessness This year, your holiday can raise over £100 in free donations for Rowan Alba services! All you need to do is book via easyfundraising.org.uk, and Rowan Alba will automatically get a donation from them. What could be simpler? Here’s how to do it… Go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk and support Rowan Alba Limited. Now shop with over 2,700 […] Welcome Interim CEO, Stuart Robertson We are pleased to announce the appointment of Stuart Robertson as Rowan Alba’s Interim Chief Executive. Stuart will lead the organisation until July while Helen Carlin is on an external work assignment. Read more here. Six for the best! Our accommodation and support service for women, Stramullion, has been an ‘excellent’ rating by the Care Inspectorate, following an unannounced inspection in early December. The quality of care and support, staffing and management were all rated 5, ‘very good’, with our excellent 6 also relating to the quality of care and support. Here what some […] Cash for Kits Our CARDS service has received a grant of £500 from the Bank of Scotland Community Fund. A huge thanks to everyone who voted for us! Your votes mean we will be able to buy five aid kits for clients with alcohol related brain damage (ARBD). These kits contain practical aids like post-its, diaries, memory aids […] An appeal with a difference! You don’t have to give a penny to help us raise funds to prevent homelessness! How? Simply do your online Christmas shopping via easyfundraising. You raise a FREE donation each time you buy! It’s easy and won’t cost you a penny extra! Support us here. It only takes a couple of minutes to sign up and […] Post navigation ← Older posts Tweets by @RowanAlba Our support is available to everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability. Follow us on Facebook Supported by: Rowan Alba Limited A Company Limited by Guarantee 289744 with Charitable Status (Charity No. SC036775) Head Office, 89-95 Fountainbridge, EDINBURGH, EH3 9PU