New website coming soon!
We will be launching a brand new website at the end of May. While we work on the new site this one may not be regularly updated but we promise it will be worth the wait! In the meantime please [...]
Christmas and Beyond Appeal 2018
We need your help. Each year Aberdeen Cyrenians’ Street Alternatives project serves over 5,500 hot meals, provides shower and laundry facilities, and offers advice, information and support to people who are affected by homelessness. £6 It costs on average £6 [...]
Like holes in the floor
“Me and Jakub have been counting doon th’ days since iss time last week,” laughs a middle-aged man, sunglasses perching on his head, leaning too far in towards the guitar. “Three nights, two nights, one night. Music group. Haven’t wi’ [...]
New podiatry service and shoe donation drop off point
We have teamed up with The Shand Practice, a family podiatry business, to launch a new health scheme to help people affected by homelessness. The business will provide a podiatry service every six weeks at Aberdeen Cyrenians’ Summer Street centre, starting [...]
When helps comes in a can – Harvest Appeal 2018
After each balmy summer comes autumn. The air chills, the days grow shorter. We gather our gloves, scarfs and winter coats. We brace ourselves against the approaching wind, cold and rain. In our fields, the sun says a final goodbye. [...]
Volunteer with us this Christmas
Thank you to everyone who has contacted us about the information sessions, they are both now fully booked. We will be opening volunteer recruitment again in the new year, check back on our website or facebook page for the latest [...]
“A game changer” – preventing people from sleeping rough in Aberdeen
In December 2017 Aberdeen Cyrenians’ Assertive Outreach Service (AORS) was launched as part of the Scottish Government’s Winter Initiative 2017/18 to reduce rough sleeping. The service has been described as a ‘game changer’ in terms of what the charity [...]
When food is more than food
At 9.52 on a Monday morning, 62 Summer Street, our home, is always busy. Inside, staff and volunteers prepare for the day’s Drop-In. The smell of a flask of hot coffee lingers throughout, pairs of boxers are being counted, and [...]
Keep in touch
You’re probably aware but new data protection regulations come in to force on 25 May, we want to be able to keep in touch with our supporters so you can see the impact your gift is having and what we [...]
2018 Black and Gold Ball
We’re excited to announce the launch of our Black and Gold Fundraising Ball taking place on 9th November at Elphinstone Hall. [...]
