Alyth Youth
Partnership
Alyth Youth Club
Blairgowrie High
School Recreational Centre
Blairgowrie Youth Club
Community/Adult
Learning
Connect
Coupar Angus Youth
Club
Davie Park Project
Go Project
Guidance Teachers at
Blairgowrie High School
Meigle Youth Club
Meigle Youth Project
Parent to Parent
School Nurse
SCYD - Strathmore
Centre for Youth Dialogue
Skatepark Group
Social Work
TCA - Tayside Council
on Alcohol
Thrillseekers
Volunteer Befriending
YES - Youth Enquiry
Service
Alyth Youth Partnership
One full time youth worker supports young people affected by drugs and/or alcohol, offering diversionary activities, education and personal development. There is a separate girl's group. The AYP links with mainstream activities within Alyth too, such as youth clubs, football clubs, skate park, art weeks and a drama club.
Contact 01828 633644
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Alyth Youth Club
Two youth clubs per week run from Alyth.
Contact 01828 633644
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Blairgowrie High School Recreational Centre
There is a swimming pool as well as organised clubs and sessional activities.
Contact 01250 873724
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Blairgowrie Youth Club
This operates from Jessie Street.
Contact 01250 874234
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Community/Adult Learning
The Community/Adult Learning Centre in Blairgowrie is at Rowanbank, on Newton Terrace. There are facilities for adult learning, including computing, special needs and adult literacy. Classes can also be provided away from the Centre. The YES operates from this Centre.
Contact 01250 874234
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Connect
Connect is a Perth and Kinross initiative that stems from TCA. It is a service for young people aged 12 to 17 who feel their use of alcohol or drugs is causing problems in their lives. Referrals can come from the young person or another worker/family member/carer. The base is in Perth, however Resource Workers will see clients locally. The Connect project focuses on the relationship between offending behaviour, psychological factors and substance misuse. It offers a flexible and collaborative approach in tackling these issues, and SCYD is an off shoot of Connect's work, and it also supports the Davie Park Project.
Contact 01382 223965
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Coupar Angus Youth Club
This runs on a Thursday evening for secondary school aged children from the 'Y' at Coupar Angus. A girls group for personal development runs on a Tuesday evening.
Contact 01828 628909
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Davie Park Project
The 'Community Flat' in Davie Park is a project that targets young people in the community, children with low self esteem, who are bullied, or have other problems in their lives to contend with. Different groups run within the flat for ages ranging from 5 upwards. Various activities take place.
Contact Pat Ellis 01250 872255
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Go Project
This project is due to cease in March 2005. The Go project provides support to any young person aged 15 to 25 who is leaving care e.g. foster care
Contact 01738 639138
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Guidance Teachers at Blairgowrie High School
There are six guidance teachers at Blairgowrie High School with timetabled sessions to provide support to students with a variety of concerns (behavioural issues, bullying, sexual health issues, mental health issues etc). Guidance teachers are a confidential point of contact for young people who don't know where to go for information and advice.
Contact 01250 873445
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Meigle Youth Club
This runs on Tuesdays from October to March.
Contact 01250 874234
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Meigle Youth Project
This looks after youth issues in Meigle.
Contact
sue@strathmoreglens.sol.co.uk
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Parent To Parent
This service provides support to parents with children who have special needs whether physical, learning, emotional or medical. Family workers are employed to provide assistance to families by offering one to one support, group support, help with benefits etc.
Contact 01382 455200
Parent-to-parent@ukonline.co.uk
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School Nurse
School nurses provide support to primary and secondary schools, including direct contact with young people. They do assessments but also have a health promotion role, working closely with other members of the community staff and school.
Contact 01250 872033
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SCYD (Strathmore Centre for Youth Dialogue)
This has recently opened on Leslie Street in Blairgowrie and will be offering a broad range of support to young people including health, social, educational and general information point.
First AGM report.
Contact 01250 872121
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Skatepark Group
Contact 01250 874234
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Social Work
Within the Children's Services, Social Work provide support to young people and their families who are disaffected from society and often have low self esteem. They work closely with other services and agencies.
Contact 01250 872255
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TCA (Tayside Council on Alcohol)
TCA is an independent voluntary organisation that provides services to people suffering because of alcohol misuse. Advice and counselling services are provided to clients in a range of settings and at various times. The service is based in Dundee, but sees clients in various GP practices and other venues in Strathmore. Clients may be those effected by alcohol themselves or people effected indirectly (e.g. partners). The Young Person's Service covers alcohol and drugs, through 12 paid workers and 12 volunteers working across Tayside.
Contact 01382 223965
enquiries@alcoholtayside.com
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Thrillseekers
This runs through the winter on Friday evenings. Originally designed as a diversionary activity to get young people off the streets, it is more inclusive now, and offers fun activities either at the youth club, the recreation centre or somewhere away e.g. The Compass Christian Centre for abseilling. A bus collects young people from Meigle, Alyth and Coupar Angus.
Contact 01250 874234
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Volunteer Befriending
This is a scheme where adult volunteers offer friendship on a one to one basis to young people. Unfortunately the service has a long waiting list and a shortage of volunteers. The young people who are supported generally have disadvantaged backgrounds; they meet with their befriender once per fortnight for a social outing.
01738 629107
email@volbefriend.fsnet.co.uk
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YES (Youth Enquiry Service)
This operates from the Community Learning Centre at Rowan Bank but is going to operate from SCYD. YES offers information on all sorts of topics and gives young people someone to talk to.
Contact 01250 874234
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