1. Aberdeen Cyrenians Schools Pack - Junior 9/15/2017

2. What is a home? 9/15/2017 Ask children to think about what a home is.
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3. Is this a home? 9/15/2017 Encourage pupils to discuss:
What makes a home?
What assumptions do people make based on where someone stays?
How it might feel to stay in different types of accommodation?
Consider the difference between a home and somewhere to stay.
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10. What does home mean to you?
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What does home mean to you?
Ask the children to think of the words they associate with home.
Consider creating your own word or picture cloud as a class or in groups.
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11. What things did Sam take when he had to leave his old home?
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What things did Sam take when he had to leave his old home?
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12. What did Sam miss when he didn’t have a home?
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What did Sam miss when he didn’t have a home?
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13. What would you miss without your home?
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What would you miss without your home?
Toilet
Kitchen
Bed
Cooker
Washing machine
Safety
Warmth
Family
Friends
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14. Where did Sam sleep when he didn’t have a home?
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Where did Sam sleep when he didn’t have a home?
In the story, Sam first slept rough before finding temporary accommodation. He also thought about asking for help from his parents and friends – perhaps staying with them temporarily.
Discuss what other options Sam might have had and what would be good or bad about those options.
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15. Where do people who are homeless sleep?
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Where do people who are homeless sleep?
on the streets
in their car
on a friend’s sofa
camping
in temporary accommodation
Some examples of where people who are homeless may sleep are included. Consider the pros and cons of these and other options.
On the street:
No cost
Close to amenities
Lack of safety and security
Can’t keep many belongings
Cold & risk of exposure
Uncomfortable & noisy
Bad for physical & mental wellbeing
No address means getting benefits or a job is difficult
Risk of assault and abuse
On a friend’s sofa (sofa-surfing):
Cheap
Safe/Warm
Companionship
Inconvenience
Lack of privacy
Impact on friendship
Benefits/ council tax (may reduce friend’s entitlement to benefits being claimed)
In their car
Cheap in short term but ongoing cost of road tax and insurance
Provides some safety & shelter
Can keep more of your belongings
Cold
Uncomfortable
Not sustainable
No address for benefits and job applications
Woods or Camping
Greater feeling of safety than on streets
Quiet
Shelter from trees
Isolated
Lack of amenities and access to support
No address for benefits or job applications
In temporary accommodation such as shelters and hostels
Cheap or free
Safe/warm
Some facilities
Support staff
Limited availability
Barriers to access
Temporary
Rules and conditions
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16. If you were homeless… Where would you sleep?
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If you were homeless…
Where would you sleep?
How would you get and cook your meals?
How would you keep yourself and your possessions safe?
Where would you go to shower or do laundry?
This is to encourage pupils to consider the practical aspects of homelessness.
Aberdeen Cyrenians provides support and advice on access and accommodation. Through our Street Alternatives project we provide meals, showers and laundry facilities for those sleeping rough or without access to basic facilities.
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17. If you were homeless… Who would you tell?
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If you were homeless…
Who would you tell?
Where would you go to find support?
How would you keep in touch with friends and family?
How would you spend your time?
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Who we are…
Aberdeen Cyrenians began in 1968 as a soup kitchen run in the city’s Castlegate
Organised by students from Aberdeen University who provided basic food to a growing number of people
High demand for further support meant a night shelter was opened
We estimate that 50,000 have been helped by Aberdeen Cyrenians
Over 60 employees and more than 80 volunteers
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20. Current Services and Projects
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Current Services and Projects
Advice, Information & Support Resettlement & Drop-In Service
Street Alternatives
Street Begging
Violence Against Women service
Domestic Abuse Support & Accommodation Project
Margaret House
Wernham House
Advice & Information service: provides drop-in and ongoing advice, information and support to those experiencing homelessness or those who are at risk of it.
Street Alternatives: Allows access to food, showers, laundry service and support for those sleeping rough in our community.
Street Begging: This project has been set up to try to understand why people are street begging in the City Centre and to alleviate this need.
Violence Against Women: Supports women who have experienced any form of gender-based abuse including physical, emotional or financial.
Domestic Abuse Support & Accommodation Project: Supports women, men and families experiencing domestic abuse to gain safe accommodation.
Residential (Margaret House & Wernham House) Respite, short and long term accommodation for those who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or considered to be a vulnerable person.
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22. Be part of #teamcyrenians
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Be part of #teamcyrenians
Donate: arrange a collection of practical items like
Food: tinned, packet and dried food such as beans, tinned fruit & veg, soup and pasta
Clothes: warm practical items such as jeans, t-shirts, gloves, hats and scarves that are in good wearable condition
Toiletries: such as shampoo, shower gel, shaving foam, soap and deodorant
Rough sleeping packs: rucksacks and practical items like sleeping bags, roll mats, waterproofs and wind up torches
Fundraise: arrange or take part in an event to raise money such as
Sponsored run or walk
Bake sale
Dress down day
Sponsored challenge
Talent show
Food and toiletry items should be new and unopened.
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