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Meet the artist: Sam Rutherford
Sam has been finding new ways to connect to the CARDS community through lockdown
The Importance of Ongoing Care and Support (for guitars and people)
I always dreamed of building a guitar. Unfortunately, I was an alcoholic.
Zoom meetings and volunteering opportunities
We’ve been in lockdown for around 4 weeks, but what a 4 weeks it’s been!
In other news
New weekly drop in support group for people experiencing homelessness
If you are currently experiencing homelessness, join the new Wednesday Weekly Drop In’s between 14:00-16:00 to get support from other people in the same position.
Rowan Alba’s website gets an upgrade
Rowan Alba’s website recently got redeveloped, thanks to Edinburgh-based creative agency Whitespace. Whitespace donated 4 days of pro-bono work to help with the user experience and development of rowanalba.org.
Learning through Lived Experience
The minister for Public Health Scotland, Joe Fitzpatrick, paid us a visit at Thorntree Street. Our tenants got to tell him exactly how it is through their tales of life on the street and how we have supported them. Find out about the visit.
Rowan Alba’s Learning Centre is open
After a hugely successful ‘pilot’ year, Rowan Alba Learning Centre is officially open for business.
Another fine tasting night at Appellation Wines
A huge thanks to Ash and all at Appellation Wines for donating the proceeds of their wine tasting night to Rowan Alba.
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