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Can YOU help someone stay out of the rough?
Rowan Alba Charity Golf Tournament 2019 will be held on 13th September. There are a variety of ways you can make your presence felt at Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society. Book your place today.
Plus ça change…100 years since the Addison Act on housing
This month marks a centenary of council housing, after the watershed Addison Act came into force across the UK in 1919. The legislation was meant to create Liberal PM Lloyd George’s “homes fit for heroes”, to house the returning soldiers from World War One. His...
CARDS Volunteer summer recruitment is now open
We are adding to our team of 50 volunteers and the recruitment is now open.
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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