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Mr P For Persistence

06/03/2008

Mr "P", 43, slept rough in Edinburgh for many years. He was usually to be found staying in the same doorway, enabling HOP staff to engage with him over a period of time.

While living on the streets, Mr P made use of very few homeless services other than food handouts, and had even ...

Partnership - a key to success

24/01/2008

HOP’s Street Outreach Workers first met a 26 yr old Edinburgh man during an early morning shift.

We found him sleeping in a doorway, bought him a coffee and a bacon roll, and gave him some clean needles (for his injecting drug use). Like many homeless people, he had previously been ...

Rough Sleepers Headcount

24/01/2008

On the evening of the 21st June 2007, we conducted our 10th annual Rough Sleepers’ Headcount. The count is an overnight “snapshot” of the number of individuals sleeping rough in Edinburgh City Centre.

The Headcount has been a yearly event, conducted by HOP since 1997. It involves 22 ...

Edinburgh Evening News Dec 2007

24/01/2008

Dear Editor

I would like to submit a response to the article in Thursdays Evening News regarding the setting up of an Edinburgh initiative called BEST, who propose to promote the buying of vouchers to give to street beggars rather than cash donation with a view to ending street ...

Harm Reduction Services

23/01/2008

All of HOP’s Harm Reduction services are coordinated by our Needle Exchange Outreach Worker. We believe that Harm Reduction is a fundamental part of our work. We aim to help clients to identify the very harmful effects of their drug and alcohol use and to realise the benefits of reducing ...

Employment Vacancies

25/09/2007

Sorry none at present

Mr P for Persistence

31/08/2006

Mr "P", 43, slept rough in Edinburgh for many years. He was usually to be found staying in the same doorway, enabling HOP staff to engage with him over a period of time.

While living on the streets, Mr P made use of very few homeless services other than food handouts, and had even ...