Partner Conversations with Turn2us Edinburgh Trust

Partner Conversations - Afam

Our Turn2us Edinburgh Trust Senior Partnership Development Officer, Ems Harrington, sits down to talk with Afam, one of the Co-Production partners. Co-Production is when we work alongside people with lived expertise to design and deliver services that affect them. We have a team of co-production partners here in Edinburgh and we are delighted to have them help shape our work.
Ems and Afam discuss financial insecurity, the power of collaboration and the importance of our shared human experience.
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. To learn more about our us and our Co-production work please go to www.turn2us.org.uk 

Partner Conversations - Margretta

Our Turn2us Edinburgh Trust Senior Partnership Development Officer, Ems Harrington, sits down to talk with Margretta, one of the Co-Production partners. Co-Production is when we work alongside people with lived expertise to design and deliver services that affect them. We have a team of co-production partners here in Edinburgh and we are delighted to have them help shape our work.
Ems and Margretta discuss about what it means to bring lived experience to Co-production work, challenges faced by people accessing support and their hopes and dreams for the future.
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. To learn more about our us and our Co-production work please go to www.turn2us.org.uk 

Partner Conversations - Justine

Our Turn2us Edinburgh Trust Senior Partnership Development Officer, Ems Harrington, sits down to talk with Justine, one of the Co-Production partners. Co-Production is when we work alongside people with lived expertise to design and deliver services that affect them. We have a team of co-production partners here in Edinburgh and we are delighted to have them help shape our work.
Ems and Justine talk about what it means to be involved in shaping different work across the city, what areas of financial insecurity they feel passionate about and the power of connection and community.
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. To learn more about our us and our Co-production work please go to www.turn2us.org.uk 

Partner Conversations - Access to Industry

Our Turn2us Edinburgh Trust Senior Partnership Development Officer, Ems Harrington, sits down to talk with Mark Phillips about the work of Access to Industry in Edinburgh. They talk about the numerous programmes of support and how the rising cost of living and housing crisis is affecting the people they support.
Access to Industry works with individuals to support them into education and employment. Our work delivers real transformative change, assisting individuals to overcome personal difficulties that impede their progress.
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. To learn more about our work please go to www.turn2us.org.uk 

Partner Conversations - Link Living Edinburgh Young Persons Service

Our Turn2us Edinburgh Trust Senior Partnership Development Officer, Ems Harrington, sits down to talk with Agata Ciesla about the work of LinkLiving Edinburgh Young Person’s Service and the support they provide. They talk about the work of the service in Edinburgh and the impact that the rising cost of living is having on the young people being supported by the service.
The aim of LinkLiving’s Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service is to help young people get and keep a tenancy, gain independent living skills, strengthen social and family relationships, improve wellbeing, and assist them into education or employment.
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. To learn more about our work please go to www.turn2us.org.uk 

Partner Conversations - LGBT Health and Wellbeing

Our Turn2us Edinburgh Trust Senior Partnership Development Officer, Ems Harrington, sits down to talk with Michelle Davitt, about their work with the LGBTQ+ community in Edinburgh. They talk about the work of the organisation in Edinburgh and the impact that the rising cost of living is having on the people they support. Please note that in this episode there is mention of mental health issues and suicidal ideations. Please take care when listening. LGBT Health and Wellbeing is Scotland’s health and wellbeing charity for LGBTQ+ adults and they work to improve the physical, social, and mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ adults (16+) in Scotland. 
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. To learn more about our work please go to www.turn2us.org.uk 

Partner Conversation with Harbour Homes

Our Edinburgh Trust Senior Partnership Development Officer, Ems Harrington, sits down to talk with h Leo Parades from Harbour Homes, about their work, and the impact that the pandemic and rising cost of living are having on the people they support. Harbour Homes is a Housing Association providing housing and help to people in need throughout Leith and North Edinburgh. 
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. To learn more about our work please go to www.turn2us.org.uk 
 

Partner Conversation with Feniks

Our Turn2us Edinburgh Trust Senior Partnership Development Officer, Ems Harrington, sits down to talk with Dorotha Peszkowska from Feniks, about their work, and the impact that the pandemic and rising cost of living are having on the people they support. Feniks is a charity supporting integration and aiming to improve the wellbeing of the Central Eastern European Community in Edinburgh. 
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. To learn more about our work please go to www.turn2us.org.uk 

Partner Conversation with Fresh Start

Our Turn2us Edinburgh Trust Senior Partnership Development Officer, Ems Harrington, sits down to talk with Duncan Campbell from Fresh Start about their work, and the impact that the pandemic and rising cost of living are having on the people they support. Fresh Start is a charity helping people who have been homeless get established in their new home. 
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. To learn more about our work please go to www.turn2us.org.uk 

Partner Conversations with Community One Stop Shop

Our Turn2us Edinburgh Trust Senior Partnership Development Officer, Ems Harrington, sits down to talk with Shona McLean from Community One Stop Shop about their work, and the impact that the pandemic and rising cost of living are having on the people they support. Community One Stop Shop is a charity whose aim it is, to alleviate the effects of poverty and to support people through times of crisis. 
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. To learn more about our work please go to www.turn2us.org.uk