About the charity Starter Packs Dundee

1. STARTER PACKS
DUNDEE
Supported by the Churches

2. Where we are…
40 PERTH ROAD
DUNDEE
DD1 4LN
Tel: 01382 223977
www.starterpackdundee.org.uk
starterpacks_dundee@btconnect.com

3. What we are…
STARTER PACKS DUNDEE:
• is a recognised voluntary charity responding positively
to help the homeless and needy in the Dundee area.

4. What we do…
• Provide previously homeless people who have recently
been rehoused with basic household goods
• Help them sustain their tenancy
• Raise awareness of community issues

5. Our Purpose…
• To encourage the Churches to
respond directly to problems of
poverty in the Dundee area
• To foster a partnership
approach bringing the Churches
and other Agencies together

6. Our Aims…
• To assist the individuals and families who have been referred to
us as they prepare to take on a tenancy
• To help them to sustain their tenancy
• To provide the community with the opportunity to respond to
homelessness in Dundee
• To foster a partnership bringing agencies together to work
alongside the user group and wider community
• To raise awareness of the problems needy and homeless people
face in the community

7. So what is the criteria?
The only criteria for the
receipt of a Starter Pack is
need.

8. Where do referrals come from?
• Dundee City Council
• Salvation Army
• Transform
• Action for Children
• Social Work
• Housing Providers
• Health Workers
• Women’s Aid

9. What are the reasons?
• 16 year olds coming out of care
• Victims of violence and broken homes
• Refugees and asylum seekers
• People coming out of institutions, the forces or prison
• Victims of circumstance

10. How we make a pack…
• We rely on donations

11. Items you can donate…
Used items of:
· Crockery & Cutlery
· Pots & Pans
· Casserole dishes
· Cooking utensils
· Storage containers
· Mugs & Tumblers (not wine glasses)
· Duvets, Pillows & Bedding
· Towels
· Curtains
· Irons
· Vacuum cleaners
· Toasters & Kettles
New items of:
· Toilet rolls
· Soap & Shampoo
· Tooth brushes & Toothpaste
· Cleaning materials
· Cloths

12. Then the packs are ready to go…

13. How the charity works…
• Management committee
• Contacts in churches
• Volunteer helpers
• Sorters and packers
• One part-time paid administrator
• One part-time paid marketing coordinator

14. Our Supporters…
Dundee City Council
The Churches of Dundee
NHS Tayside
Lloyds TSB Foundation
ScottishPower Energy people Trust
Dundee Bowler’s Ex-presidents Group
The Alexander Moncur Trust
A. Sinclair Henderson Trust
The RJ Larg Family Trust
The Tay Charitable Trust
The Inner Wheel
Scotmid Co-operative

15. Funds… How we use them…
• To buy goods
• To keep the charity running
• To pay salaries
• To provide training

16. University of Abertay…

17. The Churches
Volunteer Collectors
30 tonnes
STARTER PACKS DUNDEE
Volunteer Sorters and Packers
Test portable
appliances
and recycle
kettles,
toasters, lamps
etc
Wash and
recycle
towels and
bed linen
Clean, repair and
recycle basic
household goods
and curtains
China
oddments,
bric-a-brac
Uncleaned and
worn duvets,
pillows, blankets
and cushions
Sorters and Packers
make goods up into ‘starter packs’
for homeless and needy individuals &
families taking on a tenancy
25 tonnes
Send to sale-room.
china dealer,
charity shops, etc
1.6 tonnes
Use for packing of
deliveries.
Blankets and covers
to kennels
1.4 tonnes
Broken and unusable items to landfill 2 tonnes