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WELCOMEut the
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                                                                                  7 York St, Ayr KA8 8AN
     WELCOME


     I  have  pleasure  in  presenting  the  Annual
     Summary Report for 2019-20.                                  BACKGROUND
     Our  full  Annual  Report  can  be  accessed  at:
     www.ayrhousingaidcentre.com/Reports                          Ayr  Housing  Aid  Centre  is  a  local  charity,
                                                                  operating  in  South  Ayrshire.  We  were
     This  has  been  a  year  of  two  halves.  The  year        established  in  1986  following  a  Shelter
     started  with  a  successful  staff/Management               Conference on homelessness.
     Committee  joint  meeting  at  the  River  Garden
     Project  in  August  2019;  and  the  Committee              Our primary aims and objectives are to provide
     taking  steps  to  become  a  Scottish  Charitable           free  accredited,  independent  information,
     Incorporated Organisation (SCIO).                            advice,     advocacy,     representation      and
                                                                  engagement  services  to  those  who  are
     The  HAC  formally  became  a  SCIO  on  13th                homeless,  threatened  with  homelessness
     September  2019  –  with  Charity  no.  SC049609.            and/or are in housing need.
     However, COVID forced delays and required us to
     run  in  our  previous  status  (approved  by  OSCR).        The  Centre  is  staffed  full  time  and  run  by  a
     Staff  largely  continued  to  work  from  home  and         Management  Board  consisting  of  committed

     established  ways  to  maintain  services  and               volunteer  laypersons  interested  in  helping
     contacts.                                                    those in housing need.


     In the last quarter of this reporting year we had            As  a  registered  Charity  we  are  regulated  and
     to take steps to deal with COVID19 lockdown and              inspected  by  the  Care  Inspectorate,  and
     how  this  impacted  both  our  service  users  and          accredited  under  the  Scottish  National
     staff.                                                       Standards     for   Information     and    Advice
                                                                  Providers  at  Type  III.  We  comply  with  the
     We  will  continue  with  our  strategies  to  sustain       Quality  Standards  and  Key  Performance
     contacts  with  service  users  until  COVID                 Indicators  within  our  South  Ayrshire  Council
     restrictions are reduced and recovery will set new           Contract.
     tasks for the Centre in the years ahead.







     ALEX ANDERSON
     Ayr Housing Aid Centre Chairperson
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