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Service / Project	Energy Advice
Sector	Voluntary / Community
Address Line 1	1 Cotton Street

City	Aberdeen
Postcode	AB11 5EE
Phone Number	01224 213005
Fax	01224 213650
Send Email >>	jcarnegie@scarf.org.uk
Visit Website >>	http://www.scarf.org.uk
Brief Outline of Service	SCARF provides free, impartial advice and information on; energy efficiency, fuel debt, paying for fuel, running costs, heating systems and grants.

Area of Operation
City Wide	Yes	North	Yes
South	Yes	Central	Yes


Who is the Service for?
Male	Yes	Female	Yes
Children	Yes	Families	Yes
Age range	All ages

Personal Circumstances catered for
Pregnancy	Yes	People with children	Yes
People on benefits	Yes	People with pets	Yes
People who smoke	Yes	Former Prisoners	Yes
Offenders	Yes	Ex Armed Forces	Yes
Physical health & wellbeing	Yes	Diagnosed mental illness	Yes
Mental health problems	Yes	Discharged from hospital	Yes
Domestic abuse	Yes	Alcohol misuse	Yes
Drug misuse	Yes	People in drug treatment	Yes
Rent arrears	Yes	Mortgage problems / repossession	Yes
Evicted / asked to leave by landlord	Yes

Additional information (if necessary)	Telephone and Drop in service is open to everyone. Home visits arranged at the discretion of the advisor, who may request an intermediary to be present.

Access to the Service
What is the charge to the client?	No charge
Is the client expected to pay personally?	No

Who can refer clients?
Professional referral	Yes	Self referral	Yes

How?
In person (drop-in)?	Yes	By telephone	Yes
By appointment	Yes
Other (please specify)	In writing to Duty Advisor at address above.


Opening Times
Which days are you open?	Weekdays Only	Do you open 24 hours?	No
Opening Hours	Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm
Emergency / out of hours service?	No

Do you operate year round or seasonally?	Year-Round

Are there any specific closures?	Between Christmas and New Year. Public Holidays.

Additional needs catered for
Literacy	Yes	Hearing Impairment	No
Visual Impairment	No	Physical Disability	Yes
Wheelchair Users	Yes	Learning Disability	No
Dementia	No	Other	No
Please give Details	Level Access to premises. Home visits can be arranged.

Additional Information
Details of all selected categories	Helpline. Other Practical Help. Education, Employment. Energy efficiency helpline with advice and information on fuel debt, fuel supply and connections, use of heating and hot water, grants and offers to install insulation and problems with dampness/condensation. Group training and presentations on energy in the home. Employment through government training and employment programmes.

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This project is funded by The Aberdeen Homelessness Strategy © Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations 2008

This project is funded by The Aberdeen Homelessness Strategy
© Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations 2008