Where We Work

For surgery patients only

• Brunton Place Surgery
• Sighthill Health Centre
• Wester Hailes Medical Centre
• Whinpark Medical Centre

Book through locality Community mental health teams

 South West locality

• Cambridge st House

South-East Locality

• Ballenden House

 North-East Locality

• Inchkeith House

 North-West Locality

• Craigroyston Health Centre

Book through locality recovery hub workers

South-East Locality

• The Spittal Street Clinic
• South East Council Locality Office
• South East Recovery Hub (Gilmerton)
  

South-West Locality

• Wester Hailes Healthy Living Centre WHHLC
• CHAI Office

 North-East Locality

• Turning Point

 North-West Locality

• Craigroyston Health Centre

Referrals are made by health professionals.

• Astley Ainslie Hospital
• Ballenden House, The Works

To book, call CHAI on 0131 442 2100

• Spittal Street Centre
• Salvation Army Wellbeing Centre
• Salvation Army Pleasance Hostel
• Grindlay Court Social Work Centre
  
• Edinburgh Support Hub (Streetwork at Simon Community Scotland)
  

• North-East Locality at The Whitehouse, 70 Niddrie Mains Road. To book, phone 0131 652 6320.
• South-West Locality, by phone. Phone CHAI for availability.
• South-East Locality, by phone. Phone CHAI for availability

Welfare, housing, and money advice for families whose children are in hospital or attending as outpatients at Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP).

Ask to be referred by hospital staff or social work or contact CHAI directly.

We offer advice to families with school age children in Edinburgh. 

• Canal View Primary School, Tuesday 9-12
• Castlebrae Community High School, Thursday 9-12
• Castleview Primary School, Tuesday 9-12
• Clovenstone Primary School, Thursday 9-12
• Craigintinny Primary School, Tuesdays 9 – 12.30
• Craigour Park Primary School, Monday 9-12
• Craigroyston Primary School, Thursday 9 – 12
• Forthview Primary School, Wednesday 9 – 12
• Gracemount Primary School, Monday 9 – 1pm
• Leith Academy, Wednesday 11-2pm       
• Leith Primary School, Thursday 9 – 1pm
• Niddrie Mill Primary School, Wednesday 9-12
• Pirniehall Primary School, Monday 9-12
• Sighthill Primary School, Wednesday 9-12
• Wester Hailes High School, Monday 9.45-12.45pm

For more info or to make a referral, please contact: chai@chaiedinburgh.org.uk. Alternatively, you can call us on 0131 442 2100 or request an appointment through your child’s school.

Maximise! also has an Early Years Project for families with children at the following 10 Early Years centres: 
Craigmillar, Fort, Granton, Greendykes, and Moffat (in North Edinburgh) and Calderglen, Hailesland, Gilmerton, Sighthill and Stenhouse (in South Edinburgh). 

If you would like more info about this service, please speak to centre staff or use the contact details above.

If you have a young family and live in the South-East or North-West of Edinburgh, our Financial Capability Worker may be able to assist with income maximisation, housing and debt advice.  Ask your Health Visitor for a referral to the Growing Families project.  

Book appointments through CHAI on 0131 442 2100.

• CHAI Office: Housing and money advice for tenants and homeowners, including representation in the Sheriff Court and First-Tier Tribunal for Scotland.
• Sheriff Court – Court Door advice: Friday 9.30 – 10, Court 14
• Sheriff Court EHAP Appointment: This outreach is not available at present.

Money advice for tenants of the following housing associations: Book through your housing officer

• Lister Housing Co-operative
• Manor Estates Housing Association
• Muirhouse Housing Association
• Prospect Community Housing
• Viewpoint Housing Association
• West Granton Housing Co-operative

COSS Community One Stop Shop Broomhouse, Wednesdays 5-8pm, appointments and drop-ins.