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Laura's Dresses Look Forward to the Yladies Lunch & Fashion Show
In less than a month's time, our annual Yladies Lunch & Fashion Show will be taking place in Glasgow. We're very pleased to have a range of fashion sponsors involved. Today Laura's Dresses, one of those exciting sponsors, have shared a guest post about how they're preparing for the event.
We're getting very excited at Laura’s Dresses, as it's now less than four weeks to go until the Yladies Lunch & Fashion Show at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on the 22nd of June.
We are honoured to be invited to take part in such a prestigious event, and to support Ypeople. There are lots of exciting things planned for the lunch but we don’t want to spoil any surprises, so you'll have to come along and see for yourself!
There is obviously a great deal of planning that goes into such an event, and here at Laura’s Dresses we're busy choosing which of our gorgeous gowns to showcase on the day, as well as putting together co-ordinating accessories to complete the outfits.
As a raffle prize, we are providing not one but two lucky winners with a voucher for £50 off dress hire from Laura’s Dresses. So that no-one feels left out, anyone who attends the Y Ladies Lunch will be entitled to 10% off any future dress hire from us.
So what are you waiting for? Buy your ticket today and come along and support Ypeople. You'll also get to have a beautiful lunch in the Radisson hotel, along with some fizz, some shopping and the chance to sit back, relax, and enjoy the fashion show.
We look forward to meeting you!
Laura’s Dresses
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Clothes Swishing Event Raises £202 for Ypeople
Elaine Machray (right) with Maria MacKay, Director of Operations at Ypeople
Over fifty ladies turned out to swap clothes and raise funds for Ypeople on Friday night in Stirling. The Clothes Swishing event was organised by Elaine Machray, a Ypeople supporter and owner of the Re-invention Room.
The night was a big hit with the ladies. They took part by bringing along new or nearly new clothes that were clogging up their wardrobes and swapping them with the other attendees.
Many of the ladies also donated raffle prizes and in total we raised £202.80. This was a great result, and we'd like to say a big thank you to all who donated prizes or bought tickets.
Elaine founded the Re-Invention Room 6 years ago and has been de-cluttering clients’ wardrobes and providing personal shopping and image consultancy services ever since. In addition to organising the swishing event, she will also be taking part in this year's Yladies Lunch & Fashion Show.
Elaine will be working her magic on staff and service users from our Hamilton Rent Deposit Scheme who will all receive a full makeover on the day. To get an idea of the kind of transformation we can expect, you can take a look at the makeovers Elaine has carried out at her past two swishing events on the Re-Invention Room Facebook page.
Tickets are still available for our Yladies Lunch & Fashion Show. To find out more please read the full details about the event, and call 0141 565 1526 or email d.fraser@ypeople.org.uk to book tickets.
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Calm Service Drama Previews Today
Naomi, Stuart and Natalie with Amy MacDonald from Creative Training Unlimited
Towards the end of last year, we blogged about some exciting funding news. Thanks to Cashback for Communities and Glasgow City Council, members of our Calm Youth Advisory Group and some young people who have been through the Calm Project were set to produce a drama workshop; “See Me! - I’m No’ Mental” The purpose of the production was to raise awareness about mental health amongst young people and to break down some of the stigma attached to accessing support for mental and emotional well being issues.
The three young people have been working with Amy MacDonald from Creative Training Unlimited to produce the drama workshop. Together, they have created a play that they will be performing at local schools in order to reach out to their community and really make a difference.
Natalie, Stuart and Naomi have all been helped by Ypeople’s Calm Project in the past. Because of this, they all understand the stigma that is often associated with mental health issues. They are keen to help people in their community to recognise the signs and seek help.
After four months of hard work, these three members of the Calm Project will be previewing their drama workshop today, at the Ypeople head office in Dava Street. There will be an audience of twenty people, and we’re all very excited to see the project coming together.
Some of the organisations attending this afternoon’s preview include Aberlour Youthpoint, Glasgow City Council, South Sector CHP, members from Calm’s Project Advisory Group, Youth Counsellors and the Directorate team of Ypeople. They’re all in for a great evening, and a real surprise!
At Ypeople, we’re extremely proud of Natalie, Stuart and Naomi. They have invested so much time in this project, and shown great commitment to the cause. They have also created a drama workshop that is entertaining as well as informative - and we think it’s going to be a huge success.
Well done to everyone who has been involved, and thank you again to Cashback for Communities and Glasgow City Centre for the funding.
Break a leg guys!
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A Real Treat - Hamilton Acupressure Therapy Event
Last week we ran an event with a bit of a difference at our Rent Deposit Service in Hamilton. With Mother’s Day coming up, we wanted to give a bit of a treat to some of the ladies who currently receive support from the service.
We invited them to the service for a coffee morning, as well as a bit of a pamper! Sharon Macpherson from Antonine Massage Therapy came along to the event to do acupressure massages.
These coffee mornings have been set up for the benefit of ladies who have been at risk of and/or affected by homelessness. They offer the opportunity to get out, meet new people and share experiences. Many of the ladies within this group have had to leave their homes for various reasons, and being able to meet other people with similar experiences can be very positive.
One of the ladies who attended the coffee morning and acupressure massage event last week was Faye. Here is her story.
Faye’s Story
Faye moved away from her home town to live with her partner in England. Things seemed good, but when Faye discovered she was pregnant the relationship broke down. She returned to Scotland, but her family didn’t have the room to take her in. Faye was now not only pregnant, but homeless too.
Faye needed a home for herself, her expected baby and for her two other children on access visits. Luckily, Ypeople were able to help. We found an unfurnished two bedroom flat for Faye, and supported her to get grant benefits that would cover the shortfall in her housing benefit until the baby was born.
It was a stressful and uncertain start for Faye and her new baby, but with the support of Ypeople’s outreach services, she was able to transform the property into a comfortable home.
Six months into the tenancy, Faye and her baby were happily settled into the flat. Faye was very optimistic about a future that had looked bleak before she was referred to the Rent Deposit Scheme.
Faye’s baby is now eighteen months old, and together they have moved into a three bedroom property. This was a much needed move, as Faye and the baby now have the two other boys living with them full time.
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Who Are The Real Homeless?
We're very pleased to announce that Ypeople has been awarded a grant of £9983 by the Big Lottery's Awards for All program to produce a film called 'Who Are The Real Homeless?'
The film will be produced by the residents of Ypeople's three Edinburgh supported accommodation services. All of these people have been affected by homelessness themselves, and they will be producing a short documentary film showing who the real homeless are, and how they became homeless. They will star in the film themselves, talking about their own experiences and they hope to show that homelessness is something that could happen to anyone, and to break down the stigma associated with it.
Professional film making company Screen Education Edinburgh will be working with Ypeople to train the group in all aspects of film making. We hope that these new skills will give those involved a new confidence that will assist them with the challenges they'll face moving forward with their lives, such as entering new tenancies of their own.
The young people will be working with Screen Education Edinburgh for a period of twelve weeks. This will begin with a taster session to allow the group to explore which filmmaking role would be best for them, including; camera operating, behind the scenes, scriptwriting, operating film making equipment or being a supporting member of the team. Once this has been decided, the group will be taught the skills to enable them to take full ownership of the film. Ypeople will be encouraging them to be aspirational about the quality and scale of their ambition for the project.
At the end of the twelve week period, the group will have produced a film which they have taken full responsibility for. There will be a screening event in Edinburgh to which key agencies, stakeholders, MPs and MSPs will be invited to. We plan to ensure that the message is delivered to a wide variety of people and agencies, and aim to promote the film as an educational tool to be used in the future.
We will be following the film's journey through social media, so watch this space for updates.
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