Useful Links and Contacts

General

www.penumbra.org.uk Penumbra – support organisation.
www.youthlink.co.uk National Youth Agency.
www.youngscot.org Young Scot – information on a range of issues.
www.scottishyouthparliament.org.uk Scottish Youth Parliament.

Housing Related

www.housemate.org.uk Youth housing and homeless information.
www.streetsahead.org.uk A comprehensive guide to homelessness and leaving home.

Education

www.hw.ac.uk Heriot Watt University. Offers information on furthering education.
www.borderscollege.ac.uk Borders College.
www.shefc.ac.uk Scottish Funding Council for Further and Higher Education.
www.scottish-enterprise.com/about/lecs/borders Scottish Enterprise Borders.

Careers

www.careers-scotland.org.uk Contains information about prospective career options.

If you know of any other sites which provide useful information aimed at young people let us know.

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For help filling out forms, communicating with officials, interpreting information or details about tuition and advice relating to literacy issues contact Claire Stewart at Learning for ALL on (01896) 755110 ( further details can be found in Appendix C of the Guide to Housing options)

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