{"id":1306,"date":"2018-03-31T13:54:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crash.org.uk\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=1306"},"modified":"2021-04-18T23:51:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T22:51:16","slug":"prue-leith-opens-edinburgh-cyrenians-cook-school-after-crash-transformation","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.crash.org.uk\/our-work\/crash-helps-edinburgh-cyrenians\/","title":{"rendered":"Prue Leith opens Edinburgh Cyrenians\u2019 Cook School after CRASH transformation."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"simple-text-box simple-text-box--one\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"one\">\n            <p class=\"intro\">Everybody deserves the opportunity to lead valued, fulfilling lives, so at Edinburgh Cyrenians, they tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">The support they offer is person-centred and relationship-based.\u00a0From help gaining employment and reconnecting with their community, to managing conflict and sustaining a tenancy, the range of services are there to provide flexible support.<\/p>\n<p>The Cook School, which is part of the charity Edinburgh Cyrenians&#8217; Good Food Programme, runs cooking classes for people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"quote-list\">\n\n        \n    \n        <div class=\"quote-list__quote \">\n            <p class=\"quote\">&#8220;The programme was developed in response to the fact that many homeless people are living in self-catered temporary accommodation with little skills and ability to cook and do not have the opportunity to eat and socialise together. The programme provides basic cooking skills, help with budgeting and shopping as well as advice on healthy eating.&#8221;<\/p>\n            <p class=\"author\">Emma Veitch<\/p>\n            <p class=\"job-title\">Development Manager at Cyrenians <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n<script>\n    const swiper = new Swiper('.quote-list__slider', {\n        slidesPerView: 1,\n        spaceBetween: 50\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n\n<section class=\"simple-text-box simple-text-box--one\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"one\">\n            <p>The programme also runs the\u00a0FareShare Food Redistribution Project\u00a0for Central and South East Scotland, delivering six tonnes of donated food a week to over 100 organisations supporting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.<\/p>\n<h3>The Need<\/h3>\n<p>Edinburgh Cyrenians\u00a0applied to CRASH to help refurbish two warehouses, where they were running the\u00a0Good Food Programme, to create a new eight-person training kitchen and additional space for the project.<\/p>\n<h3>The CRASH solution<\/h3>\n<p>Edinburgh Cyrenians\u2019 Cook School, which supports people who are homeless, was transformed thanks to the generosity and dedication of CRASH Patrons A-Plant, Arcadis, British Gypsum, Buildbase, Dulux Trade and Mott Macdonald.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">The purpose-built community kitchen offers a number of courses to help break down the barriers around creating good quality, nutritious meals. At the community cook school, based on Jane Street in Leith, they are acutely aware of the power of food; from the nutritious elements of a balanced diet to the joy and love shared over a hand-crafted meal.\u00a0The food education courses help take the mystery out of meal prepping, planning and budgeting, helping create lifelong skills and friends.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"before-after\">\n    <h4>Before &#038; After:<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"comparison\">\n        <figure style='background-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.crash.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Edinburgh-Cyrenians-Inside-After1-858x573.png\");'>\n        <div class=\"handle\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"divisor\" style='background-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.crash.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Edinburgh-Cyrenians-Inside-Before-858x573.png\")'><\/div>\n        <\/figure>\n        <input type=\"range\" min=\"0\" max=\"100\" value=\"50\" class=\"slider\">\n    <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"simple-text-box simple-text-box--one\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"one\">\n            <h3>How CRASH Corporate Patrons helped<\/h3>\n<p>CRASH Corporate Patron companies, A-Plant,\u00a0Arcadis,\u00a0British Gypsum,\u00a0Buildbase,\u00a0Dulux Trade\u00a0and\u00a0Mott Macdonald, alongside CRASH supporters\u00a0Altro,\u00a0Heckmondwike,\u00a0Howdens Joinery Co,\u00a0Komfort Partitioning Solutions\u00a0and\u00a0Lucion Environmental came together and generously provided:<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"arrow-bullet-list\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li>Professional expertise and construction products saving the charity an incredible \u00a364,176 and delivering a superb state of the art kitchen. <\/li>\n                    <li>CRASH added a grant of \u00a337,989 bringing the total value of support to \u00a3102,165.<\/li>\n            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There is no doubt in our minds that we would have been extremely challenged to deliver this project without the support, structure, relationships and discounted or donated services that were offered through CRASH.&#8221;<\/p>\n            <p class=\"author\">Ian Grimwade<\/p>\n            <p class=\"job-title\">Head of Business Development and Marketing at Cyrenians<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n        <div class=\"quote-list__quote swiper-slide\">\n            <p class=\"quote\">\u201dI am delighted to open this superbly equipped Cook School and teaching kitchen and to see the enthusiasm of the staff, volunteers and clients.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n            <p class=\"author\">Prue Leith<\/p>\n            <p class=\"job-title\">Restaurateur, chef, TV presenter and cookery writer<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"quote-list__static\">\n            \n            <div class=\"quote-list__quote\">\n                <p class=\"quote\">&#8220;CRASH coming on board really was an incredible boon for us with the development of the Cyrenians Cook School. There is no doubt in our minds that we would have been extremely challenged to deliver this project without the support, structure, relationships and discounted or donated services that were offered through CRASH.&#8221;<\/p>\n                <p class=\"author\">Ian Grimwade<\/p>\n                <p class=\"job-title\">Head of Business Development and Marketing at Cyrenians<\/p> \n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <div class=\"quote-list__quote\">\n                <p class=\"quote\">\u201dI am delighted to open this superbly equipped Cook School and teaching kitchen and to see the enthusiasm of the staff, volunteers and clients.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n                <p class=\"author\">Prue Leith<\/p>\n                <p class=\"job-title\">Restaurateur, chef, TV presenter and cookery writer<\/p> \n            <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<script>\n    const swiper = new Swiper('.quote-list__slider', {\n        slidesPerView: 1,\n        spaceBetween: 50\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n<section class=\"promo-banner\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Want to demonstrate your company&#8217;s commitment to social impact?<\/p>\n        <p class=\"content\">If your company would like to get involved in a future CRASH construction project to help homelessness and hospice charities, please contact us.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"promo-banner__actions\">\n            <a href=\"tel:020 8742 0717\" class=\"link link--text link--text--phone\">020 8742 0717<\/a><a href=\"mailto:info@crash.org.uk\" class=\"link link--text link--text--email\">info@crash.org.uk<\/a>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":1307,"template":"","beneficiary":[4],"location":[16],"class_list":["post-1306","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","beneficiary-homelessness","location-edinburgh"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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