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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 12h

🍰☕ Thank you to everyone who attended our Afternoon CHAI Tea! We raised £210 for Macmillan Cancer Support. 💚 A huge thank you to everyone who baked, donated and supported the event. #MacmillanCoffeeMorning #CHAI #Fundraising #Community

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Next week is #ChallengePoverty Week 2026, and CHAI is proud to support the campaign. Keep an eye on our social media throughout the week as we share the campaign’s key messages. #ChallengePovertyWeek #ChallengePoverty #EndPoverty #CHAI

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📢 Come and meet CHAI! CHAI will be attending a community advice stall at Scott Arthur’s surgery on 3 October 2026, offering information and advice to local constituents on energy efficiency, fuel costs and support with energy bills. #CHAI #EnergyAdvice

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

💷 UK Savings Week | 21–27 September At CHAI, we can help you look at your finances and explore ways to make your money go further. #UKSavingsWeek #SavingsWeek #FinancialWellbeing #MoneyAdvice #MoneyMatters #CostOfLiving #CHAI #Edinburgh

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📢 New CHAI Drop-In Service in South West Edinburgh From Tuesday 1 September, CHAI will be running a weekly drop-in at Gate 55 for anyone in the South West Edinburgh community who needs advice or support. #CHAI #Edinburgh #SouthWestEdinburgh

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📰 Our latest Client News Digest is out now!, with updates on benefit overpayments, energy costs, employment support and help for families loom.ly/fyvOreI #CHAI #Edinburgh #CommunityAdvice #WelfareRights #MoneyAdvice #HousingAdvice #DebtAdvice #EdinburghCommunity #WhatsNewAtCHAI

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Interested in volunteering? Check out the Volunteer Edinburgh Recruitment Fair 2026. Taking place on Tuesday 1 September, 10am–5.30pm at St Paul’s & St George’s Church, York Place.

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

As part of our 2025–26 client feedback, people told us in their own words about the difference CHAI’s advice and support had made. You can read explore our 2025–26 Client Feedback Report here: loom.ly/XwNIfSY #CHAI #ClientFeedback #Edinburgh #AdviceServices #CommunitySupport

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📊 What do our clients think of CHAI’s services? You can see all the results and download our full 2025–26 Client Feedback Report here: loom.ly/8IJ9JIY #CHAI #ClientFeedback #Edinburgh #AdviceServices #CommunitySupport #MakingADifference

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A big thank you to our friends at Social Bite for inviting us along to their evening community meal last Thursday.

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🎉 We’re delighted to be the Edinburgh Community Bookshop Charity of the Month for August! 📚💙 You can also donate to CHAI here loom.ly/QUSZ8YM #CharityOfTheMonth #CHAIEdinburgh #EdinburghCommunityBookshop

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

💙 Did you know you can support CHAI every time you shop online at no extra cost? Sign up to EasyFundraising, shop through the app or website, and participating retailers will donate to CHAI when you make a purchase. loom.ly/BPr1w6w #EasyFundraising #OnlineShopping #CommunitySupport

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Behind every advice appointment, benefit application, housing case and debt solution is a team of people who genuinely care. #TeamCHAI #CHAI #PeopleBehindTheService #CommunitySupport #StaffWellbeing #ThirdSector

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🌈 This Disability Pride Month, CHAI celebrates the diversity, achievements and contributions of disabled people in our communities. 💜 Happy Disability Pride Month! #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride #DisabilityRights #InclusionMatters #Accessibility #CHAI #Edinburgh

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

👋 Meet Theo, one of CHAI's Case Support Workers. Alongside supporting advisers, Theo attends our weekly drop-in clinics at the Edinburgh Support Hub and Salvation Army Wellbeing Centre, helping people with benefits and grants. If you need support, call CHAI on 0131 442 2100. #Edinburgh

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We're proud to be featured in a new NHS Lothian Charity case study on the Hospital-Based Advice Service. 💙 loom.ly/Weq_hEE #CHAI #WelfareRights #NHSLothian #HealthInequalities #FinancialInclusion

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🚨 We need your help! 🚨We've got the chance to secure a £5,000 grant through #MovementForGood, but we need nominations to be in with a chance. It only takes a minute to nominate us: loom.ly/y3ujpFk Nominations close 5 July. 💙 #MovementForGood #CommunitySupport

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Highlighting our work at Craigroyston Health Centre (North West Recovery Service, Edinburgh) this week. We support people facing complex challenges, including substance use, mental health difficulties, or both - through referrals from the recovery team. #CHAI #CitizensRights #WelfareRights

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This Father's Day, we're recognising dads and father figures across our communities. If you need support with benefits, debt, housing or employment issues, CHAI is here to help. #FathersDay #CommunitySupport #Edinburgh #WelfareRights #CHAIEdinburgh

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This week is International Men’s Health Awareness Week 💙 At CHAI, we know that financial worries, housing problems, debt and life pressures can all have a serious impact on wellbeing. Reaching out for support is a strength, not a weakness. #MensHealthWeek #MensMentalHealth

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

💙 It's #CarersWeek! Unpaid carers provide invaluable support to families and communities across Scotland. Not sure what you can claim? CHAI can help with a free benefit check. #UnpaidCarers #CarerSupport #BenefitsAdvice #WelfareRights #Edinburgh #CHAIEdinburgh

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

💙 It's #VolunteersWeek! A huge thank you to all of CHAI's volunteers who support our work across Edinburgh. Thank you for everything you do. #VolunteersWeek2026 #ThankYouVolunteers #CommunitySupport #Edinburgh #CHAIEdinburgh

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride Month from everyone at CHAI 🌈 Contact us for welfare, debt or housing support if you need advice. #PrideMonth #Pride2026 #LGBTQIA #Equality #Inclusion #CommunitySupport #Edinburgh #CHAI #Pride

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Meet Agnieszka, one of our Advice Workers supporting ethnically diverse families across Edinburgh through CHAI’s Supporting Ethnically Diverse Families Project. Referrals and self-referrals welcome: 📞 0131 442 2100 #Edinburgh #WelfareRights #AdviceServices #EthnicallyDiverseFamilies

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Hi, I’m Emma, Fundraising & Development Manager at CHAI. I help secure funding and partnerships so we can continue supporting people across Edinburgh. Every donation helps us keep delivering vital services to local communities. Find out more here: loom.ly/Q5GFAyk #Edinburgh #Fundraising

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Awareness matters — but action matters too. 💜 This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, let’s check in on each other, ask for help when we need it, and remember that financial stress, housing worries and isolation can all affect wellbeing. #CHAI #MentalHealth #CommunitySupport

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

💚 April is Stress Awareness Month 💚 💬 We’re here to help — don’t hesitate to reach out. Let’s use this month as a reminder to check in with ourselves and with others. #StressAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthMatters #Wellbeing #CHAI #Edinburgh @stressmanagementsociety

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🚨 Our latest newsletters are out now! 🚨 👉 Read our April 2026 newsletter loom.ly/7StDmmw 👉 Read our Spring 2026 Mailchimp newsletter loom.ly/MxR_8qI #CHAI #CommunitySupport #AdviceServices #Housing #WelfareRights #DebtAdvice #Edinburgh #ThirdSector

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🐣 Happy Easter from CHAI! We’re closed Fri & Mon and will reopen Tues 7 April. Have a lovely break 💛 #HappyEaster #CHAI

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

From 6 April 2026, the two-child limit in Universal Credit is being removed. Support may now include all children in your household. Contact us or check your entitlement using a benefits calculator on GOV.UK. #TwoChildLimit #BenefitChanges #Edinburgh #MoneyAdvice

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Today we’re celebrating community and support. If you’re struggling with benefits, housing or debt, our team is here to help people across Edinburgh with free, confidential advice. 💚 No luck needed—just reach out. 👉 loom.ly/i8_UwXg #StPatricksDay #Edinburgh #CHAI #Welfare

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Debt Awareness Week (16–22 March) is a reminder that debt can affect anyone — and no one should face it alone. #DebtAwarenessWeek #MoneyAdvice #EndDebtStigma #Edinburgh

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CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative @chaiedinburgh.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

In this short feature, Alasdair shares insights into the team’s work and what he enjoys most about being part of CHAI. Discover how our Financial Wellbeing Team supports the community and why Alasdair is proud to be part of it!

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