NEDAC needs your support

NEDAC has been embedded in the local community for the past 30 years, we grew out of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Edinburgh and was initially started by local residents in response to this.

Over the past 30 years we have gained the trust and credibility of the local community and have developed services to meet the ever-changing needs of this diverse population. We have a strong community identity and links with all partner agencies involved in all aspects of substance use and mental health and we have gone a long way to reducing substance related harm for both individuals and family members as well as the community as a whole.

The current contract is about to be awarded to Lifeline which is an English National organisation based in Manchester, this decision will be made at the Finance and Resources committee on 14 December.

The loss of a locally developed service which has evolved and developed to meet the ever-changing needs of the local community will be a devastation for both the locality and the partnership approach to working with this client group. We believe that there will be a huge reduction in the level of service provided and the lack of a quick response to changing client needs will have a negative impact on the communities most vulnerable people

We are hoping to gain your support on this issue and saving a much needed community resource

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