🎉 We’re delighted to be the Edinburgh Community Bookshop Charity of the Month for August! 📚💙 You can also donate to CHAI here https://loom.ly/QUSZ8YM #CharityOfTheMonth #CHAIEdinburgh #EdinburghCommunityBookshop
CHAI Community Help and Advice Initiative
@chaiedinburgh.bsky.social
We support and empower people and communities across Edinburgh through free, confidential, high-quality, impartial advice, information and representation on welfare benefits, money, housing and employability. https://chaiedinburgh.org.uk/
💙 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. https://loom.ly/BPr1w6w #EasyFundraising #OnlineShopping #CommunitySupport
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
🌈 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
👋 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
We're proud to be featured in a new NHS Lothian Charity case study on the Hospital-Based Advice Service. 💙 https://loom.ly/Weq_hEE #CHAI #WelfareRights #NHSLothian #HealthInequalities #FinancialInclusion
🚨 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: https://loom.ly/y3ujpFk Nominations close 5 July. 💙 #MovementForGood #CommunitySupport
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
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
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
💙 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
💙 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
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
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
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: https://loom.ly/Q5GFAyk #Edinburgh #Fundraising
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
💚 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
🚨 Our latest newsletters are out now! 🚨 👉 Read our April 2026 newsletter https://loom.ly/7StDmmw 👉 Read our Spring 2026 Mailchimp newsletter https://loom.ly/MxR_8qI #CHAI #CommunitySupport #AdviceServices #Housing #WelfareRights #DebtAdvice #Edinburgh #ThirdSector
🐣 Happy Easter from CHAI! We’re closed Fri & Mon and will reopen Tues 7 April. Have a lovely break 💛 #HappyEaster #CHAI
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
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. 👉 https://loom.ly/i8_UwXg #StPatricksDay #Edinburgh #CHAI #Welfare
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
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!
Proud to attend an event celebrating frontline workers tackling drug-related harm and deaths. At CHAI, we provide benefit & debt advice to people at risk, helping reduce financial stress and support recovery. 💙 http://www.chaiedinburgh.org.uk/
💜 International Women’s Day Today we celebrate the women in our communities and the work still needed to achieve equality. #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay #Edinburgh
💪 Stay active for less with the Get Active Card from Edinburgh Leisure. For £10/month, eligible people can get off-peak access to gyms, swimming pools, fitness classes, saunas & steam rooms. Available for people receiving certain benefits. 🔗 https://loom.ly/UHMHPoc #CHAI #CommunitySupport
Gym and Fitness Support for Low Income and Universal Credit
Off Peak access to Gym, Swim and Classes for customers on a very low income
edinburghleisure.co.uk