Seal Community Health Project

S.E.A.L. Community Health Project

Location

192 McNeil Street
Gorbals
Glasgow
G5 0NZ

About Us

Mission Statement

To reduce inequalities and ensure equal access to a healthy lifestyle for all residents in the Gorbals and Govanhill area. We will take a holistic approach to actively involve the community, working in partnership with other agencies and linking into health strategies.

Our aims and objectives

To encourage active participation, by those socially excluded, in activities that will have a positive impact on their health and well being.
To encourage local residents to be involved in voluntary activities that will enable them to realise their full potential.
To use a community development approach in collaborating with local people and statutory and voluntary agencies to develop health promoting initiatives, which link into local and citywide strategies.

What we do

Volunteering Gorbals and Govanhill

7 Fruit Barras per week in Gorbals and Govanhill

Fruit and vegetable deliveries

Stress Management

Counselling

Mens Health Clinic

Local and citywide health events

Alternative therapies - aromatherapy, reflexology, shiatsu

Outreach work

Yoga

Classes and groups in Gorbals and Govanhill

Partnership working through local forums

Training for volunteers

C.A.S.E Project (Elderly befriender/volunteer)

Staff		Board of Directors
Brenda Sowney	Manager
Margaret Rutherford	Deputy Manager	Gilly Feron	Chairperson
Anne Hughes	Community Health Worker	Archie Cumming	Vice-Chairperson
Kathleen McDermott	Therapy Development Worker p/t	Margaret McSorely	Treasurer
Gladys Beaton	Therapy Development Worker p/t	Mary Jackson	Secretary
Margaret McGlynn	Therapy Development Worker p/t (Govanhill)	Colin McGowan	Director
Jacqueline Simpson	Senior Clerical Worker	Jasbir kaur	Director
Chrissy Wallace	Clerical Worker p/t (Govanhill)	Charlotte Lafferty	Member
Barbara Patterson	Volunteer Co-Ordinator p/t (Govanhill)	Betty Scott	Member
Carolyn Ferguson	C.A.S.E Project (Elderly befriender) p/t
Scott Hamilton	Volunteer IT Specialist p/t

Funding Bodies

S.E.A.L. is funded with the assistance of Greater Glasgow Health Board and Glasgow City Council.

Opening Hours

S.E.A.L Community Health Project
192 McNeil Street, Gorbals
Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday Evening: 6pm - 9pm

SEAL Health Shop
194 Butterbiggins Road
Govanhill
Glasgow
Monday - Friday: 9am - 2pm

Contact Details

S.E.A.L Community Health Project	S.E.A.L Health Shop
192 McNeil Street	194 Butterbiggins Road
Gorbals	Govanhill
G5 0NZ	G42 7AP
Tel: 0141 429 2568	Tel/Fax: 0141 424 4000
Fax: 0141 429 3425	seal@healthshop.freeserve.co.uk
Tel/Text: 0141 429 3345
Email: seal01@btconnect.com
Charity No: SCO29273
Company No: 198442

Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow G5 0PQ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 141 429 6314 Fax: +44 0141 429 2649
e-mail: webmaster@gsera.org.uk home page: www.gorbalslive.org.uk