HPIT – Helping People in Troon, is an action Group of Troon Churches Together progressing proposed activities for the coming year to assist people experiencing hardship locally.

Troon Churches Together

An open meeting of Troon Churches Together took place on  29th April.

The speakers were Wendy Smith an Outreach Benefit Advisor from North Ayr Resource Centre, Joe Cassidy who spoke about current action in Troon including the Foodbank and Craig Potter from 1st Alliance (Ayrshire) Credit Union.

More information on each of these groups is available as follows:

NORTH AYR RESOURCE CENTRE
Full information about the North Ayr Resource Centre and the services they offer, including the free confidential advice about benefits and tribunal representation, is available on their website:   http://naresource.co.uk/
Their address and phone number is: 1 Mainholm Road, Ayr KA8 0QF  01292 286785

Outreach Service
As part of their Outreach Service Wendy Smith is available every Wednesday from 10.00am – 4.00pm in Troon Library or can be contacted via this link:  http://naresource.co.uk/outreach-services/         

FOODBANK
Information about the South Ayrshire Foodbank can be found here: http://southayrshire.foodbank.org.uk/

CREDIT UNIONS
The local Credit Union is 1st Alliance (Ayrshire) Credit Union which is based in Kilwinning.  There is full information about how they operate and the services they can offer at their website:    http://www.allianceayrshire.co.uk/
Their address is 147 Main Street Kilwinning, North Ayrshire KA13 6EQ   01294  557123
They are open:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9  – 5
Saturday from 10.30 – 12.30
Closed Wednesday and Sunday