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Organisation name
Networking Key Services Limited (NKS)
Brief summary
NKS supports the health and welfare of women and their families in Edinburgh. We support service users with a variety of issues and run different projects under NKS. We operate a full-time childcare centre. We also support primary and high school children with their studies.
What does the support look like?
NKS are funded by UKSPF to deliver holistic support for those from South Asian communities. Digital skills are crucial for accessing basic services to help you move into education and work.

NKS will help you by building your skills and resilience. We use a person-centred approach. This way, you can improve your life chances. Examples include digital skills, confidence building, and welfare rights advocacy with bilingual support.
What will I get?
NKS offers 1:1 support with many different projects. These include:
• benefits and welfare issues
• group-led health and wellbeing activities
• volunteering and work experience opportunities
• digital literacy support
• full-time nursery
• lunch clubs
• outings
• social events
• after-school/homework club
When
NKS is open throughout the year but is closed for two weeks for the Christmas Holidays and public holidays. All service users are kept informed of any changes.
Where
Most of the activities take place at our premises. All service users are kept informed of any changes.
What can I do next?
Progress through wellbeing and employability support.
Address
Darroch Annexe, 7 Gillespie Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9NH
Phone number
0131 221 1915
Email
naina.minhas@nkshealth.co.uk
Website
www.nkshealth.co.uk
What type of support?
  • Improving and developing skills / training
  • CV, job searching and interview support
  • In work support to keep current job or find new work
  • Volunteering or work experience opportunities
  • Money, benefits or debt advice
  • Housing advice
  • Health and wellbeing support
  • Clothing for interview or work
  • Childcare
  • Self-employment support
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Career progression and promotion
  • Redundancy support
Who is the support for?
  • Carer
  • Parent
  • Disabled and/or deaf person
  • From ethnic minority background
  • Long-term health condition or mental health issues
  • Unemployed for longer than 12 months
Age group
  • 16-19
  • 20-24
  • 25-29
  • 30-49
  • 50+
Areas covered
  • North-West
  • South-East
  • South-West
  • North-East
Pipeline stage
  • 1 - referral and engagement
  • 2 - assessment
  • 3 - vocational activity
  • 4 - employer engagement and job matching
  • 5 - in work support and aftercare