RAMH in the Community

With the departure of Mothercare from one of the town’s most prominent locations a couple of years ago, few could have predicted the transformation about to take place. But thanks to RAMH – Recovery Across Mental Health – the building now offers valuable services and a whole lot more to the local community. RAMH Service Co-ordinator, Kathleen Gallagher, tells us more.

“RAMH REstore moved into the old Mothercare store in Causeyside Street in December 2019 and we opened to the public in February 2020,” said Kathleen. “We are a registered Scottish registered charity based in Paisley, supporting around 7,000 people each year across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire in their recovery from mental ill health. “At the store, we provide low cost furniture and household items to the general public which provides a service to them and at the same time helps to reduce landfill in Renfrewshire. “As well as selling living room, bedroom and dining room furniture, bric-a-brac, clothing and children’s toys, we also now have a community food pantry which opened in February of this year.” The RAMH Community Pantry is open to everyone in the

community with no referral required and it’s not means-tested. Membership is a one-time only charge of £1 to join and £2.50 to shop, giving each member access to approximately £15 We want to be known worth of shopping for delivering excellent each visit. customer service while “We are maintaining a courteous, concentrating first non-judgemental on growing sales by being able to provide safe environment a steady flow of good for people to shop value household goods and growing the membership for the pantry to its full potential, whilst also increasing our pantry open days from three to five days a week,” added Kathleen. “It’s important to us to offer great value for money, in both the pantry and the store. “We want to be known for delivering excellent customer service while maintaining a courteous, non-judgemental safe environment for people to shop.” The team at RAMH REstore also provides assistance for members of the community who may struggle with new technology. “Digi zone is a safe place where people can be shown how to use apps on phones, tablets and computers,” said Kathleen. “You can either arrange a time by appointment or call in between 12-2pm any Thursday. Again, this is open to anyone, everyone is welcome! “At REstore we want to hear from people who use our pantry and shop, observations are always welcome and help us plan our future services and support.” You can donate to RAMH Restore and Pantry by email at enquiries@ ramh.org or call 0141 237 7600.

The team uplift furniture free of charge while smaller items and pantry goods (with the exception of chilled and frozen items), can be dropped off at the store when open Monday - Friday from 10-3pm. Find them at 24 Causeyside Street, Paisley.