CCPS Membership

CCPS members are listed here, with direct links to their own websites. Click here to find out how to join and what benefits members receive.

Cumulatively, the members of CCPS:

• support approximately 130,000 people and their families
• managed a total annual income in 2006-2007 of just under £1 billion, of which about  71% relates to publicly funded services
• are responsible for approximately £159M in Supporting People funds, representing more than a third of the national budget
• employ approximately 34,000 staff
• mobilise the support of over 5,600 volunteers in providing services
• works in all 32 of Scotland's council areas, with many members also providing services elsewhere in the UK and internationally.

CCPS members provide services for a wide range of people, including:

• children, young people & families
• older people
• offenders and ex-offenders
• people with learning disabilities
• people with physical disabilities
• people with mental health problems
• people with dementia
• people with sensory impairment
• people with complex disabilities
• people with epilepsy
• people with acquired brain or spinal injury
• people with drug or alcohol problems.

CCPS members provide a variety of high quality services to suit the individual needs of their users, including

• care at home
• housing support
• day services
• supported accommodation
• care homes
• sheltered housing
• supported training and employment
• respite care
• information and advice
• outreach
• leisure activities
• advocacy
• counselling
• befriending
• support groups
• therapy
• carer support.

All the members of CCPS support and benefit from voluntary action through the participation of volunteers as trustees or members of the board of management. In addition, the majority of members recruit volunteers to assist in administration or service delivery, with some organisations supporting as many as 500 volunteers across Scotland. Many members are actively involved in policy development and campaigning, with more than a third employing policy staff at a senior level.

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