Homelessness

A group of people with experience of homelessness are to lead a new walking tour which celebrates the rich history of Glasgow’s Laurieston and Gorbals area. Urban Union, the developer behind Laurieston Living, has partnered with Invisible Cities - a social enterprise that trains people affecte

The Scottish Housing Regulator has written to all local authorities regarding their services to people who are threatened with, or are experiencing homelessness, during the festive and winter period. In the letter, director of regulation Ian Brennan said the COVID-19 monthly data returns h

Today marks a year since 30 people with their own personal stories of homelessness, from working in the sector and living the experience, came together to form All In For Change. The group is the first such in Scotland combining both lived and professional experience.

itison’s annual fundraiser for Social Bite has been launched to help those most in need this Christmas.

An initiative which provides free books and connects with people experiencing homelessness through stories is appealing for funds to help more people recover from life on the streets this winter, and beyond. This Christmas, Streetreads aims to open up worlds of mystery and history, romance and

Cyrenians' FareShare depot based in Leith has distributed 1,300 tonnes of food to beneficiaries across the South East of Scotland, creating over 3.1 million meals, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March.

British singer songwriter, producer and philanthropist and new Crisis ambassador, Ellie Goulding, is leading a host of celebrities in a call to the British public to help provide support to people experiencing homelessness this Christmas, and all year round.  

Homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland has launched an urgent appeal for financial donations to give hope, safety and comfort to the nation’s most vulnerable people this winter. A similar appeal last year saw large donations of clothing, toiletries and snacks, as well as cash.

Irvine Housing Association is to receive funding from the Scottish Government to support its drive to tackle homelessness. The £105,000 grant will specifically be used to fund two new support coordinators who will form part of a new ‘Housing First for Families’ support service.

Thirty organisations in Scotland that care about homelessness, including charities, leading academics and people with lived experience, are today calling on political parties, MSPs and candidates in next year’s Scottish Parliament elections to get behind a ten-year plan to end homelessness. As

North-East charity Aberdeen Cyrenians has launched its Christmas giving campaign, A Safe Place to Call Home, to recognise the important role that “home” has had in keeping people safe during 2020. The charity is asking the public to support those affected by homelessness and crisis

Glasgow's Winter Night Shelter will open on December 1st this year with a change of name and a new location. Now known as the Overnight Welcome Centre, the emergency accommodation for people at risk of rough sleeping in winter will be provided in a Glasgow hotel, rather than in Lodging Housing Missi

Social Bite has announced the launch of its Festival of Kindness appeal to support those in need over Christmas and the winter months. The mission of this appeal is to raise enough funds to distribute 250,000 meals and essential items in Scotland and throughout the UK.

Langstane Housing Association has outlined how it will make use of funding it has received through the Scottish Government’s Homelessness Prevention Fund. Administered by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), the £1.5 million fund to support projects that contribut

Glasgow housing associations are being invited to join the city's Housing First revolution which is providing homes for people with long term, complex issues.