Barnardo's Scotland

An innovative housing project designed to support young people at the point of leaving care has been launched in Stirling by Barnardo’s Scotland.

Barnardo’s Scotland has been given permission to develop a vacant site in Maryhill into accommodation which will help young people transition from being in care to being independent tenants. Last year, Glasgow City Council agreed to sell the site - located at the junction of Shiskine

As the Scottish Government’s Resilience Committee prepares to meet for its weekly meeting to discuss the progress being made to address the worsening cost of living crisis, Action for Children has united with charities across Scotland to urge the First Minister to invest in a Winter Support Fu

Children’s charity Barnardo’s Scotland has been granted planning permission for new homes for young people in Stirling. Stirling Council’s planning panel last week unanimously approved an application for four flats and a two-storey house on land behind Braehead House at 14 Cal

O'DonnellBrown Architects has continued its work with children's charity Barnardo's with an application for new homes for young people in Stirling. An application for five homes has been filed with the local authority for the latest Gap Homes project, offering bespoke supported living accommodation

Glasgow City Council is to sell a site at Shiskine Drive in the city’s Maryhill to Barnardo’s Scotland for the nominal sum of £1, and the charity will develop accommodation there in a pilot project for Glasgow which will help young people transition from being in care to being inde

Construction materials provider Saint-Gobain has committed to supporting the construction of more high-quality homes for care leavers as well as further construction training for young people through the renewal of its charity alliance with Barnardo’s.

Glasgow-based architect O’DonnellBrown has submitted plans for new homes for young care leavers in Maryhill on behalf of UK charity Barnardo’s. The practice won a competition last year to design the purpose-built accommodation that addresses the needs of young people.

Home Fix Scotland is helping to spread some of the Christmas cheer this winter after the organisation donated £500 to Barnardo’s and £400 worth of toys to i58. With 2020 being a tough year for many people up and down the country, the organisation wanted to ensure that those struggl

Years of austerity have left many vulnerable families facing destitution, according to a new report from two Scottish children's charities, with the growing problem of housing insecurity adversely affecting children experiencing poverty. 'Challenges from the Frontline - Revisited', from Barnardo's S

Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland has collaborated with Barnardo’s Scotland to build transitionary accommodation for young people leaving the care system. The first two purpose-built homes in Renfrewshire use Saint-Gobain materials and a holistic approach to design to ensure the homes

Barnardo's Scotland director Martin Crewe talks about the charity’s Gap Homes development for young people leaving care. 

Tristian Thomson Twelve young people were given work placements with local trades employers, including Hillcrest Maintenance Services (HMS), as part of a Prince's Trust Scotland initiative in Dundee earlier this month.

Construction materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain is working with charity partner Barnardo’s to deliver ten starter homes for care leavers in Scotland. The Gap Homes Project, an initiative to provide transitionary accommodation for young people leaving the care system, will deliver up to six new ho

Martin Crewe Some of the most vulnerable young people in Scotland are not getting the support they need to help them into work, Barnardo’s Scotland has warned.