In Co-production week 2020, Stevie, our Senior Development worker in Glasgow talks about the dangers of labelling people and what co-production can achieve. #CoProWeek It doesn’t seem like...
Coronavirus crisis is no time for compromises
If politics is the art of the possible, then the Scottish Government’s rapid intervention to lift rough sleepers off Scotland’s streets was a masterpiece to sit alongside anything in the...
Affordable Housing: What is the need?
Mathematical modelling can be akin to alchemy, turning base data into predictions of the future, a form of gold to some. When the data is based on long-term trends and robust evidence it...
Volunteering and Mental Health
My journey with Shelter Scotland began during the summer of 2019 when I volunteered in the Dundee shop. Being off University for so many weeks, I wanted to throw myself into something that...
How the death of a loved one can lead to the loss of your home
Everyone who has lost a loved one will know that grief knocks you for six. Imagine then the horror of being told that as well as letting go of the life you had with them you must...
Volunteers’ Week 2020
As a manager of volunteering, I plan for and look forward to Volunteers’ Week on an annual basis. It is a constant fixture, and each year it reaffirms why I love my job so much. This year...