On 21 December 2020, a 2-year-old boy named Awaab Ishak tragically passed away due to respiratory complications caused by mould exposure. As a young child, he was particularly vulnerable to...
Author: Shelter Scotland
Shelter Scotland charity shops to host fashion treasure hunt – with hundreds of AllSaints pieces up for grabs!
Charity shoppers are being offered the chance to discover fashion treasure – as part of an exciting collaboration between Shelter Scotland and cult fashion brand, AllSaints. To mark...
Sharing voices to inspire others: Hazel, stories volunteer.
Hazel Andersen first volunteered for Shelter Scotland as part of the ad-hoc Events team in Edinburgh in November 2023. The fundraising event was a dinner and cèilidh. ‘Myself and two other...
‘An Ordinary Eden’
After 3 years of living firstly in homeless hostels and then inadequate housing, the woman in this photograph sits on her bed after moving into a new, permanent home. She’d become homeless...
My landlord took my front door to force me to leave
Guest blog by Niki This year I marked my 25th birthday by staying up all night, but it wasn’t a party. I was sat on a pile of furniture I was using to block the open entrance to my home...