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...
Author: Shelter Scotland
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...
Reflecting on one year of active anti-racism at Shelter Scotland
This June marked one year since Shelter and Shelter Scotland made the commitment to become an anti-racist organisation. For over 12 months now we’ve been actively working on anti...
Are university students inherently housing insecure?
Guest contributor – Alan McCaskell, Postgraduate researcher in Social Policy at the University of Stirling The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause turmoil and is set to have...
Volunteers’ Week Blog 2021
Volunteering from Home: Connection, Support and Innovation This Volunteers’ Week, 1-7 June, we are celebrating the determination, adaptability and patience of Shelter Scotland volunteers in...