Hannah has been a volunteer for Shelter Scotland in Edinburgh since June 2023, usually for four hours a week, helping the Fundraising Team with administrative duties. She is also a second...
Author: Sarah Beveridge
45 children become homeless every day in Scotland
More than a class full of children are falling into homelessness every day in Scotland. Shocking isn’t it? New statistics released by the Scottish Government have revealed record breaking...
“Resale Therapy” Gets Shoppers, Makers and Donors Involved in the Fight Against the Housing Emergency
Shelter Scotland is on a mission to encourage more people to discover the joys of shopping second-hand and extending the life of clothes this September with our ‘Resale Therapy’ campaign...
Volunteers’ Week 2023 – Ian’s story
Ian is an online chat volunteer within the Telephone and Online Advice Service team in Shelter Scotland. He started volunteering in 2014 while running his health-related business and has...
Tackling the record numbers of households and children in Temporary Accommodation
Scotland is in a housing emergency, and it is getting worse. The latest homelessness statistics show that almost 14,500 households and over 9,100 children are trapped in temporary...