It’s the time of year to reflect on the one past as we look to what the future may bring. Chloe Williams, a young volunteer, shares her story of panic, passion and success when asked to plan a family event at Cyrenians farm this year… When I was first asked by Cyrenians ‘Hey, do you…
Guest blog: Prevention – What is our ambition?
Like many of us working to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency and the growing crisis of homelessness, I welcome the increasing dialogue about prevention. What I want to try and do here is get behind the warm words through considering learning from beyond our sector which I think can help us build a better response. I…
Guest blog: ‘the most wonderful time of the year’
For this week’s guest blog, Lorna Bryson, OPAL Service Coordinator, writes on the difficulties older people face in reconnecting with people in the community. The festive season is upon us once more and for most of us this is a happy time when we are out shopping for our nearest and dearest, stocking up on…
CEO Blog: Signs of Hope
Our family is blessed to have both an adopted Granny and an adopted Aunty. They add immeasurably to our life as a family in very different ways and we love them dearly. One of our family Christmas traditions is taking them to a Christmas show and this year was no exception, despite our adopted granny amazingly…
Guest blog: on the rise in homelessness presentations
I read with great interest a copy of Shelter Scotland’s paper on the latest statistics on homelessness presentations in Scotland. For the second year running, homelessness applications are on the rise and there are many structural reasons as to why this might be the case. Poverty and childhood adversity are widely understood to be the…
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