Doug Gibson is Programme Manager at Homeless Network Scotland. There’s a saying that people overestimate what they can do in a year and underestimate what they can do in a decade. There’s another one about how we should plan in decades, think in years, work in months, and live in…
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Homelessness system broken ‘beyond repair’
Preventing homelessness will not be possible until the current system is replaced with a fairer, more effective and accessible one, according to the charity, Homeless Network Scotland.
Guide to Crisis Services and Winter Night Shelters open over Festive Period 2019/20
7-city guide to emergency provision, opening hours and freephones over the festive period for people experiencing homelessness or housing crisis. Download your guide here. (PDF) Includes places providing free meals. Please share widely – and let us know any more. Updated 22.12.19
“All In For Change” launches in Scotland – a new approach to tackling homelessness
In Edinburgh this week (Tuesday 10 December) a new name in the homelessness sector emerged as ‘All In For Change’ held its first meeting, heralding a brand-new approach to tackling homelessness in Scotland. All In For Change is being led by Homeless Network Scotland, Cyrenians and Scottish Community Development Centre…
Ending homelessness in Scotland – are you all in for change?
Written by Celeste, a volunteer with Homeless Network Scotland All in for Change is a powerful collaborative development that is about to hit the ground running, bringing together people with lived experience of homelessness, frontline staff and people at government level. This Change Team means business and will be represented…