Tag: homeless

Today on Guy Fawkes Night, Leith Theatre is launching a crowdfunding appeal.This appeal is intended to take the theatre a step closer to implementing some major capital spending on the 1930s building, and will...

A charity which is feeding the homeless in Edinburgh has come forward to fill a gap caused by other providers forced to close because of Covid-19.Steps To Hope (STH) provides three course meals and...

A Church of Scotland congregation in Edinburgh has converted one of its buildings into a care shelter for up to 75 rough sleepers. It provides a safe haven for men and women who are more...

One Day Moko, devised and performed by Tim Carlsen, is a one-man show about a cheeky, charming and churlish ‘urban cowboy’ Moko, who lives on the city streets.The city is Moko’s turf, with its strip clubs, karaoke...

Among the many great charities that try to make Christmas a little better for homeless people, there is one whose approach is a bit different. Most of us remember the excitement of not knowing what...

  Thousands of teenagers will continue to become homeless every year unless Scotland changes its ingrained attitude to the culture of conflict. That was the message from a leading panel of experts from the worlds of health,...

Sing Out! featuring Brightons Praise Group. Come and sing out for homeless people! Organist: Robin Gardiner. Refreshments will be served in the Undercroft Cafe following the Sing Out! 7pm, St Andrew's and St George's West Church,...

These bikes were not just any bikes. They were hand-made by the employees of the Cheque Centre at their annual conference, and the staff then donated the end product to a group of young...

Social Bite, may be a small café on Rose Street, but they are at the centre of a big change in the Edinburgh’s food culture. Opening just over a year ago, Social Bite has...

MICHELIN starred chef Tom Kitchin has rolled up his whites and ignited Fresh Start’s Cookers for Christmas appeal to buy recently homeless people a cooker for their new home. The top Scottish chef launched the...

Just as the weather turns colder, the thought of sleeping out in the open may not actually be an attractive one, but an Edinburgh based charity hopes that hundreds of individuals will come together...

A housing association has launched a new campaign to help young people and homeless adults in Edinburgh break cycle of unemployment and poverty - through sport.Dunedin Canmore Housing Association and Street Soccer Scotland have...

Guests staying at Hilton hotels in Edinburgh will be asked to use their small change to make a big difference to disadvantaged children over the coming months, as part of Hilton in the Community...

An international sculptor is hoping to hit the back of the net when she auctions one of her pieces in honour of Scotland’s Homeless World Cup winning team.Mandy Long has donated a sculpture which...

Edinburgh Cyrenians launches its new Be-A-Friend campaign today  to boost a shortage of Befrienders needed to help people who could be at risk of becoming homeless.Eight people are currently on a waiting list for...

Streetwork has officially launched the city centre coffee shop and takeaway which was set up last summer, but which has been in their thoughts for some time.The coffee is locally sourced, as it comes...