fairer-scotland
Written 25 posts
Housing First – Adam’s story
17th July 2019
Adam is a bright, articulate and funny 37 year old man who has been homeless on and off for the past seven years. He is great company and has a warm and caring personality. He has, however, been through a very traumatic time that he still finds difficult to talk about. When asked about his…
Historic opportunity to end homelessness in Scotland for good
27th June 2019
Guest blog from Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive, Crisis Twelve months ago, in June 2018, I was working closely with colleagues from the Scottish Government’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group to finalise our report on ending homelessness in Scotland. We had worked intensively from October 2017 to answer 4 questions: How to reduce rough sleeping…
Laura and Connor’s story
13th June 2019
Bringing up, and caring for, a disabled child or young person can and should be a positive and rewarding experience. It’s really important that families with a disabled child or young person are supported at an early stage to enable them to cope with the stresses and demands of their caring role, and to look…
Brody’s story
29th May 2019
Families with disabled children often say that they’re not able to take full advantage of what Scotland has to offer because of worries they have about how accessible the places they want to go are for people with disabilities. Read Brody and Laura’s story below to find out more. My seven-year-old son Brody is an…
Ross’s story
10th May 2019
This blog post is part of a series highlighting support available for disabled young people and their families. You can find out more in our guidance: Supporting disabled children, young people and their families. Ross is a young campaigner at the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS). He and other young campaigners have been working with…
Lisa’s story
3rd May 2019
Lisa’s story shows how she, as a young disabled person, exercised the rights described in the Rights Awareness section of the Supporting Disabled Children, Young People and their families guidance to make a big life decision – something that’s had a really positive impact on her life. Hi, my name is Lisa. I have a…
Tom’s story
24th April 2019
Caring for a child with exceptional health care needs is an intense and often stressful job, which can feel lonely at times. Tom’s mum Laura tells their story.
Guest Blog: Alasdair Bennett, Bethany Christian Trust
29th March 2019
Bethany Care Shelter fixed venue New raised beds and comfy mattresses! New fixed 32 week venue! We are so thankful to be at Diadem, part of Gorgie Dalry Stenhouse Church in Edinburgh. Our larger single venue also has laundry, showers and new toilet facilities. This is desperately needed with over 70 people a night given…
Sharing views to tackle hate crime
22nd February 2019
Our public consultation on hate crime legislation is closing this week (Sunday 24 February). We’re looking for your views on a number of issues including how best to tackle gender based prejudice and misogyny. Over the past few months, we’ve also been running a series of roadshows across the country and we’d like to thank…
Guest blog: Ann Loughrey, Chair of the Independent Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel
20th February 2019
In this day and age, it is unacceptable that people in Scotland can’t heat their homes properly or pay for the energy to cook their food. I am proud that as a nation we are tackling this issue. It is a challenging but exciting time because today the Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland)…