Give a homeless person a Fresh Start this winter
Help someone move on from homelessness with dignity, warmth, and the essentials they need to make their first house feel like home.
At Blue Triangle, we support people to move forward: from homelessness, from hard times, from uncertainty, towards safety, stability and hope.
But moving on isn’t easy.
When people take their next steps from supported accommodation, they often walk into an empty flat.
No bedding. No cookware. No curtains. Sometimes only a few belongings in a bin bag.
That’s why Blue Triangle provides Moving On Packs — the essential items people need to make their new tenancy feel like home.
This winter, as Scotland’s housing crisis pushes services to full capacity, your urgent support is needed to give more people the fresh start they deserve.
Help people like Davey…
Davey* was in Clydebank facing a court case for serious assault and struggling with addiction and mental health issues when he found out he was going to be a Dad for the first time.
He was terrified of going to prison and not being there for his child.
Davey didn’t meet his own father until he was 16 and didn’t want history to repeat itself.
It was then that his keyworker referred him to Blue Triangle’s Intensive Peer Recovery Support team.
The team could see that Davey was fully committed to making positive changes to his life.
They worked with him to access recovery support services, attend pre-birth meetings and successfully advocated for him to be given a suspended sentence.
Because Davey had made such progress, when the baby arrived, he had unsupervised visits helping him to quickly bond with his newborn daughter.
He made the 22-mile round trip on public transport every single day that his daughter remained in hospital.
The baby was initially placed in foster care and Davey continued to work with Blue Triangle on his recovery and demonstrate that he could be her primary carer.
Davey has now been awarded a place in a residential family rehabilitation service in Ayrshire where he can care for his daughter and continue his positive journey.
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How your donation could help:
£10
£10
could provide a starter pack with tea, coffee and food
£10
£20
could buy a kettle
and cups
£10
£50
could gift plates, cutlery and cookware
£10
£100
could provide warm bedding and curtains
Donate today and you can be part of someone’s new beginning.
Help someone leaving homelessness walk into more than four walls.
Because everyone deserves more than just a roof — they deserve a home, and a fresh start.
Donate to Blue Triangle’s Fresh Start Appeal today.
About Blue Triangle
Blue Triangle is an award-winning homelessness and social care charity that supports over 400 young people and adults across Scotland every single day with a safe, secure place to live and ongoing support.
Right now, Scotland’s housing crisis is putting huge pressure on our services.
By supporting this appeal, you can help to give a homeless person the chance to thrive with a future to look forward to.
Please note: due to logistics and storage, we cannot accept physical donations. Supported people will be gifted items specific to their needs.
