Fresh Start (Scotland) Information

Fresh Start is an Edinburgh based charity helping people who have been homeless get established in their new home. Working in partnership with volunteers and organisations from a broad section of the community, we deliver a range of services that provide the practical and social support that help people resettle successfully. Each year Fresh Start helps thousands of new tenants settle into their homes. This can only be achieved by the hard work of our volunteers and generosity of the donations we receive. MISSION Our Mission is to ‘help people make a home for themselves’. The words are simple, but behind those words are the passion and commitment of our staff, volunteers and donors to break the cycle of homelessness. AIMS We have developed our Services to provide support for those who have been homeless with the following Aims: To enable people who have been homeless to resettle in their community; To provide volunteering opportunities that offer practical and emotional support to our clients; To help our clients develop life skills; To involve church member and the wider community in our work to end homelessness