No Room For Homelessness

On 24 September we are moving to 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BX. Our phone number will stay the same: 0131 477 4500. Please update your records and keep in touch! All the details are in our September E-news, out today, which includes items on the Starter Packs...

There was a great atmosphere at our 4th Starter Packs conference, co-hosted with CRNS (Community Resources Network Scotland). Over 50 delegates from 30 organisations attended this year, at the same venue which proved so popular in 2018, Falkirk Trinity Church. Our...

SCHA has responded to the Scottish Government consultation on short-term letting. This is another consulation arising from the HARSAG recommendations (Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Action Group) - you can find our response...

Registration is open for our 4th Starter Packs National Conference on 29 August at Falkirk Trinity Church. The theme this year is “Community resilience in times of need”. We run this popular event jointly with CRNS (Community Resources Network Scotland), and it...

SCHA is seeking a new Finance Manager, due to the retirement of the current post-holder - full details of the post and how to apply can be found in the job description and person specification. Completed applications must be received by 24 June 2019 and addressed to:...

Scottish Churches Housing Action has encouraged the Scottish Government to act fast in changing long-standing homelessness rules on local connection and intentionality. ‘Local connection’ is the test that says a homeless applicant must have a connection with the...

Scottish Churches Housing Action has announced the appointment of Richard Howat as Chief Executive, to take up the role on 20 May 2019. “Richard has a significant track record in working in the field of homelessness and in campaigning to tackle the causes of...

We're calling on walkers to join us in Edinburgh on Friday 7 June! We are holding a Walk of Unity to highlight the way we bring the churches together to act against homelessness, and to raise awareness of homelessness and its issues. Any sponsorship raised will go...

We are looking for walkers to nominate SCHA as their chosen charity for the sponsored Kiltwalk. The good news is that with this event SCHA will receive 140% of what you raise, thanks to the Hunter Foundation. This walking challenge takes place in 4 cities across...

An important date for your diaries - Homeless Sunday 2019 will take place on 13 October. You will remember that the event moved away from January to October to be near World Homeless Day, which on the 10th. More details to follow in the Spring, and we will keep you...

  Keep up-to-date with our news! You can find a copy of our 2018 Annual Review, "Loving Our Neighbour" here, with reflections on the year up to the end of September, and news of our activities over that time. Financial Statements for the year to March 31 2018 can be...

On Friday 28 September we held our 24th AGM, at the Church of Scotland offices in George Street. Prior to the business meeting our Associate Convener, Very Rev Dr Russell Barr, gave a presentation on the Scottish Government's Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Action...

This interesting research demonstrates the benefits of supported lodging schemes to young people: "Shelter Scotland in collaboration with the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research (I-SPHERE) at Heriot-Watt University set out to explore whether a...

The Homelessness and Rough Sleepers Action Group, or HARSAG as it’s more commonly known, presented its final report in late June to the Local Government and Housing Minister, Kevin Stewart. He has not only confirmed that HARSAG’s recommendations have been accepted by...

Our 3rd annual Starter Pack Networking Event in partnership with CRNS will be held on Thursday 13 September at Falkirk Trinity Church, from 10am-3pm. This is an opportunity for anyone involved in providing starter packs across Scotland, whether staff, volunteers or...

Scottish Churches Housing Action today announced the appointment of David Cressey as Chief Executive, to take up the role in March. He will succeed the long-standing Chief Executive, Alastair Cameron, on his retirement. "David has what we were looking for in the...

Scottish Churches Housing Action welcomed Heather Zajac as Development Manager, as 2018 starts. "We're delighted to bring Heather into the team," says Alastair Cameron, SCHA Chief Executive. "She'll be making a new start in stimulating action to prevent homelessness...

Scottish Churches Housing Action Chief Executive Alastair Cameron addressed the Cross-Party Group on Housing at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 13 December. The meeting was hearing about the work of the newly-established Action Group on Rough Sleeping and...