Hope is more important than ever.

Over 30,000 people are currently homeless in Scotland and demand for our services is higher than ever. We are in a housing emergency and the cost of living crisis is pushing more people into poverty and having no where to call home.

We know that there is no "magic switch" to move people out of homelessness. We wish there was.

Progress is built on safe spaces, consistent support, opportunities, and time. When those are provided, people can—and do—rebuild their lives.

Our 'Hope' appeal is a call to action. We want to show that there is hope. And you can help.

£10 allows us to provide emergency essentials like food, toiletries and clean underwear, to people who are rough sleeping or in temporary accommodation.

£25 can create an emergency welcome pack for someone arriving at one of our safe places.

£30 would allow us to create a Christmas pack for someone we are supporting; including a hat, scarf, gloves, underwear, toiletries and a selection box. This could be the only Christmas gift that someone gets this year

£50 can give someone vital winter essentials to keep them warm and safe in freezing conditions.

£75 - A Safe Night: Provides hot food, dry, warm clothing, and a safe night's accommodation for someone who desperately needs off the streets.

£100 - Community Connection: Funds food and resources for one session of a specialised support group.

£500 - Peer Support Group: Funds the full running costs of a peer support group for 6-weeks, connecting people with shared experiences to rebuild confidence.

£1,000 - Move-In Pack: Provides a 'moving in pack' to turn an empty flat into a safe home, including essential furniture like a small fridge, bedding, or a sofa.

Our Street Teams, Hubs, Helplines, Supported Accommodation, Outreach Support and SCS Homes are supporting hundreds of people every single week.

At Simon Community Scotland, we see the power of hope every day. We need your help to keep the lights on, the doors open, and the support flowing.

This winter, our Hope appeal aims to raise £150,000 to provide life-changing support for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Your donation, no matter how small, helps us provide everything from a friendly hello and a hot meal to sustained, long-term support and a path to a better future.

Our ‘Hope’ appeal will raise much needed funds to continue and expand services, ensuring that we can provide more hope and more opportunity.

Hope, for people we support, often starts with a conversation, a human connection. This could be on the streets, on our helplines or in our hubs. Once that connection is established, it’s from there that trust and belief build. It is only through those trusting connections with us and through us to many other services that people can find a future of safety and support, of opportunity and meaning and of structure and change for the better.

As a charity, across our team, our own hope comes from hearing the very real experiences of people we are supporting - simple things that most of us might take for granted. Feeling seen, heard and valued as a person and not a collection of needs and problems.

There are so many incredible stories of people overcoming the very worst of circumstances, recovering from severe mental health problems, addictions and trauma, having found their own little bit of hope and then building from there. We sometimes have to hold that hope for them and with them, whilst their belief that better is possible grows.

Please share our hope and be part of giving someone else hope for the future. We can only deliver hope with the care and action of every single person that takes the time to support our work and our cause. We cannot do this without you.

Please, help us share the hope this winter. Donate today.