A total of 45% of those who entered Blue Triangle services from September 2024 - September 2025 moved into their own tenancy: an important milestone, but one that brings challenges during a cost-of-living crisis.

Gary Meek, CEO, said: “Blue Triangle’s aim is to support people into their own home, but often they move in without the basics like a kettle, towels or cutlery. The Fresh Start Christmas campaign will provide dignity and warmth this winter. Please 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.”

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, urgent support is needed to give more people the fresh start they deserve.

How your donation could help

• £10 could provide a welcome pack with basics such as tea, coffee and food items
• £20 could buy a kettle and cups
• £50 could gift plates, cutlery and cookware
• £100 could provide warm bedding and curtains

To donate, please visit the website.

Blue Triangle is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, and has been on the front line of homeless since 1975. Now, the organisation runs supported accommodation and outreach services across ten local authorities, supporting on average 1,400 people a year.

Between 2024-25:

• 47% of those admitted to services were under 25 years old
• 34% of supported people faced eviction in their previous tenancies
• 29% of those entering the services experienced sleeping rough
• 20% had issues with mental health
• 12% of those admitted to services were fleeing violence

To mark their 50th anniversary, Blue Triangle have launched a podcast, ‘A Voice in the Dark’ which is available via Acast, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The latest episode features Ian, a supported person from Oban who struggled with grief, addiction and mental health issues. Thanks to support from a Blue Triangle outreach worker, Ian is on the road to recovery. 

Davey’s recovery journey towards parenthood

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.

Blue Triangle’s Intensive Peer Recovery Support (IPRS) services are funded by the CORRA Foundation, and have been shortlisted for the CIH Scotland Housing Awards: Housing-Led Approaches to Ending Homelessness category.