Make a Fresh Start

Edinburgh charity Fresh Start is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.

It has also successfully secured contracts that will allow it to continue to deliver services to people who have endured homelessness.

One of the ways they provide support is through the ‘starter pack service’ which provides new tenants who have been homeless with essential items to set up a new home. About 2,500 new tenants benefit from this service each year and Fresh Start is constantly on the look out for donations of household goods.

Fresh Start also offers a decorating service called the ‘Hit Squad’. This consists of teams of volunteers who work begside new tenants to decorate up to two rooms in their home.

Now Fresh Start‘s decorating service is looking for new volunteers. All you require is basic DIY skills and heaps of enthusiasm to help folk who have endured homelessness and are moving into their own tenancies.

Need to know

If you can spare time during the working week to make a lasting difference to someone’s life, contact Ian McFadyen, volunteers co-ordinator on 0131 476 7741 or by e-mail at ian@freshstartweb.org.uk Visit www.freshstartweb.org.uk