Our achievements in 2008
Following on from the successes of 2007, when the hard work of our supporters secured a historic government pledge to build three million homes, including affordable housing for families in desperate need, 2008 was another year of successes for Shelter's hard-working campaigners and supporters.
Shelter Scotland wins Campaign of the Year
Shelter Scotland fended off stiff competition from fellow nominees SCIAF and West of Scotland’s Forum to scoop Campaign of the Year 2008. The award recognized their successful 30,000 Homes campaign which targeted the Scottish Government to build 30,000 new affordable homes for rent over the next three years. The award was presented by John Swinney, Minister for Finance and Sustainable Growth, which includes responsibility for the third sector in Scotland.
L-R: Victoria Prest, Campaigns Assistant, Christina Cran, Senior Media Officer, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, and James Jopling, Head of External Relations.
Shelter Scotland Turns 40!
On 3 October 1968 Shelter Scotland was publicly launched from its temporary office near Haymarket in Edinburgh. 40 years on, Shelter Scotland marked its birthday with a reception with the Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, MSP. Shelter Scotland further celebrated with a report charting the last four decades and a film commenting on the work still to be done to eradicate homelessness in Scotland.
L-R: Mike Bruce, Director of Weslo, Dennis Robertson Sullivan, Chairman of Shelter Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister and Graeme Brown, Director of Shelter Scotland.
(Photo Credit: Ian Jacobs)
Shelter Scotland's 40th Anniversary was covered in the Scottish media by articles and editorials.
Double page spread in Sunday Herald 26/10/2008
http://www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2463281.0.40_years_of_shelter.php
BBC News Online - 29/10/2008
Shelter Scotland - 40 years of fighting homelessness. Dr Isobel Anderson reflects on the past 40 years and considers Scotland in the context of its European counterparts.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7695836.stm
Shelter Scotland's '40 years on' can be downloaded here.
Hometime Scotland
In November, Shelter Scotland launched its new Hometime Scotland campaign, aimed at ensuring that Scotland delivers on the 2012 homelessness target to give everyone the right to a home.
The launch and various supporting events, were covered extensively in the Scottish press.
Coverage included STV, Sunday Mail, Scotsman, BBC News Online, Holyrood, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC 1 Scotland, Real Radio, Clyde 1, Herald, Scottish Sun, Daily Record and Metro.
BBC News Online
KT Tunstall joins Hometime Scotland campaign.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7713811.stm
Edinburgh based news agency Deadline Scotland also covered the story - a Youtube video including interview with Graeme Brown and former client Carrieann Davis can be viewed at the site below -
http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/top-scottish-song-unveiled/
Hometime Scotland Handover
Graeme Brown, Shelter Scotland’s Director, handed over 4,000 Hometime Scotland postcards to Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister in front of the Scottish Parliament on the 19th of November. The postcards had been signed by people throughout Scotland in support of the Scottish government's pledge that every homeless person will be entitled to a home by 2012.
The postcard handover was a big success with 41 MSPs pledging to keep the 2012 target and coverage by several major publications.
Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister, Graeme Brown, and Carrieann Davies, a Shelter Scotland client, with Shelter Staff.
(Photo Credit: Gordon Fraser)
