Our vision

Shelter Scotland believes that everybody needs a home. Our work won’t stop until there's a home for everyone.

Our ambition and actions 2012-2015

Our strategy's ambition is to help more people in housing need than ever before, especially families.

We will do this by:

• increasing the capacity of our helpline and enhancing our digital services
• creating integrated advice and support hubs in cities across Scotland
• putting housing back on the political agenda
• generating more independent income
• investing in our people and our infrastructure
• measuring our impact
• reviewing governance in a changing Scotland.

Read the Shelter Scotland 2012-15 strategy

Our values

We're approachable

Shelter is a lifeline for anyone who is homeless or suffering in bad housing. If you’re faced with losing your home, we’ll do everything we can to help you keep a secure roof over your head.

We challenge

Home is a basic human need. In our affluent nation, everyone should have a home, and Shelter is challenging the people in power to make that vision a reality, through tenacious lobbying, persuasive research and policy reports, and high-profile public campaigns.

We're enterprising

Shelter strives to get the most out of every penny it spends. We’re proud to join forces with like-minded organisations, to share our ideas, and develop creative ways of tackling housing need.