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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aim
Help people make a home for themselves after homelessness by donating for the chance to win 10+ prizes including Edinburgh hotel getaways!
Fresh Start - Helping People Make a Home for Themselves
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A home is a place we are supposed to feel safe, secure, warm and loved. We have experienced the importance of having a home throughout ongoing Covid-19 lockdowns, lockdowns which have slowed the process and backlogged the movement of people moving on from temporary accommodation into tenancies. For many who have undergone the bad experience, bereavement, relationship or family breakdown that has resulted in the loss of their home, homelessness can have a devastating effect on people's sense of self, mental and physical health, and amplifies feelings of isolation and despair.
Whether sleeping on a friend’s sofa, staying in a homeless B&B or hostel or in the worst scenario – sleeping rough on the streets- being offered a new home is a lifeline, a chance to make a ‘Fresh Start’.
However, being given a tenancy is only a first step, what next? Being homeless means you have nothing, furnishing a house and making it into a home that's liveable when you have nothing is an overwhelming prospect and expensive project. With little resources and limited social networks as a result of homelessness, often people will be forced to go without essential items in their new homes, or be pushed into debt through attempting to afford the basic necessities to make their home functioning. Both options contribute to the cycle of homelessness; as people struggle to maintain their tenancies, and both have a detrimental effect on peoples self esteem and mental wellbeing, a loss of confidence which can have a negative knock-on-effect on various aspects of a persons social life, including employment.
This is where Fresh Start steps in, we are an Edinburgh based charity and our mission to ‘help people make a home for themselves’. One of the ways that they do this is by providing goods in the form of our 'Starter Packs' of everyday household items such as crockery, pots and pans, toiletries, cleaning products, curtains, bedding and much more – all the small things that are so vital. These Starter Packs, made up of largely donated and quality checked, partially purchased new goods, help people in the initial stages of their new tenancy, lessening the financial burden and stress involved in setting up a home and enabling people to sustain their tenancies and make their space homely after such a turbulent period.
Not only does Fresh Start provide essential goods to people but we also provide the social and practical support and skills to help people feel part of the community.
The Hit Squads are a service that Fresh Start provides where volunteers and clients work together to paint and decorate client's new tenancies -often neglected from refurbishment for long periods- this service both relieves clients of the cost of refreshing a space, and illustrates to clients that their community cares about them and is there to support them as they resettle.
Additionally, in our Community Food Pantry, Community Kitchen and Growing Spaces Gardens, clients work alongside volunteers to gain the confidence and skills needed to live independently. This is a key part of the journey out of homelessness – meeting new people, building confidence and self-esteem and learning practical life skills.
Finally, Fresh Start’s Training Initiative offers the opportunity to gain skills, experience and qualifications that help people to get back into employment. Trainees benefit from working in a positive and supportive environment alongside staff and volunteers and hopefully by the end of the course are ready to move into employment.
The funds from this prize draw will go to help people make a home for themselves after homelessness through our Starter Packs and Hit Squad services that operate throughout the City of Edinburgh.
Prize Draw Rewards
Apex Hotels
Voucher for an Autumn Getaway, a one night stay for two people in a City Double or Twin room with breakfast included at an Edinburgh property; Apex Waterloo Place Hotel, Apex Grassmarket Hotel or Apex City of Edinburgh Hotel. Voucher of approximate value £190+ (subject to dates).
(T&Cs: Stay dates from 1st September 2022, valid for 6 months from that date. Stay will be in a city standard room, subject to availability and black out dates e.g. 31st December 2022.)
Aparthotel Adagio Edinburgh Royal Mile
A two night stay for two in a Studio Apartment with breakfast included on the Royal Mile at Aparthotel Adagio. Voucher of approximate value of £300+ (subject to dates).
(T&Cs: Validity until 29th December 2022 (excludes Hogmanay). Black Out dates: 27/05/2022. 28/05/2022. 15/07/2022. 16/07/2022. Full month of August 2022.)
Neil Barton Edinburgh
Hair Cut and Blow Dry by Global Award Winning Neil Barton. Voucher approximate value of £110.
The Salon on Glanville
Haircut and Blow-dry from Hair by Chloe at the Salon on Glanville. Voucher approximate value of £90.
The Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
4 ball. Four golfers Play 18 holes of golf at the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club. Value of £280.
Joppa Rocks Seafood Restaurant
Voucher for a meal at the new Joppa Rocks Seafood bar, takeaway and restaurant on Portobello Promenade. Voucher approximate value of £40.
All About You Health and Beauty Edinburgh
Voucher for a luxurious Back, Neck and Shoulder Massage at All About You Health and Beauty. Voucher approximate value £35.
Mercat Tours
Two adult tickets for a ghost or history tour of the winner's choice (with the exception of Whisky Tasting). Approximate value £20.
Jasmin French
Voucher for a Hair Styling at Jasmin French. Voucher value of £28.
Film House Cinema
Two tickets to a film showing of your choice at Scotland's leading Independent cinema, Film House. Approximate value £20.
Herriot’s Rugby Club
4 match tickets for entry to any Heriot's Rugby Club league game at home ground at Goldenacre. Approximate value of £60.
Wine and Prosecco Hamper
5 Red Wines, 5 White Wines, Rose and Prosecco. Part donated by Scotmid. See our socials for more photos @fresh.start.scotland (Fresh Start Edinburgh). Approximate value of £90.
(Collection from Fresh Start premises or delivery to City of Edinburgh postcode only.)
Beer and Cider Hamper
15 selected beers and ciders. Part donated by Scotmid. See our socials for more photos @fresh.start.scotland (Fresh Start Edinburgh). Approximate value £50.
(Collection from Fresh Start premises or delivery to City of Edinburgh postcode only.)
Jura Journey Whiskey and Hip Flask
Part donated by Scotmid, part donated by Fresh Start Supporters. See our socials for more photos @fresh.start.scotland (Fresh Start Edinburgh). Approximate value £65+.
(Collection from Fresh Start premises or delivery to City of Edinburgh postcode only.)
Funds
£5,000 would fund the cost of over 3 years worth of supplies for Hit Squad painting teams as well as 200 Starter Packs that go out to new homes in Edinburgh every week.
If you are interested in donating, but don't wish to be involved in the prize draw, please see our JustGiving Page at : Fresh Start - JustGiving.
Through your entry, Fresh Start can make a real difference, helping someone settle in their home and gain the skills and confidence to move forward with their life after homelessness.
Thank you!
This project successfully funded on 6th June 2022