@rocktrust.bsky.social
We’re dedicated to preventing youth homelessness and empowering young people to build brighter futures. Our vision is to end youth homelessness in Scotland. Hosts of A Way Home Scotland | Founding member of Every Youth UK | Leaders of Upstream Scotland
The Youth Hub Botanic Gardening Group is back!
A relaxed, friendly space for young people to get outside, learn new skills, and connect with others.
📍 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
⏰ Thursdays at 11am (First session 12th March)
👥 Ages 16–25
Get in touch at hub@rocktrust.org
Housing stability is just the start.
We also need fair access to work, training & education, well-paid apprenticeships, career mentoring, and protections for young people in temporary housing.
Find out more on what we are calling for in our manifesto this year - https://ow.ly/w2Vl50Yi2ov
Support transitions for care leavers.
Growing up should never mean losing your home.
Rock Trust calls for guaranteed housing, planned transitions, and aftercare to 26, delivering The Promise so care-experienced young people are supported into adulthood.
Read our full manifesto at Rocktrust.org
We’re thrilled to receive the @youthlinkscot.bsky.social Youth Open Arts Fund for the 3rd year running 🎉
This means our Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop project can continue creating safe, creative spaces for young people.
To read more about the impact of the collaboration - https://ow.ly/I3sB50Y9PMn
Prevention works, but only when support is there before crisis hits.
Our manifesto calls for more investment in early intervention: school-linked support, mental health services, and a right to youth work support.
To read our full manifesto head to https://ow.ly/8IuH50Y81tk
We’re hiring a Project Worker in Glasgow!
Support young people to secure and maintain tenancies, build independence, and make homelessness rare, brief & non‑recurring.
Join us in ending youth homelessness in Scotland - https://www.rocktrust.org/vacancy/project-worker-hf4y-glasgow/
Today we launch our Manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election.
Our manifesto sets out clear, practical actions to prevent youth homelessness and build stable futures.
A Way Forward for Scotland's Young People - www.rocktrust.org/get-involved...
Last chance to sign up! Run the Edinburgh Marathon Festival & help end youth homelessness!
Join Rock Trust & make every mile count for young people in Scotland.
📅 Sign up by 23rd Jan for full and half marathon: rocktrust.org/edinburgh-marathon-2026
Last year, Rock Trust:
📍 Opened a new service in Midlothian
🏳️🌈 Established a housing and homelessness group with LGBT Youth Scotland
🏫 Surveyed 2,230 young people in schools through our Upstream Scotland programme
Find out more:
➡️ https://www.rocktrust.org/download/rock-trust-annual-review-2024-25/
🤝 Last year, we supported over 1,100 young people to avoid or move on from homelessness.
💬 Each one of these young people has their own unique story to tell.
Read our Annual Review 2024-25 for more impact stats, stories and our expanded services.
➡️ https://ow.ly/IqLL50XSrgw
📣 Come and join the team at Rock Trust!
We're hiring a Project Worker to support young people in their supported tenancy and in their local community.
🗓️ Deadline 16 January.
https://www.rocktrust.org/vacancy/project-worker-maternity-cover-perth/
💬 "Have a wee look back at 2025 and find what made you feel good. It might just be the thing worth building on."
Our CEO Kate Polson reflects on the wins from 2025, and looks forward to creating positive, lasting change.
Read Kate's New Year's blog in full:
➡️ https://ow.ly/12xF50XSOri
Scotland’s leading youth homelessness charity @rocktrust.bsky.social are recruiting for a Project Worker to join their team working directly with young people.
📍Perth
💷 £25,295 – £28,487
📅35hpw FTC Feb 2027
tinyurl.com/4ev5xccz
#CharityJobs #YouthHomelessness
Last year in numbers
Key highlights from our Annual Review show how our work from Upstream school interventions to nationwide housing support is moving us closer to ending youth homelessness in Scotland. Real progress for real young people.
📣 Come and join the team at Rock Trust!
We're hiring a Project Worker to support young people in their supported tenancy and in their local community.
🗓️ Deadline 16 January.
https://www.rocktrust.org/vacancy/project-worker-maternity-cover-perth/
Merry Christmas from everyone at Rock Trust 🎄
We know Christmas can be difficult, and our mission to end youth homelessness remains at the heart of all we do. Thank you to everyone who supported and helped us give the gift of Coorie this year.
We’ve been overwhelmed by the kindness of our community this Christmas. Huge thanks to ESPC, Hays, Rettie and Allegro Microsystems for donating essentials and to everyone who’s supported young people this festive season.
Thank you! 🎄
📣 Come and join the team at Rock Trust!
We're hiring a Project Worker to support young people in their supported tenancy and in their local community.
🗓️ Deadline 16 January.
https://www.rocktrust.org/vacancy/project-worker-maternity-cover-perth/
Help us make a difference to the lives of young people facing loneliness, fear and uncertainty this Christmas.
At Rock Trust we believe every person deserves a decent bed this Christmas, give the gift of Coorie and help change a young person’s life.
https://ow.ly/emAp50XKNx3
Say hi to Amelie, our Glasgow & UASC Hub Coordinator!
She leads the development of the Hub, supports young people directly and works closely with partners, staff and volunteers to create more opportunities for young people.
We’re so lucky to have her guiding the work in Glasgow💙
This winter, help us make us make a difference to the lives of young people facing loneliness, fear and financial hardship. Your donation could help young people facing homelessness find warmth and safety.
Donate today and give the gift of Coorie 💙https://ow.ly/zi8r50XKpju
This Christmas, everyone deserves somewhere to Coorie in🏡
£100 can help us create a warm, personalised home for a young person starting out.
Give the gift of Coorie, find out more using the link in bio 💙
Thinking about running in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival next year? 🏃♀️
Make it count! Join Team Rock Trust and run for FREE where every step you take helps end youth homelessness in Scotland.
🎯 Charity places close 31st January so don't miss out!
🔗 Sign up now: https://ow.ly/AnCB50XCE0J
#emf2026
Huge shoutout to the students and staff at the School of Physics & Astronomy at The University of Edinburgh Their bake sale and football match raised an incredible £700 🙌
Every effort brings us one step closer to ending youth homelessness in Scotland.
#EndingYouthHomelessness
Thank you to everyone who donated through the Big Give Challenge. In just one week, you have raised over £10,000 which has been generously matched by the Dulverton Trust, raising £21,908!
If you missed Big Give week, there's still time to give the gift of Coorie https://ow.ly/yqZU50XGa62
There’s just two days left to double your donation to our Coorie In Christmas campaign.
You can help us make a difference to the lives of young people facing loneliness, fear and uncertainty.
💙 Donate today via our Big Give page.
https://ow.ly/iHIo50XA3uP
Are you free on 20th December?
We need festive volunteers to help with our bucket collections!
Where: Royal Mile & Princes Street
When: Anytime between 10 AM – 4 PM
If you’d like to get involved, email us at fundraising@rocktrust.org and help fund vital support for young people this winter.💙
Just 4 days left to double your impact!
This Christmas, help us bring comfort and hope to young people facing loneliness, fear, and uncertainty.
👉 Donate today via our Big Give page - https://ow.ly/UJ2750XBJPF
Give the gift of Coorie this Christmas 💙
#BigGive2025
1 week to go! 🎻
Join us for our Coorie in Ceilidh at The Biscuit Factory:
✅ Live ceilidh band
✅ Drinks & mince pies
✅ A Raffle - top prize: a night at The Hoxton Hotel!
Celebrate, have fun & support young people find warmth and safety this winter.
Grab your tickets: https://ow.ly/XUvQ50XBJvK
Christmas can be a challenging time for many young people and we believe every young person deserves to feel seen and supported.
Thanks to the Big Give Christmas Challenge, every donation between 2–9 December will be doubled, creating an even greater impact.
Give the gift of Coorie 💙