# Rock Trust: Ending Youth Homelessness

> We are Scotland’s leading youth homelessness charity\. We believe that no young person should ever face homelessness\.

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## Pages
- [Edinburgh Marathon Festival](https://www.rocktrust.org/get-involved/fundraise/edinburgh-marathon/)
- [Donate](https://www.rocktrust.org/donate/)
- [Fundraise](https://www.rocktrust.org/get-involved/fundraise/)
- [Local Homelessness Support](https://www.rocktrust.org/find-support/local-homelessness-support/): Find local housing updates and homelessness contacts and support for young people in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth \& Kinross, Fife, West Lothian, Midlothian and East Lothian\.
- [My Place Volunteer Flatmate](https://www.rocktrust.org/get-involved/volunteer/my-place-volunteer-flatmate/)

## Posts
- [What is Ask and Act?](https://www.rocktrust.org/what-is-ask-and-act/): Could schools could play a central role in a new nationwide prevention model under the Scottish Government's Ask \& Act legislation?
- [Jane's Story](https://www.rocktrust.org/janes-story/): Jane’s journey demonstrates the impact that stability, appropriate housing support, and positive relationships can have on a young person’s life\.
- [Laura's Story](https://www.rocktrust.org/lauras-story/): Laura came back to visit us as an adult, to tell us how her life has changed for the better\. 
- [Where you live might change\. Your right to vote doesn’t\.](https://www.rocktrust.org/right-to-vote/): If you are currently homeless and don’t have a fixed address, you can still vote in the Scottish Elections by registering before April 20th\.
- [Leah's Coorie in Story](https://www.rocktrust.org/leahs-coorie-in-story/): Thanks to your support, Leah will coorie in by the tree this Christmas, in her own home\.

## Downloads
- [Youth Homelessness Prevention Pathways 2021](https://www.rocktrust.org/download/youth-homelessness-prevention-pathways-2021/): A Way Home Scotland is the national coalition to end youth homelessness in Scotland\.
- [The Progress of the Pathways 2024](https://www.rocktrust.org/download/progress-pathways-2024/): A review of Scotland’s progress in implementing the Youth Homelessness Prevention Pathways\. Published October 10, 2024\.
- [Rock Trust Annual Review 2024\-25](https://www.rocktrust.org/download/rock-trust-annual-review-2024-25/): Rock Trust’s Annual Review 2024–25 reflects on a year of growth, innovation and impact, supporting more young people to move on from homelessness Scotland\.
- [Scottish Elections Manifesto 2026](https://www.rocktrust.org/download/scottish-elections-manifesto-2026/): Rock Trust’s 2026 Scottish Election Manifesto sets out four clear policy asks to prevent youth homelessness, protect young people at risk, and ensure every young person in Scotland can build a safe, stable future\.
- [Housing First for Youth Evaluation 2020](https://www.rocktrust.org/download/housing-first-for-youth-evaluation-report-2020/): Rock Trust Housing First for Youth: Evaluation Report

## Events 
- [Firewalk Edinburgh](https://www.rocktrust.org/event/firewalk-edinburgh/): If you share our vision of a Scotland where no young person is ever left behind, join us on October 29th for our annual Firewalk \- a unique event full of bravery, laughter, and a two\-metre bed of red\-hot embers\.
- [Forth Bridge Rail Abseil](https://www.rocktrust.org/event/forth-bridge-rail-abseil-fundraiser/)
- [Edinburgh Marathon Festival](https://www.rocktrust.org/event/edinburgh-marathon-festival/): Join the Rock Trust team for FREE and help end youth homelessness in Scotland\.
- [Kiltwalk Edinburgh](https://www.rocktrust.org/event/kiltwalk-edinburgh/): All of the money you’ll raise participating in any of the Kiltwalk events will go directly towards Rock Trust’s work with more than 1,100 young people in Scotland each year\.
- [Kiltwalk Glasgow](https://www.rocktrust.org/event/kiltwalk-glasgow/): All of the money you’ll raise participating in any of the Kiltwalk events will go directly towards Rock Trust’s work with more than 1,100 young people in Scotland each year\.

## Partnerships
- [Rettie](https://www.rocktrust.org/partnership/rettie/): Our newest partner Rettie are passionate about creating more opportunities for young people to find work and access housing\.
- [Mortgage Haven](https://www.rocktrust.org/partnership/mortgage-haven/): Mortgage Haven have teamed up with us to fundraise and knowledge share and help more young people into homes\.
- [Safe Deposits Scotland](https://www.rocktrust.org/partnership/safe-deposits-scotland/): Long\-term supporters Safe Deposits Scotland help us to create more opportunities for young people to move into stable housing\.
- [ESPC](https://www.rocktrust.org/partnership/espc/): ESPC have brought their knowledge of property and passion for the cause, to help more young people move on from homelessness\.
- [Weatherbys Bank](https://www.rocktrust.org/partnership/weatherbys-bank/): Weatherbys Bank teams have tested their endurance and their bravery in a range of fundraising activities for our work\.

## Publications
- [Repurposing Vacant Spaces Into Homes \(FEANTSA\)](https://www.rocktrust.org/publication/repurposing-vacant-spaces-into-homes-feantsa/): While the construction sector contributes to approximately 9% of the EU's annual greenhouse gas emissions, it faces increasing pressure to operate within planetary boundaries\. Simultaneously, the ongoing housing and homelessness crises calls for providing more adequate homes\.
- [Poverty in Scotland 2025](https://www.rocktrust.org/publication/poverty-in-scotland-2025/): Analysis of Poverty in Scotland 2025 and what it means for young people at risk of homelessness, prevention and housing stability\.
- [Homelessness Prevention Task and Finish Group: Final Report](https://www.rocktrust.org/publication/homelessness-prevention-task-and-finish-group-final-report/): This independent Scottish Government report sets out clear recommendations for a shift towards homelessness prevention, highlighting the need for early intervention, coordinated systems and support that stops homelessness before crisis\.
- [The Roadmap for the Prevention of Youth Homelessness](https://www.rocktrust.org/publication/the-roadmap-for-the-prevention-of-youth-homelessness/): This report also builds upon the evidence reviewed in Youth Homelessness Prevention: An International Review of Evidence\. The recommendations in this report build upon those within several policy briefs and reports published by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and A Way Home Canada\.
- [The Promise Scotland](https://www.rocktrust.org/publication/the-promise-scotland/): The Promise is Scotland’s commitment to transform how children and young people with care experience are supported, with a focus on early intervention, stable relationships and better life outcomes\. Its aims are central to preventing youth homelessness and supporting young people to thrive\.

## Services
- [Perth Youth Housing Hub](https://www.rocktrust.org/service/perth-youth-housing-hub/)
- [Edinburgh Youth Housing Hub](https://www.rocktrust.org/service/edinburgh-hub/)
- [Glasgow Youth Housing Hub](https://www.rocktrust.org/service/glasgow-youth-housing-hub/)
- [Housing](https://www.rocktrust.org/service/housing/)
- [Health \& Wellbeing](https://www.rocktrust.org/service/health-wellbeing/)

## Vacancies
- [Project Worker \(Housing First for Youth\)](https://www.rocktrust.org/vacancy/project-worker-housing-first-for-youth/): Rock Trust has an exciting new opportunity to join our Fife Service Team as a project worker, working with young people on housing support\.
- [Project Worker \(Short Term Housing Support\)](https://www.rocktrust.org/vacancy/pw-short-term-housing-support/): Rock Trust has an exciting new opportunity to join our Fife Short Term Housing Support Team as a project worker\.

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