18/12/2025
*A BIT OF A DIFFERENT POST* if you’re going to share any of our content - it should be this!
🎁 Loaaads of giveaways happening at the moment, but let’s chat about giving back.. a few months ago we decided we wanted to help in some way with homelessness, which was when we learned about a charity based in our city called “Fresh Start”.
🏴 If you’re based in Edinburgh & want to get involved - swipe these photos or message us to find out more about how you can help!
📍If you’re not based in Edinburgh, maybe it’s something you could start exploring!
A lot of the properties given to homeless people are unfurnished and poorly decorated (to say the least).
Fresh start help with the essentials of getting started, providing packages with essential items such as white goods, duvets, cooking equipment, towels, curtains, etc. Fresh rooms, also a part of this charity, help turn houses into homes by providing redecoration of 2 rooms.
We are getting involved by volunteering our services as decorators starting January 2026! Our page is full of Edinburgh DIYers & professional decorators so this is our call out to get more people involved & make more people aware! We are hoping that maybe we can get more people involved 🫶🏽 *you can volunteer as a one off OR regularly, there are also lots of other ways to volunteer not just decorating… all services listed below rely on volunteers so if you can, get involved!*
🌟Not only do they help people get started in their homes, they also offer:
-English Classes
-Cooking & Lifestyle Classes
-Community Gardens (socialise & learn to grow food)
-Open kitchens for anyone 2x every week
-Affordable Food Pantry
We were OVERWHELMED looking around their site learning about how much they do, we’ve been in hardships ourselves & come from families who could’ve done with knowing about fresh start - my (Hannah’s) dad couldn’t speak any english when he first moved to Scotland! Charities like this are genuinely worth shouting about so please spread the word & pass this post onto anyone who might benefit 🙏🏽❤️
Swipe to see what donations they are accepting for Christmas 🎅
