News

CEO Summer Message

Funding News from Venture Scotland As many of you know, the last 18 months have been extremely difficult times for Venture Scotland. Having taken over as CEO in November 2018, it

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Bryan’s Journey

Bryan’s life was “a bit of a mess” when he first came to Venture Scotland in 2017. He completed the programme in April 2019. Here is his story… I was

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Margi’s 100lb challenge

Margi works for Saffery Champness and has set herself a challenge to loose 100 lbs and raise money for Venture Scotland. Here is her story… Hi I’m Margi, and I’m

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Robert’s Experience with VS

Robert is 21 and spent a large portion of his teenage years homeless, anxious, alone and disengaged from the community.  After spending time in and out of prison he was

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Emergency Appeal

At this time of national emergency, our services are needed more than ever. Young people are having to isolate themselves in their homes which in turn is putting strain on

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Jodie’s Journey

Jodie felt her life was going nowhere before she discovered Venture Scotland. She completed the full programme in 2019. Here is her inspiring story… Before I came to VS, I

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COVID 19 Update

In line with Government and NHS advice, Venture Scotland has decided to close both their Edinburgh and Glasgow offices and all staff are now working from home. If you need

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Allan’s Story

Allan was homeless when he discovered Venture Scotland 20 years ago. This is his story… As a 15-year-old I thought I knew everything. I knew where I wanted to go

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Volunteer & Funding News

Funding News Huge thanks go out to the following funders who have supported our work recently: St James Place Foundation to cover programme team salary costs; National Voluntary Youth Organisation

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