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Issue 27 December 2016 ROCK REPORT The Rock Trust aims to build better futures for young homeless people During November, over 280 supporters young people, individuals and teams from schools, universities and local businesses donned their layers and winter woolies and spent a night outside in Edinburgh city centre. The Sleep Out aims to raise awareness of the challenges faced by many 1625 year olds every night across the UK. It is not intended to replicate homelessness in any way, but rather show solidarity, raise funds and awareness and highlight the struggles some young people face. 4th November: Our End Youth Homelessness Sleep Out took place in Festival Square and raised just over £47,000. As well as individuals, including Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith, teams of students and colleagues from local and national companies joined the Sleep Out – including Heriot Watt University, Dune London, Islamic Society of Edinburgh University, DJ Alexander, Team Holyrood, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, Wood Mackenzie, Scottish Widows and the Alliance Trust. After presentations about the issues young people face, there was entertainment and food, a shelter building competition and a bed time story read by Forth 1’s Mark Martin. It was then time to bed down on the cardboard to face the chilly and noisy night ahead. 25th November: Our Under 21 Sleep Out saw an incredible 190 young people from Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and Fife take up the challenge and sleep out on George Street, battling against minus temperatures and raising over £17,000 to help us support vulnerable young people in our community. 98 98 young people accessed our Bedrock service 220 young people used our crisis duty service food parcels were distributed to vulnerable young people in crisis 308 A resounding success for Sleep Out 2016! To all our supporters, volunteers, fundraisers, donors and participants thank you we could not do what we do without you! In 2015/16:

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Issue 27 ­ December 2016 

ROCK REPORTThe Rock Trust aims to build better futures for young homeless people

During November, over 280 supporters ­ young people, individuals and

teams from schools, universities and local businesses ­ donned their layers

and winter woolies and spent a night outside in Edinburgh city centre. 

The Sleep Out aims to raise awareness of the challenges faced by many 16­25

year olds every night across the UK. It is not intended to replicate homelessness

in any way, but rather show solidarity, raise funds and awareness and highlight

the struggles some young people face.

4th November: Our End Youth Homelessness Sleep Out took place in Festival

Square and raised just over £47,000. As well as individuals, including Ben

Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith, teams of students and

colleagues from local and national companies joined the Sleep Out – including

Heriot Watt University, Dune London, Islamic Society of Edinburgh University, DJ

Alexander, Team Holyrood, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, Wood Mackenzie,

Scottish Widows and the Alliance Trust. After presentations about the issues

young people face, there was entertainment and food, a shelter building

competition and a bed time story read by Forth 1’s Mark Martin. It was then time

to bed down on the cardboard to face the chilly and noisy night ahead.

25th November: Our Under 21 Sleep Out saw an incredible 190 young people

from Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and Fife take up the challenge and

sleep out on George Street, battling against minus temperatures and raising over

£17,000 to help us support vulnerable young people in our community.

 

98

98 youngpeople

accessedour Bedrockservice 

220 youngpeople usedour crisis

duty service 

food parcelswere

distributed tovulnerable

young peoplein crisis

308

A resounding success for Sleep Out 2016! 

To all our supporters, volunteers, fundraisers, donors and participants

­ thank you ­ we could not do what we do without you! 

In 2015/16: 

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Celebrating 25 years The Rock Trust has been fighting to end youth

homelessness for a quarter of a century! In

September, we celebrated our birthday in style with

an event at the Scottish Parliament which

recognised past achievements, celebrated the

growth of the Trust from the beginning to now, set

out our vision for the future and our aspirations and

aims to End Youth Homelessness.

 We would like to  thank all of our service users,

supporters, volunteers and staff members who

have helped us on our journey to end youth

homelessness in our society. Here's to another 25

years of the Rock Trust! 

In October, we attended the PRide Awards Scotland,

an awards ceremony to recognise the outstanding PR

work delivered across Scotland.

We were delighted to beat off stiff competition and win

the gold award for ‘Best Not for Profit Campaign’ for our

2015 Sleep Out campaign!

We owe a huge thank you to Pagoda Porter Novelli who

have generously supported us pro­bono with our PR

activity since 2013. With very little budget we worked

together on this campaign, developed a cross­platform

social media strategy and organised photo calls and sent

out press releases to try and get as much engagement

and awareness as possible for our flagship fundraising

event, the EYH Sleep Out.

PRide gold award winners!

The Rock Trust: Registered Scottish Charity No. SCO18708. Scottish Company No. 146616.

55 Albany St, Edinburgh, EH1 3QY ­ 0131 557 4059 ­[email protected] ­ www.rocktrust.org

We need supporters like you to take on a challenge in 2017! 

 21st May ­ Would you like to take on the challenge of abseiling the Forth Rail Bridge?

 28th May ­ Could you take on the Edinburgh marathon to help end youth homelessness in Scotland?

28th May ­ Can you spare a few hours to volunteer at our Edinburgh marathon water station?

30th June ­ 16th July ­ Postcard Art Exhibition and Auction, Summerhall

3rd November ­ spend a night on the streets as part of our EYH Sleep Out

24th November ­ Are you aged 12 to 21? Take part in an event just for young people ­ our U21 Sleep Out

We will be posting further details on our website and Facebook page.

If you'd like to get involved, please contact us on [email protected]

@RockTrust_tweet The Rock Trust @therocktrust

"I have learned new skills which will help me with my college course a lot. It has also helped

me open my eyes and really inspired me to work in a similar environment"

Rock Trust young person, 2016