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A TEAM of teenage cooks have served up Christmas lunch with a difference in Govan. The young people, all aged 13-16, have been taking part in a project organised by two charities working in partnership, Aberlour and Street Cones. Today [Dec14], after two months of cookery lessons, the group – known as the ‘Storm Cookers’ … Continued

  Aberlour Child Care Trust has been honoured alongside the Scottish procurement elite at the Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards Scotland 2017/18, held at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow on Wednesday 25 October 2017.   Hosted by BiP Solutions Ltd, the GO Awards are the UK’s premier procurement awards, with annual ceremonies … Continued

Up to 1 in 5 women experience mental illness in pregnancy or the first year of their child’s life.  Aberlour and Holyrood Events are working together to improve their experience, by holding a one day conference on 25 January in Edinburgh aimed at health and social care professionals, policy makers, voluntary organisations, and anyone else … Continued

At Aberlour we work with vulnerable children and families across Scotland for a variety of reasons. It could be as a result of poor mental health, low educational attainment, children at risk of being taken into care or issues around dependency. So often there is one recurring, and near universal, theme in the lives of … Continued

Aberlour administers an Urgent Assistance Fund, which awards cash grants to assist children and young people (aged 16 and under) across Scotland, and their families, who are suffering extreme hardship. Over the last year, we’ve had requests for basic items such as pram and cot bedding, single beds, microwaves, Moses baskets, children’s clothing and shoes and sensory … Continued

A GROUND-BREAKING project which helps adults with learning disabilities to become better parents, has received a National Lottery Award of £150,000, from The Big Lottery Fund. Aberlour Family Service – South Ayrshire was awarded the funds for its work helping parents to increase their skills and self-confidence in taking care of their children. Service Manager … Continued

(L-R Aberlour Vice Chair David Elder, Aberlour CEO Sally-Ann Kelly and Mark McDonald MSP) A unique film premiere has marked the launch of three residential houses for vulnerable children in the Highlands. Leading children’s charity Aberlour were joined by partners from The Highland Council and the Scottish Government at the red-carpet event at The Ironworks … Continued

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community whose motto is “Love for all, hatred for none” has been promoting the true teachings of Islam by organising many peace events and charity walks to raise funds for the needy, poor, sick and vulnerable members of society.  This has been a  powerful counter-narrative to extremists that are often in the … Continued

Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed teenagers from Aberlour’s Youthpoint service for helping revive his old neighbourhood. The football legend returned to a hero’s welcome in Glasgow’s Govan, where he grew up, to open a refurbished walkway on the banks of the Clyde. Five young people from Youthpoint helped with the refurbishment of the riverside route … Continued

The team at Aberlour were delighted to receive a letter from Helen Yates from Australia. She shared with us her family’s experience with Aberlour Orphanage, established in 1875 in Charlestoun, Aberlour. You can read her letter below:   “This donation is in memory of my father, Donald Yates, who died earlier this year. Dad’s mother … Continued

Aberlour Futures, an SQA Accredited Centre providing Vocational Qualifications and Training for the Early Learning and Childcare workforce in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, has enabled 65 Early Learning and Childcare practitioners to achieve childcare qualifications. The learners were presented with awards in Skills for work Early Education and Childcare National 5 in Social Services and … Continued

THREE children’s houses have opened in the Highlands as part of a new drive to protect some of Scotland’s most vulnerable youngsters. Leading children’s charity Aberlour has opened houses in Inverness and Fort William, and a third property in Tain will begin welcoming children in the coming weeks. Each house provides a home to five … Continued

Buying a house is, experts agree, the single most stressful thing any of us will ever do. Finding and securing the perfect property is, we are told, more fraught than getting married, having a baby, getting divorced, losing a job or becoming bankrupt. It is, in short, no fun. If stress levels rocket when searching … Continued

Our summer newsletter is now out! We’re pleased to bring you the latest edition of the newsletter, packed with stories from our services across Scotland. This issue has an update from our fostering service and how you can get involved. You’ll also read more about our work with new mothers and babies. Finally, the newsletter is full of … Continued

“If you had asked me what i really wanted to do more than anything i would struggle to answer. What would i truly want? I would say i wish i could have worked harder at school, have more confidence, be different, be someone else. These are all choices in reflection i would change about myself. … Continued