75p vote: Meet Rock Trust
Charity is a core component of our Tattoo. Every year, we donate profits from our Show to UK-based military and arts charities. In celebration of the Tattoo turning 75, we’re donating an extra 75p of every 2025 ticket sold to a new charity. We’ve shortlisted five incredible charities, and now it’s over to you to decide which receives this donation. One charity shortlisted is Rock Trust. This brilliant charity focuses on young people and ending youth homelessness. Find out more about their cause below.
Who are Rock Trust and what do they do?
Edinburgh based charity, Rock Trust, is dedicated to ending youth homelessness and supporting young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of losing their homes. With a mission to ensure no young person is left without a safe and secure place to live, the charity provides tailored support to help individuals rebuild their lives and achieve lasting stability.
They believe that accommodation, support, education, and employment are the best routes off the streets and away from the misery that accompanies homelessness; leading to a better future for young people.
Understanding the needs and experiences of young people, Rock Trust offers a wide range of services including long-term support for young people with very complex needs, such as those leaving care, to emergency support for young people in crisis and a helping hand for young people struggling to access an expensive and competitive rental market.
In addition to accommodation, Rock Trust also provides access to learning and developmental opportunities through 1-1 support workers, mentors and evening groups such as cooking club, employability drop-in and short educational courses.
By offering these opportunities, Rock Trust ensures the most vulnerable young people in our society can avoid or move on from homelessness for good and have the futures they deserve.
Why should you vote for Rock Trust?
Last year, the Rock Trust supported over 900 young people to move on from homelessness or avoid it altogether. By voting for Rock Trust, you can play your part in the fight to end youth homelessness and allow Rock Trust to continue their work building better futures for young people in Scotland.
Rock Trust is one of five charities you can vote for along with Parkinson’s UK, Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity, St Columba’s Hospice Care and British Heart Foundation.
24 November 2024