Transforming Highland lives

We create positive change for people exiting homelessness or trying to move forward from a place of crisis.

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We provide support, training and furniture. Help us help others.

Donate furniture

Donate your pre-loved household goods and help make someone's house a home.

Make a donation

With poverty levels and fuel costs rising, a cash donation can help us support more people in the Highlands.

Fundraise for us

By fundraising for New Start Highland, you can help those most in need of help. Find out how you can help us help others.

About New Start Highland

We support those facing hardship by providing them with the skills they need for employment, the confidence they need to engage in their community and the goods they need to make their house a home.

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Volunteer with us

Volunteering allows you to make an impact on the lives of those we support, on the overall community, and teaches invaluable skills.

Become a mentor

The skills and knowledge you already have could make a great difference to somebody in need.

Give us your feedback

If you have used our services, or want to get in touch to provide feedback on our work, we'd love to hear from you.

Energy on a budget

We help people keep their homes and lives affordable by providing information and support on making the most of the energy in their homes.

Eating on a budget

We make lives better in the Highlands by providing 250,000 meals a year to families in need.

We are helping Scotland move towards Net Zero

We provide furniture to those in need thanks to generous donations from our community. By committing to this approach, we ensure furniture is diverted from landfill and is instead making somebody’s house a home.

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Find out how to become a volunteer

Donate furniture

Make a donation to New Start Highland

Enquire about booking a house removal

Find out about house clearances

Apply for a job

Find my nearest shop

Find out how to become a mentor

How we’re making an impact

Our impact

132,485

number of times people in the community have used our services this year

8,881

number of items diverted from landfill over the last year

243

households supported to maintain a tenancy last month

667

essential furniture packs provided over the last year

"Volunteering for NSH was the turning point for me on my journey of recovery from mental illness. I went from seeing myself as a ‘service user’ to becoming a person of value, with skills and confidence in my abilities."

David

"Being at NSH has allowed me to develop my skills and confidence in a warm and supportive environment. It has provided me with opportunities I'd struggle to find elsewhere"

Rebecca

"I get satisfaction from contributing to New Start Highland's work helping the homeless"

Colin

"It gives me work experience without the stress of a commercial environment, building me up towards getting back to work"

Colin