Starter Packs Glasgow
@spg-glasgow.bsky.social
Community based charity working across the Greater Glasgow area, supporting people moving into new tenancies after homelessness.
If you think that you would make a good trustee and have the time and skills to support us with and you care about the work that we do, why not book a chat with the board on their email: [email protected] email and they'll arrange a conversation with you
September 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
If you think that you would make a good trustee and have the time and skills to support us with and you care about the work that we do, why not book a chat with the board on their email: [email protected] email and they'll arrange a conversation with you
So that was March... Another incredibly busy month at Starter Packs Towers, equalling our busiest ever month for people supported. We delivered another 173 packs to support households starting over across the city, supporting 300 more people (189 adults and 111 children). 1/2
April 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
So that was March... Another incredibly busy month at Starter Packs Towers, equalling our busiest ever month for people supported. We delivered another 173 packs to support households starting over across the city, supporting 300 more people (189 adults and 111 children). 1/2
This year's Glasgow Kiltwalk is open for booking & takes place on the 25th/26th of April. You can book your space here: www.thekiltwalk.co.uk/events/glasgow
Starter Packs Glasgow is one of the charities you can choose to raise money for & we'd really appreciate it if you did want to walk for us.
Starter Packs Glasgow is one of the charities you can choose to raise money for & we'd really appreciate it if you did want to walk for us.
The Glasgow Kiltwalk
The Kiltwalk is a unique way to raise funds for a Scottish Charity you care about. Raise funds with Kiltwalks in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee.
www.thekiltwalk.co.uk
March 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This year's Glasgow Kiltwalk is open for booking & takes place on the 25th/26th of April. You can book your space here: www.thekiltwalk.co.uk/events/glasgow
Starter Packs Glasgow is one of the charities you can choose to raise money for & we'd really appreciate it if you did want to walk for us.
Starter Packs Glasgow is one of the charities you can choose to raise money for & we'd really appreciate it if you did want to walk for us.
Another team in from @royalbank.bsky.social Nat West Group supporting donation sorting in our @magpiesnestgovan.bsky.social shop, sorting items for our packs and for the nest and @magpieseyegovan.bsky.social. Thanks folks!
March 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Another team in from @royalbank.bsky.social Nat West Group supporting donation sorting in our @magpiesnestgovan.bsky.social shop, sorting items for our packs and for the nest and @magpieseyegovan.bsky.social. Thanks folks!
Massive thanks to RBS, the @royalbank.bsky.social who've started collecting for our starter packs in their branches. This pic is from Milngavie. You can drop off items at these branches:
Glasgow City Centre
Giffnock
Shawlands
Hamilton
Motherwell
Coatbridge
Clydebank
Dumbarton
Milngavie
Parkhead
Glasgow City Centre
Giffnock
Shawlands
Hamilton
Motherwell
Coatbridge
Clydebank
Dumbarton
Milngavie
Parkhead
March 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Massive thanks to RBS, the @royalbank.bsky.social who've started collecting for our starter packs in their branches. This pic is from Milngavie. You can drop off items at these branches:
Glasgow City Centre
Giffnock
Shawlands
Hamilton
Motherwell
Coatbridge
Clydebank
Dumbarton
Milngavie
Parkhead
Glasgow City Centre
Giffnock
Shawlands
Hamilton
Motherwell
Coatbridge
Clydebank
Dumbarton
Milngavie
Parkhead
Roisin and Sophie are repping for the charity today at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social Union for their Volunteer Fair today. They'll be there till 2pm if you are a student and want to say hello or find out what we do here and what volunteer roles there are just now.
March 12, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Roisin and Sophie are repping for the charity today at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social Union for their Volunteer Fair today. They'll be there till 2pm if you are a student and want to say hello or find out what we do here and what volunteer roles there are just now.
Thanks to Lisa and her team from @barclaysuk.bsky.social who come to volunteer with us on Friday and spent the day helping sort donations in our sorting room in the back of our @magpiesnestgovan.bsky.social shop. Its a huge help to get some corporate teams in as well as our individual volunteers!
March 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Thanks to Lisa and her team from @barclaysuk.bsky.social who come to volunteer with us on Friday and spent the day helping sort donations in our sorting room in the back of our @magpiesnestgovan.bsky.social shop. Its a huge help to get some corporate teams in as well as our individual volunteers!
Massive thanks to Marie and Lorraine, who spotted these kettles reduced to £2.50 in their local Morrisons and bought all 42 for us to be able to use in our packs, which is a huge support and very much appreciated, thank you!
March 5, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Massive thanks to Marie and Lorraine, who spotted these kettles reduced to £2.50 in their local Morrisons and bought all 42 for us to be able to use in our packs, which is a huge support and very much appreciated, thank you!
So that was February 2026, our second busiest month of all time (again). We delivered 177 starter packs to households across our city, supporting 280 people (182 adults and 108 children).
As always, massive thanks to everyone who supports us, Thank you!
As always, massive thanks to everyone who supports us, Thank you!
March 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
So that was February 2026, our second busiest month of all time (again). We delivered 177 starter packs to households across our city, supporting 280 people (182 adults and 108 children).
As always, massive thanks to everyone who supports us, Thank you!
As always, massive thanks to everyone who supports us, Thank you!
We're always happy to come out to your Faith Group, Community Organisation, work, School (especially when the pupils are doing their YPI projects) and talk about the work that we do.
If you'd like us to come to you, please get in touch & we can organise a visit to you
If you'd like us to come to you, please get in touch & we can organise a visit to you
February 26, 2026 at 10:56 AM
We're always happy to come out to your Faith Group, Community Organisation, work, School (especially when the pupils are doing their YPI projects) and talk about the work that we do.
If you'd like us to come to you, please get in touch & we can organise a visit to you
If you'd like us to come to you, please get in touch & we can organise a visit to you
A wee video showing what donations are helpful to have come in for our starter packs.
January 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
A wee video showing what donations are helpful to have come in for our starter packs.
So that was 2025! Our Van Teams were extremely busy delivering packs across the city. We supported 1598 households in our communities, which meant that 2567 people were helped to settle into their new homes (1858 adults and 709 children).
January 7, 2026 at 11:34 AM
So that was 2025! Our Van Teams were extremely busy delivering packs across the city. We supported 1598 households in our communities, which meant that 2567 people were helped to settle into their new homes (1858 adults and 709 children).
So that was November... Our two vans have been out and about all over our city delivering 140 packs this past month. Supporting 228 people (164 adults and 64 children) in those 140 households across our communities.
We couldn't do what we do without your support, so once again, huge thank you's!
We couldn't do what we do without your support, so once again, huge thank you's!
December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So that was November... Our two vans have been out and about all over our city delivering 140 packs this past month. Supporting 228 people (164 adults and 64 children) in those 140 households across our communities.
We couldn't do what we do without your support, so once again, huge thank you's!
We couldn't do what we do without your support, so once again, huge thank you's!
You can support us on the Glasgow Community Lottery (YALDI) and have a chance of winning some great prizes whilst making a difference to charities across the third sector in Glasgow. Buy tickets here: www.glasgowlottery.scot/support/star...
Support Starter Packs Glasgow on Glasgow Community Lottery
Starter Packs Glasgow is offering you the chance to win big prizes and help raise much needed funds.
www.glasgowlottery.scot
October 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
You can support us on the Glasgow Community Lottery (YALDI) and have a chance of winning some great prizes whilst making a difference to charities across the third sector in Glasgow. Buy tickets here: www.glasgowlottery.scot/support/star...
This #ChallengePovertyWeek we want to thank everyone for continuing to support the work we do supporting people across our city when moving into their new tenancies. Whether you are donating items to us, volunteering or shopping with us in @magpieseyegovan.bsky.social & @magpiesnestgovan.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This #ChallengePovertyWeek we want to thank everyone for continuing to support the work we do supporting people across our city when moving into their new tenancies. Whether you are donating items to us, volunteering or shopping with us in @magpieseyegovan.bsky.social & @magpiesnestgovan.bsky.social
We just had a generous donation of £25.00 from a lucky winner on the Glasgow Community Lottery! You could be a winner too whilst supporting our work (other charities in Glasgow are available too) Support us here - glasgowlottery.scot/support/star... Thank you for all of your support!
Support Starter Packs Glasgow on Glasgow Community Lottery
Starter Packs Glasgow is offering you the chance to win big prizes and help raise much needed funds.
glasgowlottery.scot
October 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We just had a generous donation of £25.00 from a lucky winner on the Glasgow Community Lottery! You could be a winner too whilst supporting our work (other charities in Glasgow are available too) Support us here - glasgowlottery.scot/support/star... Thank you for all of your support!
Massive thanks to @raybradshaw1.bsky.social, who has raised £1500 for us through his shows this month at the Edinburgh Fringe. This has allowed us to get £1600 of emergency work completed on our van which would otherwise have been off the road. A massive Thank You to Ray and his audiences!
August 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Massive thanks to @raybradshaw1.bsky.social, who has raised £1500 for us through his shows this month at the Edinburgh Fringe. This has allowed us to get £1600 of emergency work completed on our van which would otherwise have been off the road. A massive Thank You to Ray and his audiences!
We have received a lovely surprise this week via our MSP, Humza. We had a motion lodged in the Scottish Parliament celebrating 25 years of Starter Packs Glasgow as a charity. Its much appreciated to have what we do recognised, along with the support that we give across our city
August 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We have received a lovely surprise this week via our MSP, Humza. We had a motion lodged in the Scottish Parliament celebrating 25 years of Starter Packs Glasgow as a charity. Its much appreciated to have what we do recognised, along with the support that we give across our city
Massive thanks to everyone who is a Co-op Member and has chosen Starter Packs Glasgow as your charity to support, all 988 of you!
If you haven't picked a charity yet as your chosen good cause for the current run of their Community Fund, you can do so here:
membership.coop.co.uk/causes/88037
If you haven't picked a charity yet as your chosen good cause for the current run of their Community Fund, you can do so here:
membership.coop.co.uk/causes/88037
Co-op Local Community Fund - Starter Packs Glasgow
The Co-op Local Community Fund is supporting Starter Packs Glasgow. Become a member or sign in to choose a local cause to support.
membership.coop.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Massive thanks to everyone who is a Co-op Member and has chosen Starter Packs Glasgow as your charity to support, all 988 of you!
If you haven't picked a charity yet as your chosen good cause for the current run of their Community Fund, you can do so here:
membership.coop.co.uk/causes/88037
If you haven't picked a charity yet as your chosen good cause for the current run of their Community Fund, you can do so here:
membership.coop.co.uk/causes/88037
For those of you not sure what items you can donate that we can put into our packs, here's a wee video that illustrates what we can add into every starter pack we deliver. Most items can be good used condition, the only items that we have to include new are duvets, pillows & pots
July 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
For those of you not sure what items you can donate that we can put into our packs, here's a wee video that illustrates what we can add into every starter pack we deliver. Most items can be good used condition, the only items that we have to include new are duvets, pillows & pots
Samuel came into our office to say thanks for his starter pack. His kind words touched us all and he agreed to film a short video for us. If you have a minute, please watch him talking about what difference the pack made to him. Thanks Samuel!
July 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Samuel came into our office to say thanks for his starter pack. His kind words touched us all and he agreed to film a short video for us. If you have a minute, please watch him talking about what difference the pack made to him. Thanks Samuel!
We've had a couple of folks asking about setting up a direct debit to make regular donations. This is a huge support if it is something that you are able to and want to do. If you DM us or email [email protected] we'll get you the details for setting up a regular payment to our bank.
July 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We've had a couple of folks asking about setting up a direct debit to make regular donations. This is a huge support if it is something that you are able to and want to do. If you DM us or email [email protected] we'll get you the details for setting up a regular payment to our bank.
Demand just doesn't drop and we continue to go through hundreds and hundreds of pack items every single week, there is no let up as we help people settle into their new homes and move on from homelessness and other difficult situations that have been experienced. 2/2
July 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Demand just doesn't drop and we continue to go through hundreds and hundreds of pack items every single week, there is no let up as we help people settle into their new homes and move on from homelessness and other difficult situations that have been experienced. 2/2
We just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has been bringing in donations and responding to the shout-outs there have been for the much needed pack items we're short on. 1/2
July 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has been bringing in donations and responding to the shout-outs there have been for the much needed pack items we're short on. 1/2
We're running out of glasses currently. If you have spare in the house, we can put them to amazing re-use in ouir starter packs. They can be dropped at our @magpiesnestgovan.bsky.social shop in our donation sorting room. Friends in hospitality, we can collect your old/excess stock if you have any.
July 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We're running out of glasses currently. If you have spare in the house, we can put them to amazing re-use in ouir starter packs. They can be dropped at our @magpiesnestgovan.bsky.social shop in our donation sorting room. Friends in hospitality, we can collect your old/excess stock if you have any.