Read a piece from our CEO Karen Barr in Third Force News with Rowan Alba’s message to the Scottish Parliament. Read the full article here: tfn.scot/opinion/behind-the-…

We are looking for new Board members! Could it be you? Find out everything you need to know at rowanalba.org/careers/

Calling all frontline workers in the homelessness sector! Join @SMITFCharity’s free online Frontline Network Annual Conference on 23rd June 2026. Register here: tinyurl.com/frontline2026 ”

We have a great opportunity available at our Birkentree / Upper Gilmore Place service. The Service Lead will provide clear leadership and vision, inspire and motivate staff to achieve excellence and mentor them as they develop new skills. goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP10…

Our CEO Karen Barr reflects on 3 years at the helm of Rowan Alba. Read the full piece at: tfn.scot/opinion/three-years…

We recently met with Councillor Tim Pogson, Convener of the City of Edinburgh Council’s Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee. It’s so vital to keep partners like the council up to date with the challenges we face as well as the successes

Rowan Alba supports The Everyone Home Collective Homeless Network Scotland and the CCPS who have jointly issued a position paper calling on the Scottish Government to integrate housing equality and strategic support into More Homes Scotland

Grateful to be part of East West Forum for Civic Leadership. The challenge of leadership today is best navigated collectively across borders. Thanks to @CharityLeadScot @AVECO & @CO3updates for creating this space. #EastWestCivicLeadership #Voluntarysector #CollectiveLeadership

"Thanks to @SC_Lottery we will bring more social activities to young people in Edinburgh who are experiencing homelessness. This will help them find new ways to cope with difficult mental health issues as they face long waits for a permanent home." - Karen Barr #whatarethechances

We’ve been shortlisted as part of @LNER’s Customer & Community Investment Fund. Please vote for Journeying Together via the below link. #CCIF surveys.perspectusglobal.com…

We're delighted to have Calum Wilson step up to the role of Chair! More to come on this... scottishhousingnews.com/arti…

Kiera Russell, our Community Volunteer Coordinator is off for the trip of a lifetime to South East Asia, New Zealand and Australia. Kiera’s beautiful soul beamed through her smile each time she met a new volunteer. Bon voyage Kiera!

Like everyone else in Edinburgh we've just come back down to earth after the Festival. In the past few years we've been able to take our staff and community members to Fringe shows thanks to @edfringe Community Ticketing Initiative. Thank you!

Rowan Alba is one of 238 organisations who signed an open letter to @JohnSwinney published in The Herald on Sunday 17th August calling for immediate action to address the profound crisis threatening our sector. @ALLIANCEScot shorturl.at/8XlMw

Filmmakers capture daily life at Thorntree Street. Get the full story on our blog rowanalba.org/news/filmmaker…

Thanks to funding from the @FoundationScot Cervus Trust we have been able to bring more social activities to our women's services, supporting our clients to make new connections.

A vital grant from @BandQ and @nbrly helped us to install ensuites into rooms at our Birkentree women's service, making them independent and with the privacy to rebuild. Thank you!

Karen Barr believes @Edinburgh_CC should consider a broad range of solutions to ending homelessness in the city. Find out more in our blog. shorturl.at/lJ9IM

Exciting new vacancies alert! If you, or someone you know could be the one, please get in touch. All our vacancies at Goodmoves. goodmoves.org/organisation/0… Business Manager Part time (28hrs) £50,000 pro-rata Night Worker x2, Birkentree House Full time £24,078

We are expending the deadline on this brilliant role until 12th May! Please share it with anyone you think might be suitable. 🙏