Autumn Campaign
Monday 2nd September - Friday 11th October
Start Up Stirling’s 30th year has already been a very busy one, supporting more people than ever with our services. This Autumn and Winter, we anticipate that our services at Start Up Stirling are going to be needed more than ever. Please help us build up our food supplies this Autumn, so that we are able to help everyone who has been referred to us for food support, when they need it most over the colder months.
Over the past year, referrals for our Crisis Food Service have increased by 18%. However, due to the cost of living crisis, the amount of food that we have received in our donations has decreased by 18%.
How you can help
By providing food donations
We need to support people in need 52 weeks of the year. We have an Autumn Shopping List with the items that we need most to boost our supplies. Any donation, large or small, makes a big difference to the people that need support from our Crisis Food service.
Please help us by making a donation at our Donation Stations across the area, or dropping your items off at our Warehouse. For larger donations, please ring our office on 01786 561027, and we will be happy to help.
Tesco in Stirling are again supporting us with 2 Donation Days on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th September, from 10am until 4pm. If you are in-store doing your shopping, please say hello!
By hosting a Donation Station during the Campaign
We would be happy to provide a small donation station for you to collect food, toiletries and household items during the campaign. Please email for more information.
By providing a financial donation
We are also inviting financial donations to support our services. This can be on a one-off basis, or you may decide to become a regular monthly giver, to help us to support people in need with our services throughout the year. If you can Gift Aid your donation, we receive an additional 25% of the value from the Government, at no additional cost to you.
30 items for 30 years
30 years ago, our charity began by collecting household and kitchen goods donations to make into Home Starter packs. The packs were distributed to individuals and families to help to give them a great start in their new home after receiving the keys to their new tenancies after a period of homelessness, family breakdown or leaving the prison or care system.
30 years on, and our service has never been busier. In 2023, we supported over 600 people with our Home Starter packs, providing quilts, pillows, bedding, kettles and toasters as well as the basic kitchen goods pack. If you would like to make a donation, to give someone a fresh start in their new home, the 30 items for 30 years list details the items that we need most for our packs. These can be left in our supermarket donation stations, at the warehouse, you can donate vouchers, or take a look at our 30 items for 30 years Amazon wishlist for ideas.
Follow us on Social Media
The more that our posts are shared on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/startup.stirling, the more that we can spread the word about what we do, and how we support people who really need our help this Autumn. Please join our Facebook page and Twitter feed. The Autumn Campaign hashtags are #localsupportlocal #SUS30, so look out for our posts.