Where the money goes
All of the proceeds from Caring Christmas Trees goes directly towards the work of Bethany Christian Trust, helping to fund our vital and lifesaving work throughout the winter and beyond.
Founded in 1983 as a grassroots charity in Leith, Bethany Christian Trust now support over 9,000 people across Scotland by helping them to understand and overcome the root causes and direct impact of homelessness.
Our services focus on Homelessness Prevention, Crisis Intervention, and Housing & Support; alleviating the suffering and meeting the long term needs of people facing homelessness, or the risk of homelessness.
Read our 2026 Annual Report, Woven Together, on our website here.
Homelessness Prevention
Social isolation, poor mental health, unemployment, and family breakdown are just a few of the reasons people find themselves homeless.
We have Community Development workers throughout Scotland who run drop-ins, craft workshops, recovery programmes, and more, in order to help people build up networks of support and address any underlying issues that could lead to homelessness.
Crisis Intervention
We provide a number of safe and welcoming supported accommodation for people in times of crisis and with immediate needs. Once men and women are accessing these services, our teams develop relationships with them and provide holistic and tailored support, enabling long-lasting impact.
We also run Care Vans which offer food, drinks, and a friendly face to people who find themselves sleeping rough, or vulnerable to homelessness, in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Perth.
Housing &
Support
We provide focused, one-to-one support to people who find themselves transitioning from temporary and short-term accommodation to permanent accommodation. Tenants of our fully furnished flats, throughout Scotland, receive friendship and mentorship, as well as full support with independent living skills like employment and financial management.
In addition to our Housing & Support provision, we offer a service called Gateway that provides people in low-income households with furniture and basic home goods as they take up a new tenancy with the City of Edinburgh Council.
This is just a snapshot of the immense work carried out by Bethany Christian Trust.
To find out more, please visit our website.
A special note about the Rapid Re-accommodation Welcome Centre
In previous years, the funds raised by Caring Christmas Trees directly supported our emergency overnight accommodation. Our Rapid Re-accommodation is currently fully funded by a local authority contract until March 2027. All proceeds raised through Caring Christmas Trees will now go directly to our other work during the winter, as detailed above.