Current Members

Staf currently has over 70 members, including local authorities, third sector organisations, private sector care providers and individuals. See the full list of member organisations below. Find out more about membership and how to join here.

A

A Life Explored (Care) Ltd	Aberdeen City Council	Aberdeen Foyer
Aberdeenshire Council	Aberlour Child Care Trust	Angus Council
Apex Scotland	Argyll and Bute Council	Aspire Housing & Personal Development Services Ltd

B

Bachlaw Projects

Balnacraig School

Barnardo's Scotland

C

Cairn Mhor Childcare Partnership	Care Visions Scotland	Carolina House Trust
CATCH Scotland	CELCIS	City of Edinburgh Council
Clackmannanshire Council	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council)	CrossReach

D

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Dundee City Council

E

East Ayrshire Council	East Dunbartonshire Council	East Lothian Council
East Renfrewshire Council

F

Falkirk Council

Fife Council

Foster Care Associates Scotland

G

Glasgow City Council

Good Shepherd Centre

I

Includem

Inverclyde Council

K

Kibble

L

Link Living

Loretto Care

M

Midlothian Council	Moore House Care and Education	Moray Council
Move On Limited

N

National Confidential Forum	National Foster Agency Group (Scotland)	North Ayrshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council

O

Orkney Islands Council

P

Perth and Kinross Council

Q

Quarriers

R

Renfrewshire Council

Rock Trust

Rossie Young People's Trust

S

Scottish Borders Council	SCVO	Shetland Islands Council
Skills Development Scotland	South Ayrshire Council	South Lanarkshire Council
St Mary's Kenmure	St Philips School	Step Up Support
Stepdown	Stirling Council

U

University of Stirling

University of Strathclyde

W

Wellbeing Scotland	West Dunbartonshire Council	West Lothian Council
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