Current Members

Staf currently has 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

Aberdeen City Council	Aberdeen Foyer	Aberdeenshire Council
Aberlour Child Care Trust	Action for Children Scotland	Angus Council
Argyll and Bute Council	Aspire Housing & Personal Development Services Ltd

B

Bachlaw Projects

Barnardo's Scotland

Blue Triangle Housing Association

C

Care Visions Scotland	Carolina House Trust	Capital City Partnership
CATCH Scotland	CELCIS	City of Edinburgh Council
Clackmannanshire 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	Forth Valley College
Foster Care Associates Scotland

M

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

N

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	Right There	Rock Trust
Rossie Young People's Trust

S

Scottish Borders Council	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	Student Awards Agency For Scotland (SAAS)

U

University of Stirling

University of Strathclyde

W

West Dunbartonshire Council	West Lothian Council	Wheatley Care
Who Cares? Scotland	Why Not? Trust

Latest

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Young people with care and justice experience in collaboration with Staf and our Partner's at Children and Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ) have produced a Whole Systems Approach guidance for children and young people in conflict with the law.

Young Funder's Grant

Applications for the Young Funder's Grant are now closed. Alternative sources of funding are included here.
The Promise explained: what the Care Review means for the workforce

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Local Elections 2022: Manifesto Round-Up

A look at the five main parties and their manifestos heading into the local elections 2022
Grants of up to £750 available to care experienced young people

We are delighted to announce our Young Funder's Grant is now open for applications.
Relationship Based Practice: What does it really look like?

Mary Glasgow facilitated one of our workshops at our Annual Conference 2017, setting out the principles of a restorative, child-centred and family-minded approach that aims to mitigate the effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Find out more and download Mary's presentation.
Our history

Find out more about Staf's history, and the exciting work we are undertaking today.
GIRFEC: A Guide to Getting it Right for Every Child

GIRFEC (or Getting it Right for Every Child) is the national approach in Scotland to improving outcomes and supporting the wellbeing of our children and young people by offering the right help at the right time for the right people. Find out more about the GIRFEC approach.
Shannon's Box

Created by Shannon when in role as our Youth Facilitator, Shannon's Box is designed to make entering care a little easier for children and young people. Find out more about this project.
Implications of Continuing Care Report

Staf has been working as part of a consortium of colleagues from across the sector which has been meeting about the implementation of Continuing Care. Following our Implications of Continuing Care focus group in February 2018, we produced a report looking at the issues and the good practice taking place across Scotland.
Care-Experienced Voice

Staf has always had the voice of care-experienced young people at its heart. From the Debate Project to Project Return, The Real Toolkit and Youth Justice Voices our young people's voices have always influenced our work. Find out more about the voice of care-experienced young people.