Carr Gomm Celebrates Its 25th Birthday!
Supporting people in Scotland since 1998
In 2023, Carr Gomm was proud to celebrate its 25th year of working to stomp out loneliness and isolation in Scotland. Our person-centred approach enables us to support over 3000 people in Scotland and help make a positive impact on people’s lives..
Our highly trained staff began working in East Lothian in 1998 and has expanded to cover over nine regions of Scotland, including Argyll & Bute, Borders, Dundee, Forth Valley and more.
See a map of all Carr Gomm services here.
All our services are based on our values and reflect the choices and aspirations of each individual and community we work with.
In our 25 years of supporting people and communities, we have seen how bringing people together and providing opportunities to make meaningful connections can be transformational.
“The people who work with me understand my needs.”
Person Supported
“My support is making a positive difference in my life.”
Person Supported
“My support is caring and warm and we get on excellent.”
Person Supported
“The workers have always been friendly and lateral thinkers, just the sort of people you need on your side in a crisis.”
Person Supported
Community Projects
Carr Gomm is committed to combatting isolation and loneliness through our Community Projects.
Since our formation in 1998, Carr Gomm has worked with communities to develop projects that enhance people’s lives.
Each community project we fund is based on the community’s needs and is accessible and inclusive to all, especially those with poor health, low income, and low self-confidence.
We are proud of what has been accomplished over the past 25 years and are determined to do more in the next 25 years to fight loneliness and isolation in Scotland.
A selection of our projects over the years include:
Highlights from our 25th Birthday Celebration
Look back on highlights from Carr Gomm’s incredible year!
Carr Gomm’s Becs Barker gives evidence to the Scottish Parliament on SDS
Becs Barker, Carr Gomm's Operations Manager for Community Contacts, Involvement, Quality and Innovation, gave evidence on behalf of social care providers on whether Self-Directed Support (SDS) has achieved its ambitions in Scotland. SDS was brought in as the primary...
Jackie’s experience as the Involvement Champion in the Glasgow South Integrated Team
Jackie shares her experience as Involvement Champion
Scottish Minister responds to Carr Gomm’s call for social care wage uplift
Maree Todd MSP (Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport) has responded to Carr Gomm’s letter which calls for the Scottish Government to close the unjust pay gap between workers employed by commissioned providers and equivalent workers employed by the...
Has Scotland’s Self-Directed Support Act achieved its ambitions?
Carr Gomm, our National Involvement Group and the Community Contacts project have shared with the Scottish Parliament whether Self-Directed Support Legislation (SDS) has realised its aims. SDS aims to give people as much choice and control as they want about how their...
Denise Murdoch Honoured with MBE
Denise Murdoch, Carr Gomm’s Senior Operations Manager for Rural, has been honoured with an MBE in recognition for her exceptional contributions to older people in Argyll & Bute.
Social Care Wage Uplift – Letter to the First Minister
Lucy Wren, our Chief Executive, has written to the First Minister calling for the Scottish Government's Fair Work agenda to be realised in social care. As our letter explains, the Scottish Government's continued funding of social care wage policy at the minimum level...
Carr Gomm Through The Years
Here we have a collection of photos from Carr Gomm throughout the years, including fundraising events, community projects and people supported.
LGBT+ Network at Glasgow Pride
Arty Stirling
Anne
Picture by Stewart Attwood All images © Stewart Attwood Photography 2021. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission. No Syndication Permitted. Fee for Use
Caring in Craigmillar walks and scones/tea
Kilimanjaro Fundraiser 2013
Vicki
Carr Gomm – Edinburgh Vicki Picture by Stewart Attwood All images © Stewart Attwood Photography 2021. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission. No Syndication Permitted. Fee for Use
Walking and fishing groups fundraiser
Carr Gomm – Stirling & Falkirk Picture by Stewart Attwood All images © Stewart Attwood Photography 2021. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission. No Syndication Permitted. Fee for Use
Vic and Carr Gomm LGBT Network
Futures Funded Shelter for Community Grows
Tea in the park
Peer Support Group and SDS strategy partners with MSP Kevin Stewart
circle of friends
club fun
community grows
The Big Carr Gomm Challenge!
As part of our 25th birthday, we aimed to raise £25,000 to continue our great work of helping combat isolation and loneliness in Scotland!
The Carr Gomm Community came out in force and hosted a variety of fundraising activities. From Kiltwalks and the Canal Challenge to quizzes and prize draws, people across Scotland used their creativity to raise money for a great cause.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Big Carr Gomm Challenge and helped to raise over £27,000 to stomp out isolation and loneliness!
You can hear more about how the money will be used by checking the Carr Gomm website and social media channels.
Missed out on taking part in the Big Carr Gomm Challenge? Don’t worry!
We encourage people to fundraiser all year round! Do you have an idea for a fundraising event? Then please get in touch, and we can offer help and support to make your event a reality.
Click the link below to read more about Fundraising for Carr Gomm and how to get involved.