Carr Gomm’s 25th Birthday Celebration!
Supporting people in Scotland since 1998
Carr Gomm is proud to have spent the last 25 years working to stomp out loneliness and isolation in Scotland. Our person-centred approach to support enables us to support over 3000 people every single day in Scotland.
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:
25th Birthday Staff and People-Supported Voices
Throughout the year, we will be sharing stories from staff and people supported about what Carr Gomm has meant to them.
25th Birthday People We Support Voices : Meet Anne
Anne describes herself as a sociable person who loves spending time with family, going out with friends, and giving back to the community through volunteering. Anne has been supported by Carr Gomm since 2012. Anne lives independently, and her support practitioners...
25th Birthday Staff Voices: Meet Suzanne
Let us introduce Suzanne Hall, Lead Practitioner Learning and Development for Argyll and Bute and the Highlands.Suzanne hails from Leeds and moved to Scotland in 2009. Suzanne started out her career in social care working in community homecare. “I loved meeting people...
25th Birthday Staff Voices: Meet Mavis
To celebrate 25 years of service, we will be shining a spotlight on the people who make Carr Gomm. In the months ahead, we will share 25 #StaffVoices from across the organization. Let us introduce Mavis Kelly, Operations Manager for Forth Valley. Hailing from...
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
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
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 Staff (2)
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!
Help us raise £25,000 for Community Projects in Scotland.
As part of our 25th birthday, we hope to raise £25,000 to continue our great work of helping combat isolation and loneliness in Scotland, and we want you to get involved!
From climbing Kilimanjaro or crossing the Sahara Desert, to bake sales and hosting a School Disco for adults – our Carr Gomm supporters and staff have done some really great things to help us stomp out loneliness over the last 25 years.
Are you ready to take on a fundraiser challenge and help us achieve even more?
Whether you raise £10 or £1000, every penny goes back into community projects throughout Scotland.
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.
Be part of that transformation – begin your fundraising journey today.
Click below for more information on how to get involved.
