Property advice sought for long-term plan to create trauma-informed creative spaces.

What do they need help with?

Articulate Cultural Trust is embarking on an ambitious long-term plan to secure and run trauma-informed places and spaces (TIPS) for young people who are care-experienced. The need for these facilities emerged through UK-wide research with Abertay University and has since been reinforced by a growing number of service users at risk of homelessness.

In response, Articulate has committed to acquiring creative arts spaces with residential capacity in Scotland’s major cities, as well as in rural and island areas. These spaces will serve as safe, creative, and supportive environments where vulnerable young people can find emergency support, community, and creative opportunities.

To support this vision, they are seeking pro bono input from a professional with expertise in investment, to explore:

• Viable models for local and national property acquisition
• Resourcing strategies for buying and operating residential arts properties
• Long-term, sustainable and resilient funding models
• Strategic planning, priorities and deliverables to support the charity’s ten-year roadmap

This support is essential in the early development phase, as Articulate aims to build a secure foundation for future capital fundraising and place-based service delivery. The request is time-sensitive, with support needed as soon as possible.

Timeline

As soon as possible

About the organisation

Founded in 2017, Articulate Cultural Trust is a Scottish charity using the arts to transform the lives of children and young people with care experience. By removing barriers to creativity and cultural access, Articulate provides a platform for expression, education, and wellbeing. Its programmes are designed for young people who are in or have left care, and those who are homeless, seeking asylum, or living in poverty.

Articulate co-designs its services with children and young people, and delivers inclusive projects across all artforms. With a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the charity helps young people improve wellbeing, gain new skills, and access pathways into further education and employment. Its goal is to ensure every young person, regardless of background, can enjoy a creative, fulfilling childhood.

http://www.articulatehub.com