Elaine’s* recovery journey at our Mother and Child Recovery House is a powerful reminder of what’s possible with the right support 🌟 Watch Elaine’s story and see how hope, support and kindness can change lives 💞 #KeepThePromise #NationalRecoveryMonth #RecoveryIsPossible *Name and voice changed.

Our CO Lynne O'Brien gave evidence this week @parliament.scot  the Children (Care, Care Experience and Service Planning) Bill. She highlighted the need for the Bill to make sure all children receive consistent quality care wherever they may be in Scotland using models of practice we know work well.

Aberlour News is out now! Discover how we're expanding our support to mums and babies.  Read all about the 150th celebrations taking place all across Scotland. Grab a cuppa ☕ and we hope you enjoy: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/publications/aberlour-autumn-news-2025 #Aberlour150

Our Sustain service in #Falkirk helps keep families together. It helps them, right at the very edge of crisis, endure and reach calmer waters: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/lifeline-support-gives-hope-to-falkirk-families-on-the-brink #KeepThePromise

This morning @lynneobrien.bsky.social will give evidence to @parliament.scot @SP_ECYP  on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Service Planning) Bill. 📺Watch the session on Scottish Parliament TV: https://www.scottishparliament.tv/

In honour of National Overdose Awareness Day and National Recovery Month, mums, babies and staff from our Mother and Child Recovery Houses held a remembrance event for those who have lost their lives due to overdose.  #RecoveryMonth #OverdoseAwarenessDay

Mums attending our Child Poverty and the Public Debt Crisis Conference, in partnership with the University of Glasgow’s Centre of Public Policy, hope that decision makers and politicians stick to their promises and help to #EndChildPoverty by tackling the public debt crisis. #Aberlour150

The latest MBRRACE report is as devastating as ever. Mental health must be at the heart of maternity safety. Every life lost is one too many. Read our full response: maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/mbrrace... #PerinatalMentalHealth #MakeAllCareCount

Our Mother and Child Recovery Houses in Dundee and Falkirk aim to keep families together while mums are on their recovery journey🌟   Swipe through to see more facts about the service and the impact it has had over the past year 👉

#GoodLuck to all our supporters taking part in the #EdinburghKiltwalk today! By walking in aid of Aberlour you’re supporting children and families in desperate need across Scotland. #ThankYou #Kiltwalk25 #KiltwalkEdinburgh

‘We have done so much but so much needs to be done.’ Last night we marked our 150th anniversary at a special event at the National Museum of Scotland. Read all about the event: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/aberlour-marks-its-150th-anniversary #Aberlour150

"Aberlour has been a beacon of light to so many for so long by helping to ensure the wellbeing of Scotland’s children." It was great to have UK Government Minister @kirstymcneill.bsky.social join our 150th anniversary event at the National Museum of Scotland. #Aberlour150 @ukgovscotland.bsky.social

#ThankYou to the First Minister, @johnswinney.bsky.social#ThankYou for kicking off our 150th anniversary event at the National Museum of Scotland tonight. Huge thanks to all our guests here to mark a century and a half of Aberlour supporting disadvantaged children and young people in Scotland. #Aberlour150

Our CEO, @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social, launches our 150th anniversary tartan! 🎉 Chosen by our young people, staff and volunteers, the design features colours inspired by our origins in Speyside. We hope this tartan is a reminder of how far we’ve come, and create a lasting legacy. #Aberlour150

150 years ago, @scotsman.com pages were ablaze with a ferocious but terribly genteel debate. What were they debating? Giving free broth and bread to 800 "poor neglected children" in Canongate, Edinburgh. #Aberlour150

This Scottish Learning Disability Week, we’re proud to celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of the young people we support 🌟  #ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland

New shocking research from @trussellscot.bsky.social on the clear signs that hunger is engrained in Scotland. This isn’t right. But we CAN change this. Hunger doesn’t have to be a normal part of life. #ScotlandDemandsBetter 👇

🚨 BREAKING: 1 million people faced hunger and hardship in Scotland last year due to a lack of money. This includes 210,000 children. Scottish and UK governments must act NOW to end hunger. We demand better than millions facing hunger in our communities. Read more here: bit.ly/HungerInScot...

🚨 BREAKING: Over 14 million people faced hunger in the UK last year. That’s 2.5 million MORE people, compared to 3 years ago.

Young people with disabilities like Ashley are supported by our Continuing Care service, to help them thrive and live their life to the fullest.    #ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland

In today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social discusses how Scotland must #EndChildPoverty not just manage it. Read her latest blog: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/blog-scotland-must-end-child-poverty-not-just-manage-it #Aberlour150

At our recent Child Poverty and the Public Debt Crisis Conference, in partnership with the University of Glasgow’s Centre of Public Policy, mums we support were able to speak and share their experiences. Laura was glad to hear that everyone at the conference was on the same page. #Aberlour150

This Scottish Learning Disability Week, we’re celebrating the incredible impact of our Continuing Care service, which supports young adults with autism and learning disabilities to build brighter futures, feel truly at home, and thrive with confidence and care 🏠  #ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland

Our Urgent Assistance Fund can provide immediate relief to families with children who are trapped in poverty. Clare, an Aberlour service manager, explains why we offer relief in the form of a cash grant. To donate or apply, visit: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/get-help/urgent-assistance-fund

Thanks @ross-greer.bsky.social for raising the important issue of public debt in First Ministers questions today. Your question highlighted our work with families trapped in public debt and our calls to tackle the public debt crisis to help reduce child poverty in Scotland.

For 150 years, we’ve stood up for Scotland’s children. Today, that means ending school meal debt - because no child should sit in class hungry because their family is struggling.  Write to your MSP today and demand an end to school meal debt 👉 https://www.aberlour.org.uk/150/dream  #Aberlour150

Yesterday annual drugs related death statistics showed a reduction in drugs deaths over the last year. While it's encouraging, it's no cause for celebration. Read our response: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/aberlours-response-to-the-scottish-drugs-deaths-statistics-2023-24 #KeepThePromise

Nicola Killean, Children’s and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, explains why tackling the public debt crisis is a children’s rights issue. #Aberlour150

Our message is clear. Scotland must no longer be a country where our children go hungry. Let's #endschoolmealdebt & #endhiddenhunger in school for good. 👓 @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social blog: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/blog-we-must-end-school-meal-debt-and-hidden-hunger-in-school-for-good

Our charity has been feeding hungry kids since 1875 - but 150 years later they're still being failed, it's devastating

Ibrahim arrived in Scotland back in 2019, aged 16, fleeing danger at home in Syria. With support from our team, with @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social, he's secured his future free from fear: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/ibrahims-story-theyre-my-angels-my-guardian-angels

Our Head of Guardianship Scotland, Catriona MacSween, explains how our service, in partnership with @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social, helps children feeling danger to find sanctuary in Scotland: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/blog-we-are-not-their-voice-but-make-sure-their-voice-is-heard

In @sundaypost.com @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social discusses the importance of a calm and human debate around asylum seekers arriving in Scotland and across the UK. Read more: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/blog-children-seeking-sanctuary-in-scotland-must-be-protected

Plight of the lost children: Refugee who fled Syria wants to give back to the country that saved him

The fact school meal debt has continued to built to over £800k shows we need a longer term solution to prevent debt in the first place. We're calling on the Scottish Government to: 1️⃣Make the School Meal Debt fund permanent 2️⃣Extend FSM to all low-income families #EndSchoolMealDebt 👇

Scots parents face £800k school meal debt as SNP blasted over ‘broken promises’

Read our response to @parliament.scot Education, Children and Young People Committee's Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill 👇 www.aberlour.org.uk/publications...

Politicians have the power to move from just managing the injustice of child poverty, to finally ending it. In her great guest blog, Lynne O'Brien of @AberlourCCT sets out why #ScotlandDemandsBetter. www.povertyalliance.org/guest-blog-s...

Aberlour is proud to support the #ScotlandDemandsBetter campaign. Recently @lynneobrien.bsky.social  wrote a blog for @povertyalliance.org on what must be done to #EndChildPoverty in Scotland.

Huge congrats and thank you to Avril, a former resident of Aberlour orphanage, who took part in the Dundee Kiltwalk 🏃‍♀️  Avril wore a kilt she made herself from our very own Aberlour tartan! How amazing?! 🥰  #Kiltwalk2025 #DundeeKiltwalk #KiltwalkDundee #KiltwalkEdinburgh #EdinburghKiltwalk

Our team in South Ayrshire have been supporting Niamh as her daughter had been permanently removed from her care. With our help she has built a brighter future for her & her other children. Read: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/parents-unable-to-care-for-their-children-hail-lifeline-support

#ThankYou to the young people and team from our residential house in Dundee who took part in the Dundee Kiltwalk recently!  Sign up for next month’s Edinburgh Kiltwalk here 👉 https://www.aberlour.org.uk/help-us/fundraising/kiltwalk

Our political leaders have the power to move from just managing child poverty, to finally ending that injustice. In her great guest blog, Lynne O'Brien of @aberlourcharity.bsky.social sets out why #ScotlandDemandsBetter. www.povertyalliance.org/guest-blog-s...

Professor Morag Treanor shares Caroline’s story and the impact of public debt on her family. No family should be left unable to provide the basics for their children. #Aberlour150

"Unless action is taken, the health and social care sector will be pushed over the edge of sustainability." Read @niallchristie1.bsky.social's article for @thirdforcenews.bsky.social ‪on the open letter sent to the First Minister from 200+ social care sector leaders. tfn.scot/news/social-...

‘Action needed now to avert health and social care crisis in Scotland’, over 200 third sector leaders urge First Minister in open letter, published in today’s Herald on Sunday. @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Today we celebrated one of our amazing young people's workers, Johnny who has been working with young people for over 30 years. The Aberlour youth club he ran was a safe haven for all who attended it & he leaves an amazing legacy in Govan. Thank you Johnny and happy retirement!

Congratulations and a big thank you to Grace and Madeleine for running the Scottish Half Marathon in aid of our disability service in the Borders! 🏃‍♀️

Ever wondered how tackling the public debt crisis would help end child poverty in Scotland? Let Professor Morag Treanor explain. #Aberlour150

Congratulations to all our Aberlour Big Walkers!! Read more about their epic trek in @northernscot.co.uk 👇