Building safer, more connected and resilient communities
We are Fearless, We are Playful, We are Here
The STAR Project (est. 1999) is an award-winning community organisation that delivers long lasting positive social outcomes, building safer, more connected and resilient communities in Renfrewshire.
Our work focuses on tackling the impacts of poverty, deprivation and associated stigma prevalent in our communities through a systemic approach to building resilience. In the heart of the multiply deprived area, where individuals and families face well documented challenges, we facilitate opportunity and aspiration, boost life chances, engender community ownership and celebrate every success.
Our unique wraparound way of working allows us to see the person, not a label, not a statistic, which ultimately makes people feel safe and accepted and ready to take a step towards realising their potential. No other service in Renfrewshire, that we are aware of, supports community members in such a comprehensive and effective way.
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We supported 8,616 unique individuals through 23,932 engagements in 2023
Wellbeing
14,268 engagements with opportunities supporting emotional health and daily living needs, recognising we all have a right to thrive
Creativity
3,792 engagements with creative, cultural and playful opportunities, improving capacity through exploration, learning, and expression of self and community
Connections
5,872 engagements with opportunities recognising the loss or lack of social and personal connections, reducing isolation and improving peer support, networks and sense of community
Volunteers
54 Volunteers gifted us 5,789 hours or 827 working days of their time
Dignified food and essentials
11,761 engagements supported 5,857 people with food, equipment/products, vouchers, and cash payments
87 Tea Bags (via Pantry Plus) were paid forward, providing 618 nutritious meals
PAOLO NUTINI ANNOUNCES PAISLEY CHARITY GIG
IN AID OF STAR PROJECT AND MSF & DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
Learn MoreNeu Narrative
Learn MoreDESIGN FOR STAR LIFE, I'LL FOLLOW THE PUN
The writer and director Alfred Hitchcock was quoted as saying… “Puns are the highest form of literature”. As such, you can never underestimate the power of a pun to engage your audience.
Learn MoreGet Yer Glow On
Learn MoreRenFairShire
Holding those in power accountable through community action
Learn MoreInspiring Resilience
Since forming STAR Project back in 1999, tackling food insecurity in a dignified way has always been of utmost importance to us.
Learn MoreApArt
A Community Based Therapeutic Arts Intervention
Learn MoreThe Cost of Surviving
Star Project weekly workshops around the Cost of Living Crisis
Learn MoreKicked Towards Success
By Michael McCready (CFP Assistant)
Learn MoreRemembering the Dark in the Bright Days
By Linzi Clark
Learn MoreHere's to Love, Laughter and A Happily Ever After!
By Sam Roberts, Training & Development Coordinator
Read MoreFast Food
In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we successfully rolled out our newly adapted digital programme and launched our Renfrewshire-wide emergency response.
Learn MoreInvisible Threads
“Invisible threads are the strongest ties”
Learn MoreHappy Birthday to us!
20 Years of STAR! 1999 -2019
Learn MorePostcode Local Trust Boost!
STAR Project receives £12,000 boost from Postcode Local Trust
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