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Building safer, more connected and resilient communities

Our Strategic Plan - Community Matters

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 9,885 unique individuals during 2022

Wellbeing

9,738 people engaged with opportunities supporting emotional health and daily living needs, recognising we all have a right to thrive

Creativity

4,773 people engaged with creative, cultural and playful opportunities, improving capacity through exploration, learning, and expression of self and community

Connections

5,662 people engaged with opportunities recognising the loss or lack of social and personal connections, reducing isolation and improving peer support, networks and sense of community

Volunteers

55 Volunteers have given us 4,361 hours or 623 working days of their time

Dignified food and essentials provision

5,783 people were supported with food, items, vouchers and cash payments

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RenFairShire

Holding those in power accountable through community action

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Inspiring Resilience

Since forming STAR Project back in 1999, tackling food insecurity in a dignified way has always been of utmost importance to us.

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ApArt

A Community Based Therapeutic Arts Intervention

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The Cost of Surviving

Star Project weekly workshops around the Cost of Living Crisis

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Kicked Towards Success

By Michael McCready (CFP Assistant)

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Remembering the Dark in the Bright Days

By Linzi Clark

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Here's to Love, Laughter and A Happily Ever After!

By Sam Roberts, Training & Development Coordinator

Fast 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.

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