Strong Foundations Scotland


In May 2024, we launched an exciting new project in Dundee, Scotland. Phase one and two of Strong Foundations Scotland will take place over two years and lay all the groundwork needed to allow us to bring our unique community regeneration model to communities beyond South Wales.

It is our aim that by 2026, we will be ready to start phase three and break ground on our first empty home regeneration in Dundee. 

The Project

The process of delivering the project to Dundee will happen over three phases:

2024
Phase 1

Our head of development will spend year one:

  • Developing partnerships with local organisations
  • Conducting community engagement and research
  • Developing a project framework
2025
Phase 2

In year two, we will:

  • Continue to develop our relationship with the local community
  • Lay the operational groundwork for a large-scale community regeneration project.
2026 onwards
Phase 3

By Spring 2026, we aim to have broken ground on our first community regeneration project in Dundee. The project will use the regeneration of an empty home to help local people:

  • Gain skills
  • Improve their wellbeing
  • Connect with others
  • Move towards employment.

You can read about Dundee and why we chose it as our first Scottish location here.

welcoming our first corporate sponser

We’re excited to have welcomed our very first corporate sponsor Finders International!

As probate genealogists who trace heirs to empty homes, Finders International understood and connected with our vision for Strong Foundations Scotland, which will bring a long-term empty home back into use.

The team at Finders International have been following the project since the very beginning and as part of their sponsorship have generously funded hand tools for the project.

This support marks a major milestone, giving us real momentum toward our goal of creating life-changing opportunities to communities in Dundee.

Get in Touch

 

If you’d like to learn more about the project or have any questions, please contact:

Catrin Evans, Head of Development
07506 728338
Catrin.Evans@the-cii.org

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The Cii in Wales

 

Across South Wales, we deliver projects that support people from disadvantaged communities who experience social isolation and long-term unemployment. Our projects encourage community members to contribute to the regeneration of a long-term empty home, helping them gain practical skills, achieve qualifications, and build pride in themselves and their community.

Once completed, the regenerated properties are sold, boosting the local economy, and the income is reinvested into the next empty home, continuing the cycle of community growth.

Since 2017, we have supported over 350 people and have brought ten long-term empty properties back into use. You can learn more about our current community regeneration projects  or take a look at our previous case studies.Â