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From left: Jim Eadie MSP, the Rt Rev Dr Angus Morrison and Dave Thompson MSP at the Holyrood reception.
From left: Jim Eadie MSP, the Rt Rev Dr Angus Morrison and Dave Thompson MSP at the Holyrood reception.

CrossReach Praised in Parliament

Monday February 29

The Church of Scotland’s social care provider, CrossReach, has been recognised in the Scottish Parliament for the 'immense, life changing' work it does to support the most vulnerable people in society.

SNP MSP Jim Eadie is lodging  a motion today to congratulate staff and volunteers who strive to enable service users the length and breadth of the country to realise their dreams, aspirations and attain the highest quality of life possible.

His parliamentary colleague Anne McTaggart, a Labour MSP, said it would be “devastating” for people and their families if the services provided by CrossReach, which can trace its roots back to 1869,  disappeared overnight.

And Highland SNP MSP Dave Thompson said the organisation did a "huge" amount of good work and the care function in Scotland would be plunged into “a major crisis” if it stopped operating.

CrossReach is one of the biggest organisations of its kind and provides around 70 services at locations across the country.

It has an annual expenditure of £45million and employs around 2,000 people.

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Rev Dr Angus Morrison, joined staff, volunteers and service users at a CrossReach drop-in event during his engagements at the Scottish Parliament last week.

Dr Morrison said CrossReach was one of the country’s “best kept secrets” and he was “very proud” to be associated with such an “incredible” organisation.

 


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Comments

Kenneth Harper - Friday, March 4th, 2016

“Crossreach is indeed one of the country's best kept secrets. I do however feel that the Church of Scotland should pass more detailed information to its various congregations.”


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