Meet Your Representatives

Hi everyone. My name is Marissa Roxburgh and I am a member of Who Cares? Scotland. I am also one of your representatives on the Collective.

I am 19 years old and I live in East Renfrewshire with my Auntie and our pet cat named Sheba. I have lived with my aunt since the age of 10, following my mum’s passing. I initially struggled when I first moved. However, I now love where I live - there are many things I have experienced and achieved that I wouldn’t have, had I not moved in with my auntie.

As well as representing you as part of the Collective, I represent young people from Renfrewshire South at the Scottish Youth Parliament. This is a role that I was elected to in March 2019. During my time as an MSYP. I was part of a group called Screen Savers and we worked to create a resource called “Mind Yer Time” which was created to support young people with their screen time and social media usage. This launched during lockdown, and if you haven’t seen it yet then maybe check it out. I might be a little bit biased, but I think it’s pretty good.

I am passionate about working to create change and being able to make a positive difference in this world, which was one of the reasons that I joined the Collective and became an MSYP.

Growing up I always knew I wanted to help people, but I never knew quite how. Now, I am hoping to become a youth worker and I am currently studying Community Development at the University of Glasgow with the hope of getting a job in Youth Work when I graduate. I am getting ready to go into my second year of university, after successfully completing my first year.

During lockdown I have been volunteering at the humanitarian food hub in my local area, where I helped to fill bags of food that were later delivered to vulnerable people in the local area. I also volunteered my time to support Include Me 2 Club’s community meals project. I helped to prepare Marissa Roxburghand pack meals, and also delivered them to vulnerable individuals and families in the local area.

I’ve had more free time over the last few months, which I’ve used to get back into reading books and doing some photography. I’ve been walking a lot. During my walks, I have discovered some really cool places in my local area that I had never been to before, and some that I didn’t even know existed.

As one of your representatives for the Collective, I would like to point you towards the opposite page for some updates on the things we have been working on recently.