Charity News

Pleased at the turnout at St Michael's 140-year anniversary, the most devoted in the community also express concern about the church's future.

The St Michael's community felt Covid years and presbytery reform meant a celebration should be held.

Food is at the centre of everything for most Ukrainians. Many of them have somewhere to grow food at home where "even a window...

A life-saving defibrillator has been installed outside the Corstorphine premises of Edinburgh company, Mimi’s Bakehouse. The defibrillator at Mimi’s Bakehouse in Corstorphine...

A record number of families have had to make the difficult decision to give up their pets this year. With a rise in the number...

Adam Cusack says that getting Buddy Dog, Sam, is "the best thing we've ever done". The 20-year-old from Musselburgh lives with sight loss and other...

The tennis coaching programme Edinburgh Tennis raised more than £1,500 for the Edinburgh Food Project while hosting more than 90 players at their Birthday...

Nearly three quarters of Scots wrongly believe that strokes do not happen to young adults, according to new research revealed today by the Stroke...

Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) has welcomed its first ever full-time Occupational Therapist – experienced practitioner Janet Harkess – thanks to funding from the Scottish...

More than 300 people took part in the Elf Toddle Walk at The Centre in Livingston, some dressed as elves, to raise money for...

One young ambassador for Edinburgh based cancer charity It's Good 2 Give had a big surprise from F1 World Champion Max Verstappen last night....

MORE THAN six in 10 of rurally based LGBTQ+ young people in Scotland feel that their local area is not a welcoming place. The damning...

The Trussell Trust has published figures today showing that 128,490 emergency food parcels were provided to people in Scotland between April and September by...

Social Print and Copy CIC (SP&C), the Edinburgh-based social enterprise, has become the latest accredited Living Hours employer in Scotland. Living Hours accreditation requires employers...

The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH) has issued an appeal for help from the public as the number of people having to give...

SCOTTISHPOWER FOUNDATION AWARDS CELEBRATE EDINBURGH’S CHARITY HEROES Edinburgh-based project honoured with this year’s Education Award at the ScottishPower Foundation Awards Edinburgh Science Foundation, the country’s...

The Corstorphine Christmas Support Project will be delivering food packs and gifts to families in need of a helping hand this December. And they...

£1000 RAISED FOR TWO LOCAL CHARITIES AT PETTYCUR BAY’S FIRST TALENT SHOW Pettycur Bay Holiday Park has announced that £1,000 was raised for the RNLI...

The charitable organisation Sporting Memories were the hospitality guests of honour at Saturday's game against Dumbarton. Sporting Memories and The Spartans Community Foundation formed a...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has raised £90,244 for hospice and end of life care in the East of Scotland at a recent charity ball. Barratt...

Penicuik-based charity Food Facts Friends will hold a Winter Warmer event on Wednesday to give people access to warm clothing for the winter months. Mark...

The staff at Asda in Leith are raising funds for the Asda Tickled Pink campaign which funds research and information to help change the...

World Homeless Day 2023: Scotland's homeless charity the Simon Community Scotland warns that rough sleeping in Scottish cities is on the increase. The...

Volunteers from the Eskvalley Model Engineering Society SCIO, who operate the miniature railway in Midlothian's Vogrie Country Park, have raised more than £2,000 for...

The two charities behind the capital's teams Hearts and Hibs are launching a new programme from their stadium based community hubs. The main target is...

#AndSheCycles is a campaign by Sustrans Scotland, influenced by the Green Schools Ireland initiative of the same name.  The campaign, which launches today and runs...

The Leith Collective has launched a second winter coat exchange in a practical move to deal with increased costs as well as the climate...

Caring citizens win coveted active travel award A dedicated group of individuals who run a weekly walking group have been recognised by the nation’s walking...

A local Edinburgh charity has been awarded nearly £5,000 to combat transport poverty across the city.  The Scottish Building Society Foundation has donated £4,985 to...

An Edinburgh nurse who is a representative of Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) and who is also a staff nurse at Rachel House, ...