Charity News

The garden centre, Dobbie's is encouraging blossoming in green spaces and indoor areas with its Helping Your Community Grow initiative. Local groups can now apply...

The charity Food Facts Friends in Penicuik has just taken delivery of their new Citroen Berlingo van which they say will be a massive...

Maximus Foundation UK has awarded a grant of £2,500 to Grassroots Clothing to support its work helping disadvantaged people living in Edinburgh to improve...

Edinburgh-based charity, Venture Scotland, has been awarded nearly £100,000 in funding, over three years, from The National Lottery Community Fund. Since 1989, Venture Scotland has used the outdoors as...

The National Lottery has just announced more than £1.2 million of funding for groups in Edinburgh which bring people together and make new friendships....

Midlothian Third Sector Interface are holding a free online Cyber Resilience Conference on 2 March 2022. This is aimed at anyone who works in...

Volunteers from the Save the Children charity shops in Edinburgh have made an enormous patchwork quilt which will tour the city in the next...

Back in October 2021*, a number of players from Falkirk and Linlithgow Hockey Club teamed up to run the Edinburgh 10K in support of...

In Muirhouse, Pennywell Pantry which covers Muirhouse and West Pilton had joined forces with North Edinburgh Arts (NEA) and provided a welcome and vital...

Fort Kinnaird has announced Craigmillar-based Thistle Foundation as the latest charity partner to be supported by its on site ‘Giving Box’. Shoppers can visit the...

Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful invitescommunity groups working to boost their areas to join the 2022 Beautiful Scotland and It's Your Neighbourhood initiatives with an online information session on Thursday. Groups with an...

Scottish law firm Thorntons has raised £46,000 for Cash for Kids with its Charity Wills Campaign. Thorntons’ Charity Wills Month supports local people and organisations within the communities in...

Smart Works Edinburgh has launched its annual cycle challenge hoping to raise thousands for unemployed women across Scotland in the lead up to International...

A Scottish charity which provides safe surgery for children in Africa and Latin America has won the backing of a leading UK fund manager...

Dear Editor, Online gaming plays an important part in many children and young people’s lives. It provides them with entertainment, opportunities to learn new skills...

A charity fundraising drive is challenging businesses across Scotland to travel 124 miles on a budget of £7.50 – the struggle that families throughout...

Edinburgh charity, Eric Liddell Centre has appointed Claire Ritchie as its Chief Operating Officer in a newly created role as the centre reopens. Claire joined...

Edinburgh Airport is to make £100,000 available for local community groups and charities as it reintroduces its Community Fund. The funding will be available throughout...

Actors, Emma and Sophie Thomson, are the faces of the Mary's Meals campaign, Double The Love, and want to remind everyone it is running...

Chris Howard stopped off in Edinburgh on the homeward stretch of his 11,000 mile journey walking around the British coast. Today was the 393rd day...

A charity is urging Edinburgh homeowners to apply for free smoke alarms before the deadline for new Scottish Government safety standards. Care and Repair Edinburgh,...

Persimmon Homes East Scotland has awarded It’s Good 2 Give a £1,000 grant as the company continues to support local groups and charities across...

Volunteers who have helped Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland say the work also improves their own health and wellbeing. The charity has more than 8,500...

The charity Steps to Hope has had a rocky start to the New Year after their catering van was vandalised. Charity founder, Richie Roncero,...

FOOD BANKS IN SCOTLAND STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH RISING DEMAND AS DONATIONS FALL Food banks in Scotland are preparing for their most challenging Christmas...

Landmarks across Scotland shone green on Tuesday to highlight the NSPCC and to let people know the charity’s Childline service is here for children...

This Christmas, hundreds of families in Edinburgh and the Lothians will receive Christmas essentials thanks to the incredible efforts from 274 Big Hearts Supporters...

A new £100,000 fund to support people with learning disabilities from ethnic minority backgrounds has been launched today.  ENABLE Scotland, the country’s largest member-led charity,...

LifeCare Edinburgh has received a donation of £10,000 from ScottishPower which the energy company would otherwise have spent on their annual Christmas party. This significant...

Shoppers at The Centre, Livingston joined retailers and the management teaming supporting three organisations ahead of Christmas, River Kids, Kidzeco and Invisible Cities. Everything...