Tag: Edinburgh charity news
Ark makes the grade with highest ever quality score
Care services delivered by Ark to vulnerable customers across Scotlandover the last year have achieved their highest ever average grades fromScotland’s care regulator.
The organisation, which supports people to live good lives at home and...
Foundation Scotland reports doubling of demand
Foundation Scotland was ready to react to the coronavirus crisis as early as the end of March and since then they have had a doubling in the number of requests to their Response, Recovery...
Eric Liddell Centre’s virtual Flower Show
The Eric Liddell Centre at Holy Corner has joined forces with Pentland Plants in a new fundraising partnership.
The Pentland Plants Virtual Flower Show will be ann online way of enjoying flowers grown and nurtured...
Scotmid Funeralcare make Edinburgh charity awards
Two Edinburgh charities have been awarded £10,000 by Scotmid Funerals.
Cruse Scotland and The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (SPPC) will both benefit from the funding.
Cruse Scotland supports around 5,000 bereaved people each...
National Lottery funding for many Edinburgh groups
The National Lottery has stepped in with £3.3 million of funding for 282 small voluntary groups and charities in Scotland.
This includes some of our own charities and groups here in Edinburgh who are...
Rainbows over Drylaw
Drylaw Rainbow Club Day Centre is a community based group which helps look after older people who live in the area.
They usually care for around 75 members each week, and provide day care...
Coronavirus – Helping Hands are working all over Edinburgh
Helping Hands are usually organising football games for young people during the school holidays and on summer evenings, but now they are organising emergency food parcels for people all over the city.
The volunteers...
Eric Liddell Centre invite you to lunch
John Macmillan is the CEO at The Eric Liddell Centre, where he is always coming up with something new.
The Lunch Delivery Programme is his way of the charity dealing with the coronavirus lockdown....
Grassmarket Community Project set up fundraising appeal
The Grassmarket Community Project does such good work with those in recovery and people experiencing homelessness, but they are encountering very difficult times as a result of coronavirus.
They have sent out a letter...
Listening this Christmas – Samaritans operate every day of the year
Christmas is a lovely time for some but not for all. Volunteers at Samaritans' Edinburgh will be at the end of a phone line throughout the festive season for those who need someone to...
Charity is going carolling in St Andrew Square this Saturday
The charity Music in Hospitals & Care invites you to join them for some Christmas carols this Saturday 14 December 2019 in St Andrew Square.
Local community choir Thistle Do Nicely will start the sing-a-long...
Forever Young Club gets £10,000 boost
Last minute funding of £10,000 will keep the Forever Young Club at Carrickvale Community Centre going for the time being.
We reported the story of the club losing its council funding earlier this year....
Winter Wonderland Concert next month
West End and Broadway star Kerry Ellis, leading lady in various musicals including Nancy in Oliver! Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Ellen in Miss Saigon and Fantine in Les Miserables is set to...
Bield is ready for the next chapter
Bield has revealed it remains focused on continuing to bring innovative changes to housing and care services to underline its commitment to improve the lives of Scotland's older people.
Speaking at its 48th AGM, Chair of...
Lothiancountry supporting Team Jak
Lothiancountry announced a new partnership with Team Jak this week, a local charity fighting cancer in young people.
Team Jak’s logo, as well as details of Jak’s Den safe spaces, will feature on the side...
Recycle your crisp packets and turn them into a rescue helicopter
If you hand your crisp packets into a local pub the money raised from recycling will help fund a second charity air ambulance for Scotland. Walker's Crisps have partnered with TerraCycle who find ways...
Eric Liddell hosting health and benefits surgeries in August
The Eric Liddell Centre in association with VOCAL (Voices of Carers Across Lothian) is hosting health and benefits surgeries for carers in August.
The surgeries will be held at the Eric Liddell Centre at Holy...
‘Crisis’ Partners with Private Landlords in Effort to reduce homelessness
A new partnership to unlock access to the private rented sector for homeless people across the city has been launched with national homelessness charity, Crisis.
Help to Rent Edinburgh will provide a range...
Charity news – Wrestling this weekend to raise funds
Wrestlers get to grips for charity
Some of Scotland’s top wrestling stars are taking to the ring this weekend to raise money for charity.
The family-friendly event is being staged at the Crags Community Sports Centre...
Thistle Awarded £4,000 to train wellbeing volunteers
Leading Edinburgh-based health and wellbeing charity, Thistle, has been awarded £4,000 by John Lewis and Partners.
The money will be used to train volunteers who have a long-term health condition such as diabetes, arthritis, MS...
The Coop spreads joy with free Christmas dinners
Scotmid Co-operative have spread some yuletide joy by helping those in need over the festive period with the donation of 3,000 Christmas dinners across the country.
In the community retailer’s East Member Region, Scotmid have...
Edinburgh charity’s gifts for vulnerable adults stolen
Local charity LifeCare has spent 76 years making a difference to the lives of Edinburgh’s older people and those living with dementia.
Each year they collect hundreds of donations from across the city to create...
Blackwood House opens its doors to independent living
The Edinburgh based charity Blackwood opened a model showhome at the Edinburgh Community Rehabilitation and Support Service centre in Longstone today. The home is packed full of gadgets which will allow people with disabilities...
Books – Real Women: Unheard Stories – Shakti Women’s Aid
Police Scotland receives a call about domestic abuse every 9 minutes. One in four women will experience domestic abuse at some point in her life.
For ethnic minority women, things are made even worse by...
National Lottery wins for Edinburgh organisations
The National Lottery has announced awards to several organisations in Edinburgh today from a pool of awards totalling £1 million.
The awards are for relatively small amounts but they will make a huge difference to...
‘Girly Get Together’ raised thousands!
A flagship fundraising event dinner has raised £84,236.25 for one of the country’s best-loved children’s charities after hundreds attended its annual ladies’ night.
Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) hosted 315 women at its annual ‘Girly...
Edinburgh Leisure’s Jump In Swim Challenge recognised by fundraising award
Edinburgh Leisure's swimming charity challenge, which raised money to give local nursery school pupils affected by poverty the chance to learn to swim has won a major fundraising award.
The Jump In Swim challenge was...
Maggie’s Edinburgh invite you to the Culture Crawl
You are invited to Maggie's Culture Crawl Edinburgh on 21 September for a charity fundraiser with a difference.
Sponsored by Brodies LLP the event is a 10 mile walk with exclusive night time access to...
Judy Murray to take part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk
Judy Murray OBE will take part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk next month raising funds for her own charity, the Judy Murray Foundation, which brings tennis to rural and disadvantaged areas in Scotland.
Every pound and...
Lego therapy to help with communication skills
AN ICONIC children’s toy is assisting in the development of communication skills for young people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Lego therapy, an initiative being funded with the help of Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) is being used...
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