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The New Scots Edinburgh Steering Group is a community-based group seeking to encourage partnership and coordination between organisations and networks in supporting New Scots in their social integration in Edinburgh. We formed the steering group in 2017 and have added to our number over the past two years. A key feature of our group is the participation of New Scots Read more…

We are a social work organisation that believes in early intervention. This means working with children and families before problems/issues become entrenched. We work to support children and parents dealing with important transition points – this can be the birth of a child, the move into primary school or the move to Edinburgh for families who are new migrants. We Read more…

We are a development trust and aim to take care of the community’s economic, social, environmental and cultural needs in any way we can. Our activities include running a community garden with a pavilion with meeting spaces for community groups, holding a twice weekly job club for people looking for work and running a weekly lunch club for socially isolated Read more…

LINKnet Mentoring Ltd is the first and the only direct mentoring organisation that is established to serve minority ethnic communities in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Scottish Borders and Fife. It was established in 2000 to serve disadvantaged ethnic minorities in their pursuit of development. Over the years, thousands have taken part in various mentoring programmes, education and employment mentoring being the Read more…

KWISA (Kenyan Women in Scotland Association) was established for the development and empowerment of African women and their families so that they achieve their full potential in the community and society in Scotland, UK and the rest of Africa. Read more…

Home-Start volunteers help families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children. Home-Start delivers the Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) approach and is ideally placed to help the Scottish Government and others build stronger communities and brighter futures Read more…

We are a Church of Scotland in the heart of Falkirk, spreading God’s love through our actions. We are continually developing our Family Life Centre, providing services for the community, such as Play Therapy, Tots and Toddlers Bereavement Support etc. Read more…

Edinburgh Remakery is a social enterprise and community hub for repair and reuse. Our goal is to make repair education open to everyone, build a stronger, waste-free community, and support people in need in our city. We repair donated IT equipment, stopping it from becoming waste and giving it a new life. As well as reducing waste, we help people Read more…

Our ESOL courses are for people whose first language is not English. They teach language skills to live, work and study in the UK. Community-based ESOL courses allow you to study part-time during the days or evenings. This means you can fit studies around work and children’s school times. We will assess your level of English to find the right Read more…

We run a twice-monthly Syrian supper club. Food is cooked by a Syrian wife and husband team supported by volunteers and a member of staff. We sell tickets to the events on EventBrite. We have run 18 events since August 2018 and have been hugely successful. The chefs are paid and income/profits generated are ploughed back into the charity that Read more…

We are the parish church for South Skye, gathering around four communities: Broadford, Kilmore (Sleat), Kyleakin, Elgol. Read more…

We are organising meetings, events and helping each other. Read more…

PKAVS Minority Communities Hub is a unique organisation providing support to migrants and ethnic minorities in Perth and Kinross. We support over 1500 people each year to access the services they are entitled to and establish themselves in the local community. Our experienced multi-lingual team provide one-to-one support to approximately 1000 people, and group information and awareness-raising sessions to a Read more…

We promote the well-being of communities through Art, Culture & Heritage. We support the under-privileged, and other charities with similar goals for the betterment of mankind. Read more…

Our organisation’s aim is promoting an empowered, safe and integrated community. We run a Drop-in for adults and young people aiming to tackle isolation, increase learning opportunities, provide information & advice on citizenship, education, climate change, etc…). We host multicultural celebrations to provide participants from minority ethnic and cultural groups with opportunities to experience and enhance their understanding of the Read more…

We function as a Mosque, community centre and educational resource for the Highland-wide community. Read more…