The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.
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Welcome to all the organisations that have joined SCVO recently. You can find out more about them below:
Dunfermline Northern Bowling Club
Joined SCVO on 18 December
<p>Voluntary organisation. Community based, Hold various events for OAP's, darts, pool competitions and events to raise funding</p>
Four Pillars
Joined SCVO on 18 December
<p>Our mission at Four Pillars is to empower the LGBT+ community by addressing Mental, Emotional, Physical, and Sexual Health needs. Through person-to-person support and information sharing, we aim to foster a self-sustaining community that promotes wellbeing through peer education. This approach enables individuals to make informed choices that enhance their overall health and quality of life. We passionately believe that nurturing mental, emotional, physical, and sexual health concurrently is essential for holistic wellbeing. For instance, recognising that a person's mental state influences their ability to attend to basic health and safety, we acknowledge the interconnectedness of sexual health and proper education thus reducing the risk of HIV and STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections) transmission.</p>
LINKES
Joined SCVO on 18 December
<p>Linkes is a community-led project, which was started and is governed by local people. Our welcoming community hubs are located in two high rise flats on the Lincoln Avenue estate in Glasgow, right in the heart of the community. The community we work within is diverse, with a significant number of refugees and migrants, and within the lowest 5% of deprived communities in Scotland (SIMD2020). We work with all sectors of the community including single people, families, children and young people, adults and older adults. In particular, we target marginalised groups, namely speakers of other languages, migrants and refugees, adults with low educational attainment, long term unemployed, lone parent households and people who are isolated, focusing on people/families most at risk of poverty. Our overall purpose is to tackle poverty and reduce its impact, provide opportunities for learning and wellbeing, and utilise our facilities for the community’s benefit. We do this through three strands of work: Community/Adult group-work activities and learning opportunities including two accredited ESOL classes, conversational ESOL, evening classes, Click & Connect IT Access and a weekly Women’s Group, Men’s Group and Senior’s Lunch club. Children, Young People and Families - a vibrant programme of term-time and holiday activities including supervised play sessions, street play, school play, Bikeability, youth club, a Youth Social Action Project and Boogie Babies, supporting children, young people and families. Food project - the development of a Community Pantry, Forest and Community Meals all steered by a group of local people. We support people to get involved in their community, through volunteering, involvement on our board, community engagement, signposting and support five days a week and community events. All strands of work have developed over the last sixteen years, based on extensive community engagement and identified need. We work with over 1500 people every year.</p>
The Maple Trust
Joined SCVO on 18 December
<p>Grant making charitable trust supporting children and young people.</p>
Barr Community SCIO
Joined SCVO on 17 December
<p>Barr Community SCIO is a community-led Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation that exists to support, strengthen and sustain the wellbeing, identity and resilience of the people who live in Barr Parish. As a two-tier SCIO, we are guided by our members and administered by an elected and appointed Board of Trustees who act on behalf of the community and ensure that everything we do aligns with our Constitution and with Charity Law. Our purpose is to benefit the whole parish by protecting important local assets, supporting a wide range of community groups and initiatives and creating new opportunities for connection, participation and enjoyment in a rural area where access to services can be limited. A key part of this responsibility includes safeguarding Barr Community Hall as a valued and well-used community resource, ensuring that it remains sustainable, accessible and suitable for people of all ages and abilities, but our remit is wider than the building itself. We are committed to encouraging citizenship and community development by helping residents feel empowered, involved and able to shape the place they live. We promote arts, heritage, culture and science by supporting creative activities, local heritage events, community learning opportunities and anything that helps strengthen pride in the parish and keep local stories and traditions alive. We also work to provide and support recreational facilities and activities that bring people together, improve wellbeing and offer social, physical and learning opportunities, whether through regular groups, seasonal events or one-off projects driven by community interest. As a rural community, Barr faces challenges including isolation, limited transport and reduced access to services, so we see our role as creating a sense of connection and resilience by making sure that people have opportunities to meet, participate and feel part of something. We work closely with residents, volunteers, partner organisations and local services to ensure that our activities genuinely reflect local needs and that the SCIO remains open, welcoming and community-led.</p>
Westfield Park Community Centre (SCIO)
Joined SCVO on 17 December
<p>The organisation is a Community Centre in the Westfield area of Falkirk. It is open to individuals or groups of all ages and abilities. We have a few established groups who regularly use the centre and have other fundraising events throughout the year. We reach out to the local community including the resident households, local businesses, the football club which is our direct neighbour and the education establishments such as the nursery, primary school, high school and college which are all in close proximity to us in order to work collectively and collaboratively in order to achieve goals such as deprivation in the locality, projects such as our community garden where we work in collaboration with the local college and Forth Environment link, offering work placement opportunities to youths at high school where they can learn skills valuable for their CV. We host arts and crafts groups twice a week, there is an external group which contains adults with additional support needs who use the facilities once a week and another external group tae kwon do that uses the hall up to four times a week generating footfall for the building. There is a wee ones (pre-nursery) group that runs weekly as well as a couple of different NHS support groups that support young families in the area. A local Muslim mothers group uses the centre weekly as does an African Christian Church whic runs a church service here weekly. We run a youth group on a Wednesday evening where local children can attend a session aimed at younger children in the seven to ten age bracket and another session aimed at age eleven and above where they partake in many different activities. We have plans for new groups in the near future focusing on ex service men and women, another that will focus on dementia. The centre has a hall and a marquee that are both available for private hire all year round also.</p>
Scotland Methodist Circuit
Joined SCVO on 15 December
<p>The Scotland Methodist Circuit facilitates mission and support of local Methodist churches in Scotland. In this way the Circuit supports the advancement of religion, and in response to such the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.</p>
The Grazing Trust
Joined SCVO on 15 December
<p>The Grazing Trust was created out of frustration, urgency, and care.</p> <p>Across Scotland, horses are quietly falling through the cracks. Owners facing financial hardship, illness, housing changes, or crisis are often left with no realistic options. Welfare charities are overstretched, equine causes are chronically underfunded, and in many cases horses are passed from place to place or destroyed simply because there is nowhere for them to go.</p> <p>We decided that was no longer acceptable.</p>
You My Sister
Joined SCVO on 15 December
<p>Support survivors of abuse</p>
Angus Independent Advocacy
Joined SCVO on 12 December
<p>Independent Advocacy for local people</p>
Sew Distill CIC
Joined SCVO on 12 December
<p>Sew Distill CIC is a new community-minded social enterprise that helps people build sewing and textile skills while supporting creativity, sustainability and employment. We work with adults, young people to provide social sewing classes to boost confidence, reduce isolation and build routes into further creative opportunities. We bring people together to share skills and ideas while turning scrap materials into something new and useful. From transforming old leather couches into bags to making dog jackets from leftover fabric, our workshops focus on reuse, sustainability, and teamwork. People learn practical sewing and upcycling techniques while connecting with others, building confidence and making a contribution to saving textiles from landfill.</p>
Airth & District Senior Members
Joined SCVO on 11 December
<p>We exist to organise social interaction events for residents over the age of 60 years living within the area, I.e. Airth, Latham, Dunmore and South Alloa. There is no membership fee. We organise Domino days fortnightly, bus trips, dances, bingo nights and an annual Christmas Lunch</p>
Band of the Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps Scotland
Joined SCVO on 11 December
<p>The charitable purpose of the Unit is to promote the development of young people in achieving their physical, intellectual and social potential as individuals and as responsible citizens by the provision of musical education and leisure time activities using a musical theme and in accordance with the principles, ethos and practices of the Volunteer Cadet Corps.</p>
Howe Of Fife Community First Responders
Joined SCVO on 11 December
<p>We are a group of trained volunteers, directed by the Scottish Ambulance Service, who handle medical emergencies in our local area of the Howe of Fife. We are equipped with the knowledge and skills to perform life-saving interventions, as well as offering reassurance to patients and their families. We also improve awareness of basic life support and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.</p>
Lochaber Action On Disability
Joined SCVO on 11 December
<p>We provide services for people living with a disability in Lochaber</p>
Moorlands Football Club SCIO
Joined SCVO on 11 December
<p>Community led children’s football club supporting more than 250 players through 55 parent volunteers and coaches. Providing access to organised sport to children and young adults</p>
John Ogilvie High School PTA
Joined SCVO on 10 December
<p>Our objectives are:</p> <ul> <li>To promote partnership between the school, its pupils, all parents and The Catholic Church to ensure that all pupils develop their full potential in preparation for lifelong commitments and achievements</li> <li>To work in partnership with the school to create a welcoming community which is inclusive for all parents</li> <li>To develop and engage in activities which support the education and welfare of all pupils i.e fundraising, volunteering and supporting the school at various school events/activities </li> <li>To seek, identify and represent the views of parents on all matters related to the education provided by the school and all other matters affecting the education and welfare of the pupils</li> </ul>
Musica Unita
Joined SCVO on 10 December
<p>Advancing global music education through collaborative programmes with educational and community organisations that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and foster cultural exchange. Currently, Musica Unita delivers its music education programmes online and in person in Uganda. The charity benefits children, young people, communities, and practitioners who take part in its educational and cultural programmes. It also supports educators, artists, and partner organisations in Scotland and internationally through professional development, cultural exchange, and skills enhancement, including work in Scotland, Uganda, and other regions.</p>
Outdoor Horizons Scotland
Joined SCVO on 10 December
<p>Outdoor Horizons Scotland is a charity based in Edinburgh to fund disadvantaged young people to take part in recreational and outdoor learning by providing them with financial assistance for the cost of their activities, equipment and training. </p> <p>There are many charities which offer disadvantaged children one-off outdoor activities. This isn’t one of them. We are asking for contributions to pay for basic expenses for outdoor learning at schools that have no budget for this. </p> <p>We want to remove some of the barriers to getting young people out onto the hills: the cost of transport, equipment, training and staff back-filling. </p> <p>Funding will allow the hire of a mini-bus to take a few pupils into the Pentland Hills for a weekend. It will pay for the registration of students onto an Outdoor Leadership Training programme. It will go towards buying equipment such as hiking boots and sleeping bags that can be shared among all the pupils who are interested in going on expeditions for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. And finally, to allow teachers to accompany these groups out of the classroom, they need to be back-filled and we would like to fund that cost too. </p> <p>The children we want to help have leadership potential but often lack confidence in putting themselves forward. Many large schools can find discretionary budget for these activities. But smaller schools, where local authority budgets are also tight, inevitably have to prioritise core teaching.</p>
Tweed Valley Trails Association SCIO
Joined SCVO on 10 December
<p>The organisation's purposes are: Working in partnership with national bodies and land managers on the development and maintenance of the Tweed Valley mountain bike trail network. Develop a trail management infrastructure and create a group of trained volunteers that adhere to best practice in sustainable trail maintenance. Developing a culture of responsible trail use and management within the local mountain biking community Act as a bridge between the local riding community and government agencies / land managers / businesses to safe guard access to, and continuing to develop, the trail network</p>