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Just Bee Productions
Joined SCVO on 7 August
<p>Just Bee Productions is a small but well-established frontline charity dedicated to supporting vulnerable individuals in Dundee. 2026 represents the organisation’s tenth year. We have built a strong reputation for delivering effective, compassionate, and community-driven support for people facing addiction, mental health struggles, food poverty, and social isolation.</p> <p>Our team brings together a diverse range of professional expertise and lived experience, ensuring that our services are high-quality, relevant, and deeply rooted in understanding the challenges faced by our beneficiaries. Just Bee operates primarily in the heart of Dundee, however the charity also delivers services in the wider Tayside area. The charity is open to anyone and everyone, 6 days per week. We provide timely interventions to help beneficiaries address a wide range of social issues. These are based around our 4 key priorities.</p> <ul> <li>Poverty and Food Insecurity</li> <li>Health Inequalities</li> <li>Access to Arts and Cultural Activities</li> <li>Volunteering, Education and Employment.</li> </ul> <p>The charity provides 1-1 support and a range of group activities, as well as regular twice weekly free, community lunches. Our community lunches act as a launchpad for engagement with some of our partner services who are also in attendance.</p> <p>In the past 12 months we have achieved the following milestones: ● Provided a total of 25,778 in person engagements ● Provided 1,604 x 1-1 support sessions ● Provided 645 group activities ● Provided 13,386 food insecurity interventions ● Welcomed 42 x placements (Volunteering, Education & Employment)</p>
ScottishPower Foundation
Joined SCVO on 7 August
<p>The ScottishPower Foundation provides funding to registered charities for the following purposes:</p> <ul> <li>the advancement of education</li> <li>the advancement of environmental protection</li> <li>the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science</li> <li>the prevention or relief of poverty and the relief of those in need by reason of disability or other disadvantage</li> <li>the advancement of citizenship and community development</li> </ul>
Greengairs Youth Football Club
Joined SCVO on 6 August
<p>Greengairs Youth FC is a registered Scottish charity dedicated to improving the lives of children, young people and the wider community through sport. Founded to provide affordable, inclusive football opportunities, the club welcomes participants of all abilities and backgrounds, ensuring that financial circumstances or personal barriers do not prevent anyone from taking part.</p> <p>Our core activity is delivering high-quality football coaching and competitive opportunities from early years through to youth football, alongside dedicated girls' programmes and recreational initiatives. However, we are much more than a football club. We use sport as a vehicle to improve physical health, mental wellbeing, confidence, teamwork, leadership and life skills.</p> <p>The club works closely with local schools, North Lanarkshire Council, the Scottish FA, community organisations and local businesses to create opportunities that benefit the wider community. Through funded projects, free football sessions and community outreach, we actively engage children and families who may otherwise struggle to access organised sport due to financial, social or transport barriers.</p> <p>Greengairs Youth FC is committed to developing volunteers and coaches by providing training, qualifications and leadership opportunities, helping local people gain valuable skills and experience while strengthening community capacity.</p> <p>As a registered charity, we continually seek to improve local facilities and create sustainable community assets that can benefit residents of all ages. Our long-term vision is to develop inclusive community spaces that support sport, health, education and social wellbeing, creating opportunities that extend far beyond football.</p> <p>Everything we do is driven by our commitment to creating a safer, healthier and more connected community where every child has the opportunity to participate, develop and thrive.</p>
Helm Training Limited
Joined SCVO on 6 August
<p>Helm supports young people aged 15 to 25, from across Tayside, to move into and maintain employment. Through qualifications, hands on vocational training, work placements, housing and wrap around support, Helm is where learning works Our vision is a Scotland where all young people have a brighter future through access to sustainable, meaningful employment. For over four decades, Helm has been working at a grassroots level with young people (aged 15-25 years) in Tayside to address the inequalities and adversity that they are facing. Annually we support approximately 150 disadvantaged and unemployed young people with complex challenges to engage with vocational, life skills training and well-being support, leading to sustainable employment At Helm, young people are at the heart of everything we do. We support each young person to take their future into their own hands. We nurture their skills, knowledge, experience, relationships, qualities, talents, and potential. Our team help them overcome barriers, give them a voice and empower them to identify and achieve goals and make positive change that is sustainable. We support them to work on key skills and behaviours needed for success in accessing future opportunities. Our aims are that young people: • improve in life skills and behaviours needed to succeed in learning and employment particularly reporting an increase in self-confidence / self-belief; • with significant experience of adversity and complex challenges report an improvement in well-being;<br>• gain practical and professional skills and qualifications and<br>• have a positive experience of learning and work and make a positive transition into education, training, apprenticeship or jobs. We know that each young person has talents from which their community will benefit. Our team are committed and experienced to breaking negative cycles; are determined to give young people the best life chances, support them to understand their abilities and passions and provide a strong foundation for a bright future.</p>
Kraken Art Group
Joined SCVO on 6 August
<p>Kraken Art Group exists to make art accessible to everyone in Clackmannanshire, regardless of ability or income. We provide a welcoming creative outlet for children and adults with additional support needs, including autism, offering a space where self-expression is met with patience, understanding, and encouragement rather than expectation. We also serve seniors and older people in our community, using art as a way to combat isolation and loneliness. Our sessions offer a reason to leave the house, a chance to connect with others, and the simple, restorative pleasure of making something — helping build friendships and a stronger sense of community among those who may otherwise feel forgotten or alone. We believe cost should never be the reason someone is shut out of the arts. By bringing affordable and low-cost art classes into communities that experience deprivation, we aim to break down the barriers that too often keep creativity out of reach — building confidence, connection, and a genuine sense of belonging through art.</p>
Colonsay Community Development Company Limited
Joined SCVO on 5 August
<p>Provision of affordable housing, croft opportunities & business unit rental opportunities. Project work relating to sustainability.</p>
The Children's Wood
Joined SCVO on 5 August
<p>The mission of The Children’s Wood is to provide and promote outdoor learning and play opportunities for children, young people and families, while also preserving a woodland experience in the city for all, thereby maintaining and protecting our local environment. We also seek to educate nurseries, schools, families and communities about the benefits of being outdoors in nature for wellbeing. Our outdoor learning programmes reflect our awareness that the land is situated in an area of great inequality: we work in partnership with schools and nurseries to improve life chances for children and young people. In addition, we seek to foster community connections through our community gardening sessions and our year-round programme of public events which welcome young and old to enjoy the seasons and come together and respect and care for nature and the environment.</p>
Tibet Solidarity
Joined SCVO on 5 August
<p>We campaign for the human rights of Tibetans. This includes advocacy to build political support and secure action on specific issues/cases. It also includes general public awareness campaigning, primarily via digital platforms. We also arrange events to promote and celebrate Tibetan culture and heritage. In addition, we are a member of the International Tibet Network and act as the secretariat for the Cross-Party Group on Tibet in the Scottish Parliament.</p>
Trans Glasgow
Joined SCVO on 5 August
<p>We aim to provide a platform for trans, non-binary and intersex people living in Glasgow and the Surrounding areas an opportunity to come together for peer support</p>
North Merchiston Club
Joined SCVO on 3 August
<p>The North Merchiston Club (NMC) is an Edinburgh community charity serving since 1921. We provide an inclusive hub where people of all ages improve physical health, mental wellbeing and social connections through sport, recreation and community activity. </p> <p>Guided by our vision, “A Place for Everyone,” we deliver grassroots football, table tennis, children’s soft play, exercise and wellbeing sessions, activities for older people, programmes for people living with Parkinson’s, and community-led groups such as the Worthy Women’s Group. Many activities are co-designed with local people and partners to meet community needs. </p> <p>Our community café, with Positive Pathways, offers young adults with learning disabilities opportunities to build life skills and confidence. </p> <p>We welcome diverse backgrounds and reduce barriers so everyone can belong, connect and thrive.</p>
Old School House Community Hall
Joined SCVO on 3 August
<p>Our organisation is a committee of residents managing a community hall and its garden. The building is B listed and dates back to the 1800s, being used as school house for workers children as part of a woollen mill complex that was demolished in the 1970s. The hall is used for community events and it is owned by the 104 residents of the houses and flats now situated on the old mill site. The Hall is non profit making. The Committee are in the process of upgrading their public profile with a webpage and constitution. There is a Facebook page for the hall.</p>
Dalkeith Singers
Joined SCVO on 31 July
<p>The Dalkeith Singers are a welcoming community choir at the heart of Dalkeith, bringing together voices from across Midlothian and beyond through a shared love of music.</p> <p>What began as a small evening class has grown over the years into a thriving community choir, evolving into the group you see today — a place where people of all backgrounds and experience levels come together to sing, learn, and perform.</p> <p>In 2024, we were proud to celebrate our 50th anniversary — a milestone that reflects not only our longevity, but the generations of singers who have been part of the choir’s journey.</p>
Ignite Lochaber
Joined SCVO on 31 July
<p>Ignite Lochaber is a Christian organisation providing a safe space for youth in Lochaber to meet and participate in activities</p>
Yell For Cancer Support
Joined SCVO on 30 July
<p>Resells goods to the public to make money for our chosen charities</p>
Banchory Companions
Joined SCVO on 29 July
<p>Provides a social group for older folk who live in the Banchory area and who find it difficult to get out of their homes to meet with other people.</p>
Jedburgh Out Of School Club
Joined SCVO on 29 July
<p>Jedburgh Out of School Club is a registered charity providing high-quality, affordable childcare for families in the local community. We offer a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment where children can play, learn, relax, and build friendships before school, after school, and during school holidays. Our experienced and caring team creates engaging activities that encourage creativity, confidence, independence, and wellbeing, while ensuring every child feels valued and supported. We work closely with families, schools, and the wider community to meet the needs of the children in our care.</p>
Morvern Community Woodlands
Joined SCVO on 29 July
<p>Morvern Community Woodlands was set up in 2004 to help the people of Morvern connect to their land and encourage the enjoyment and use of woodland and timber in Morvern.</p>
Fordyce Family Community SCIO
Joined SCVO on 28 July
<p>‘The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for families and children aged 5-12, particularly those experiencing financial barriers.</p>
Ijeh’s Integrated Health Initiative
Joined SCVO on 28 July
<p>Ijeh's Integrated Health Initiative SCIO is a charity in Scotland with the sole aim reducing the healthcare inequalities that quietly shorten lives in diaspora and underserved communities across Scotland and the wider UK — built on the insight that preventable illness disproportionately affects these communities, often because disease is caught late and timely care is out of reach.</p>
The Theosophical Society Glasgow
Joined SCVO on 26 July
<p>The Society is dedicated to the comparative study of religion, science and philosophy and the practice of the Art of Self-Realisation. The Society is composed of members of different religious backgrounds who are united in a belief that mankind is a spiritual family and that humanity can have a glorious future through a compassionate and intelligent way of living.</p>