Our members make us who we are

The aim of Youth, Family and Community Learning Service is to Facilitate positive change though negotiated learning that supports a more engaged, confident and equal society. Giving communities choices and voices, by improving aspirations and life chances for young people, adults, families and the wider South Lanarkshire community.

St. Paul’s Youth Forum is a collection of youth focused programmes based in Provanmill in the North East part of Glasgow. Our programmes provide young people between the ages of 0-25 with opportunities to learn, develop, and interact in a safe and fun environment.

Established as a charity in 2003, Station House Media Unit (shmu), is one of the core cultural organisations in North East Scotland and is at the forefront of community media development in the UK. We have a number of youth services with objectives to provide person-centred creative opportunities for young people from the regeneration areas of Aberdeen. Through our services we provide support, motivation, skills development and learning through exciting and creative mediums; encouraging participants to set bold and meaningful targets for self-development.

The Youth Participation Team, part of the Schools, Learning & Education service at Stirling Council works with Young People to provide informal learning opportunities to enable them to become more confident, resilient & optimistic, manage personal, social & formal relationships, create, describe & apply their learning and skills, participate safely & effectively in groups, consider risk, make reasoned decisions &take control, express their voice &demonstrate social commitment and broaden their perspectives through new experiences & thinking.

The Boys’ Brigade provides opportunities and experiences for children and young people (5 – 18 years) to learn, grow and discover in a safe, fun and caring environment which is rooted in the Christian faith. Our vision is that children and young people experience ‘life to the full’.

The City of Edinburgh Council’s Wider Achievement and Lifelong Learning team provides a range of services for children and young people. These include youth and children’s work (such as universal and targeted work; Open All Hours; school transition; youth participation and engagement; accredited awards), sports and outdoor learning, arts and creative learning and Active Schools.

The Donaldson Trust supports children and young people through its Sensational Learning Centre, Tree House, Vibe, Gate and Outreach Support Services, encouraging each individual to realise their potential. In addition, the Trust’s Connect service works in partnership with individuals, organisations and businesses to increase the understanding of neurodiversity and improve the experiences of neurodivergent people.

The Sound Lab is a registered Scottish charity (SC034953) helping young people to explore and fulfill their creative potential through free, flexible tuition and mentoring. The three main communities we serve are: care experienced children and young people; those with lived experience of displacement (e.g. asylum seekers and refugees) and children and young people with a disability / additional support needs. Access to creative opportunities is a right, not a privilege, as per Article 31 of the UNCRC. Offering a wide range of genres and disciplines, we work to identify and overcome those barriers that stop people from being able to express themselves creatively, helping them to have fun, make connections, and enjoy Scotland’s vibrant creative scene. “Because music matters”.

The Yard is a Scottish charity supporting disabled children and young people aged 0-25 through adventure play. Since 1986, we have been offering creative and inclusive play experiences in a well-supported environment, alongside wraparound support for the whole family.

We are the Young Women’s Movement. Scotland’s national organisation for young women’s feminist leadership and collective action against gender-inequality. We are for all self-identifying young women and girls and work to end gender-inequality through our programmes; training; campaigns and participatory research. Our mission is to build a movement, centered on safe spaces and wellbeing, for young women and girls to come together and access resources, networks and platforms to collectively challenge inequality, lead radical social change and re-imagine our world.

Independent and thought-leading, we equip organisations, churches, other faith groups, individuals and government with the safeguarding tools they need to protect vulnerable people.

Together is an alliance of Scottish children's charities that works to improve the awareness, understanding and implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).