Our members make us who we are

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 helping young people and other communities to fulfill their creative potential through free music, media, digital and arts tuition. We currently offer a blend of face-to-face and online music tuition workshops across any creative discipline.

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).

We aim to promote the Culture of Charity as a true of living out authentic and meaningful lives together in families and communities in order to make the world a better place.

Tullochan annually supports over 1000 young people aged 7-24 across West Dunbartonshire through a range of development programmes in Primary and Secondary schools alongside our post-school project Tullochan Futures and 2 Social Enterprises. Many of the young people we engage with are facing barriers which impact the ability to sustain their education and potential.

Venture Scotland believe we can empower young adults, who are facing challenges, to understand and improve their mental health and emotions and in doing so, change the course of their lives. We do this by delivering four progressive outdoor-based personal development programmes, known as the Journey. Using Scotland’s natural environments, both remote and within our local communities, we deliver regular group-based outdoor activities, life skills sessions, and bothy or camping residentials, backed up by 1-2-1 support sessions.

Venture Trust supports young people and adults facing some of life’s toughest challenges to make positive life changes - through community and outdoor personal development programmes and our Outdoor Therapy service. Venture Trust supports ex-service personnel struggling with the transition to civilian life, people struggling with poor mental health, involvement in Scotland’s criminal justice system, substance misuse issues, long term unemployment, and supports disadvantaged young people into training and employment. We work with people to help them gain the life skills, stability and confidence needed to reach their potential. Through person-centred support in communities and experiential learning in Scotland’s wilder places we challenge individuals to reflect on beliefs, attitudes and behaviours so they can unlock skills and learn new, more positive ways of approaching situations.

Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering charity. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive. We bring people together, through the power of volunteering, to overcome society’s most complex issues. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all. We partner with communities to tackle isolation, improve mental and physical health, develop skills, and ensure people can lead change in their own communities.