YMCA Edinburgh has secured a £10,000 donation from Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation to expand the charity’s one-to-one mentoring services for vulnerable young people aged between 8 to 14 years who do not meet the criteria of ongoing mentoring programmes. Continue reading Ten vulnerable young people to benefit from 1:1 mentoring
Cyrenians will continue to transform the lives of the homeless in Edinburgh and Lothians with the help of £7,500 from Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation to offer conflict resolution workshops to 100 more young people. Continue reading Young homeless in Edinburgh to benefit from conflict resolution workshops
Scotland’s only professional theatre company dedicated to working with performers with a learning disability has revealed it is planning its first schools tour in the New Year, after gaining financial support from Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Charitable Foundation. Continue reading Schools tour a dramatic first for Edinburgh theatre company
A not-for-profit gym in Leith is to offer new mindfulness and yoga sessions designed to boost mental wellbeing, thanks to a four-figure donation from Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation. Projekt 42, which aims to highlight the bond between physical fitness and mental health, has received over £3,100 to run two yoga and mindfulness courses over a period of six months. Continue reading Leith not-for-profit Gym offers mindfulness sessions thanks to charitable donation
Two Edinburgh families have expressed their delight after receiving specialist equipment that will make a dramatic difference to the lives of their profoundly disabled children. Continue reading Specialist tricycles make playtime more fun thanks to charity donation
Leith School of Art has received £8,890 from Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation to deliver art classes to some of the most disadvantaged people in its community. Continue reading Art Paints a Brighter Picture in Leith
