Homeowners and team members at Brio Retirement Living’s award winning Landale Court development in Aberdeenshire are rallying together this month to raise much-needed funds for Dementia Scotland by completing a number of fun tennis challenges for charity.
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A £140,000 community benefit fund has been instrumental in improving the lives of hundreds of tenants of Wheatley Homes across Scotland over the past eight years. Enabling many to secure vital household essentials, the money has provided much needed digital equipment, reading books for childre
Barrhead Housing has distributed £6,000 to high-school projects selected by students. Cheques for £3,000 were presented to Barrhead High and St Luke’s High as part of the housing association’s Brighter Futures programne.
Bothwell Futures has received a £50,000 donation from the Persimmon Charitable Foundation to help transform the lives of young people across South Lanarkshire. The funding was announced at the Bothwell Community Hub, with local MSP Stephanie Callaghan and South Lanarkshire councillor Maureen D
Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has donated £1,000 to support Woodmill High School’s allotment project. The allotment provides valuable learning opportunities for students while fostering connections with the wider community – offering a green space for collaboration, education, and we
A Glasgow-born social care organisation supporting people facing homelessness has been awarded Scottish Charity of the Year at the SCVO Scottish Charity Awards. The ceremony, which was held on Thursday 19 June at Radisson Blu, was hosted by BBC journalist Sally Magnusson.
Homeless charity, Housing Justice, has launched an innovative programme aiming to address the shortage of affordable housing in Scotland by building homes on disused church land, at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations' Increasing Annual Supply Conference. Every year, thousands of church
Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) is calling on Scottish charities to apply for funding from its Social and Sustainable Housing Fund II (SASH II). Up to £18.5 million from the fund has been dedicated to support Scottish charities, enabling them to provide vital housing alongside their supp
The newly established Shawfair Community Fund has announced its support for suicide prevention and mental health awareness through a £700 donation to this year’s Walk of Hope, an annual fundraising event in aid of Scottish mental health charity Chris’s House. The Walk of Hope, held
The JR Group has given its support to a number of local community groups and schools around Hawick.
Local debt, welfare and housing advice charity, CHAP, has just secured three years of funding from The Robertson Trust. This will enable CHAP to expand its current collaboration with North Ayrshire Council to deliver comprehensive financial education workshops in secondary schools. The money will al
As part of its commitment to working in partnership with local communities, Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has again extended its support to St Vincent’s Hospice in Johnstone with one of its largest donations to date – £11,000 – from its staff and charities committee. St Vincent
Up to 45 young Scots are set to benefit from a series of financial education programmes delivered by UK charity MyBnk following a donation from SafeDeposits Scotland.
Fife Housing Group donates over £3,900 to Maggie’s and pays tribute to colleague with memorial bench
Fife Housing Group has presented a big cheque to Maggie’s Fife for a total of £3,972 – following a year of fundraising activities. Colleagues at Fife Housing Group chose Maggie’s as their charity of the year in recognition of the fantastic work they do to support those living
Kinross-based Lily Finch has been given £1,000 from Persimmon North Scotland to support her international taekwondo ambitions. 10-year-old Lily Finch from Kinross has been turning heads around the world with her Taekwondo skills and has scooped up various world titles over the last two years.