Charity Spotlight

The Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Founding Patron for the Warm Welcome Campaign, joined guests and volunteers at the Salvation Army Warm Welcome Space in his hometown of Kirkcaldy. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown made the visit in Warm Welcome Week, a campaign to celebrate the UK’s 6,000+ Warm Welco

Still Game star Jane McCarry has swapped the streets of Craiglang for the roads of Twechar, joining older residents for a day out in the community’s brand new electric minibus.

Celine Sinclair, chief executive officer of Scottish charity The Yard has been honoured by the King in the 2026 New Year’s Honours. The OBE for Services to Children and Families marks Celine’s 20th year leading a dynamic team that strives to improve the lives of families in Scotland.

Organisers have praised the kindness of the city’s people after Perth Silent Auction raised over £30,000 for local causes. After a day of frantic online bidding - on over 240 lots donated by local businesses - officials from organisers, Rotary Club of Perth, tallied up a final sum of &po

At the heart of the Polbeth community sits the Rosebery Centre, a warm and welcoming haven for people living with dementia. It’s a place where care, compassion, and connection come together each day, where small moments make a lasting difference.

A young person supported by LinkLiving recently represented Scotland at the Homeless World Cup in Oslo, an achievement made possible through his hard work and the support provided by LinkLiving's Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service (EYPS).

The team at Volunteer Centre East Lothian (VCEL) have thrown open their doors after an extensive renovation and are welcoming back local residents, volunteers and community groups just in time for the season of goodwill commencing.

Children First’s support line, which provides practical, emotional and financial help to families 365 days a year, has seen the number of callers rise by close to 50 percent so far this year.

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter has launched its 2025 Christmas advert, which shows viewers the devastating conditions and immense frustration felt by families while living in temporary accommodation this Christmas.

Hundreds of young people across Scotland have benefitted from a record £3.5 million investment from the Essentia Foundation across 2025.

Ukraine-born artist Yulia Allan is to lead this year’s Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show. Taking place on Saturday 22 November and Sunday 23 November, the show will feature artworks from over 150 local artists, with at least 50% of the proceeds going to help Macmillan Cancer Support.

Iona Thomson and her father, Alan, share a love of hiking, having bagged several Munros together. However, one of their most recent adventures saw them reach for the summit of the highest mountain in the UK – raising more than £750 for Breast Cancer UK.

The Salvation Army is pioneering Menopause Awareness sessions aimed at women experiencing homelessness or living with addiction, warning ahead of World Menopause Day (Sat 18 October) that this group of women are often not receiving the level of care they deserve. Reproductive health is recognised as

A group of fundraisers from across Scotland have returned after raising more than £44k for Childline by completing a gruelling 50km trek along the Great Wall of China.  The group of 14 fundraisers, who dubbed themselves the “Tartan Trailblazers,” walked 10km a day for five con

Places for People CEO Greg Reed will complete a staggering personal milestone on Saturday when he ends his 40,075-kilometre run, the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth, at the scenic Cramond Parkrun near Edinburgh. This remarkable journey has spanned nearly 20 years and seen Greg raise ove