Support Services
Providing debt-free homes through “Micro Equity Home Ownership”, where people can have the security of a home, without the burden of debt.
Scottish-grown, grade 1 Christmas Trees at volunteer-led collection sites across Scotland. Proceeds support Bethany’s life-saving winter work, such as the Edinburgh Winter Care Shelter.
Duncan Place is a Community and Enterprise hub in the heart of Leith.
Delivering quality affordable housing for communities across the central belt and working in partnership with a range of agencies to offer employability and enterprise opportunities for local people.
Arts & Creative, Arts, Crafts & Design, Business Services (B2B), Cafes, Care and support services, Catering & Food, Catering Services, Christmas, Classes & Training, Clothing, Fashion & Textiles, Corporate Awaydays, Ethical & Fair Trade, Furniture, Space Hire, Support Services, Venues and performance spaces, Vulnerable & Disabled
The Grassmarket Community Project supports people through transitions in their lives and re-connects the disengaged. They run four social enterprises through the project: their successful wood workshop GrOW, creating bespoke pieces of furniture from recycled wood; a purpose-designed conference and event space; a cafe and catering service and the manufacture of tartan items including their very own “greyfriars” tartan.
Invisible Cities trains people who have experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of the city, and promotes socially oriented walking tours.
JASS is an accredited award scheme that acknowledges wider achievement in young people aged 5-14. A progressive award scheme it has been developed to support transition from primary to secondary school. JASS Is a fully inclusive award that benefits the participant, school and wider community.
Life-Pod provide practical support and expert advice to those suffering from chronic disorganisation and its related challenges. We focus on: hoarding behaviour; adult ADD/ADHD and organising skills.
Link is one of Scotland’s leading housing, regeneration and support organisations, providing services to 10,000 families and individuals in 26 local authority areas.
Lister Housing Co-operative provides social rented housing for those in housing or medical need within Edinburgh.
The Mayfield Community Self-Employed Natural Collective Exercise include five trading companies engaged in a wide range of ventures.
MHScot Workplace Wellbeing CIC is a small disability-led Social Enterprise, based in Edinburgh, which supports the mental health and wellbeing of all Scotland’s workforce in the private, public and third sector.
We aim to reduce the number of people resorting to self-harming behaviours including drug and alcohol abuse, self-injury, misusing medication and other potentially harmful behaviours. We use a combination of: one to one support; talking therapies; psycho-educational opportunities and training around self-harm, mental health, and suicide prevention. We also offer wellbeing consultancy.
We are a social work organisation that believes in early intervention. This means working with children and families before problems / issues become entrenched.
Potential in Me (CIC) offer creative life coaching and personal development to young people and those who live and work with them – helping people fulfil their potential and creating bright futures.
Pregnancy and Parents Centre (the new name for the Birth Resource Centre) is a charitable organisation which has grown and developed in response to what women have told us that they and their families need during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond.
Resolve Scotland offers personalised solutions for dealing with stress and life’s challenges. We work closely with individuals and businesses to identify their needs and to deliver a tailored wellbeing package.
We provide Sikh and other minority women with access to information, employment training advocacy, support and a wide variety of other services. Sikh Sanjog also operates a community cafe (Punjabi Junction) and outside catering from Leith Walk.
Somewhere is a research-led LGBTQ+ focused social enterprise, championing Scotland’s LGBTQ+ community through culture and enterprise projects.