Essential Edinburgh City Tours
Edinburgh - Living City Education Pack
Visit:
Places of Interest
Shops, Pubs & Hotels
Streets
Community & Education
Churches
People
Architecture
Statues & Public Works of Art
Explore:
Edinburgh Castle
The Royal Mile
Princes Street
The New Town
The Water of Leith
Dean
Stockbridge
Canonmills
Broughton
Inverleith
Newhaven
Leith
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A V on the right hand side on this list means that the organisation is actively seeking volunteers.
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
"ACE is a self-managed, unfunded (this means we're completely independent) social resource Center. We're open for groups or individuals to use who are trying to make a better society and improve their lives."
Bits and Bobs Scrap Store
"Bits and Bobs is a reuse project that makes unwanted arts and crafts supplies available to our members, with the hope that they will give them a new lease of life."
Capital City Partnership
"The Capital City Partnership (CCP) exists to combat poverty and disadvantage in Edinburgh. It brings together key statutory, voluntary, community and private sector organisations to promote change and joint working for community regeneration."
Community Business Scotland Network
"Our aim is to promote, encourage and support the principles and practice of community owned and controlled enterprises, enabling local communities to become more self reliant and sustainable."
Community Enterprise
"We mix business and community development expertise with loads of common sense and a positive attitude. Some of our support is free and has a capacity building element while some is paid for."
Craigcrook Mortification
"Craigcrook Mortification provides pensions for poor men and women born in Scotland or have resided in Scotland for not less than 10 years."
Crossreach
"CrossReach is one of the largest social care agencies in Scotland, providing care and support for thousands of people in need every day of the year."
Edinburgh Branch United Nations Association
"The United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UNA-UK) is the UK's leading independent policy authority on the UN."
Edinburgh Peace and Justice Resource Centre
"Since 1980 the Resource Centre has been working with individuals and groups in Edinburgh on peace and justice issues. We are happy to work with all groups, faith based as well as secular, who are constructively concerned for Peace and Justice. The centre was set up ecumenically. In maintaining and developing our community base, our aim is to model the principles of a peaceful and just society."
Eric Liddell Centre
"The Eric Liddell Centre is a living memorial to Eric Liddell and has been serving the local and wider Edinburgh community for more than twenty five years."
Scottish Business in the Community
"Scottish Business in the Community (SBC) is a not-for-profit company whose aim is to support, broker and challenge businesses to continually improve their positive impact on society to ensure a successful, sustainable economy and environment."
Scottish Education and Action for Development
Action for global justice abd democracy.
Scoial Enterprises Edinburgh
"Social Enterprise Edinburgh (SEE) gives free support to people setting up social enterprises in Edinburgh."
Social Firms Scotland
"Social Firms Scotland is the national representative agency supporting the development of Social Firms in Scotland."
Streetwork
"We are out there on the streets every night of the year, in all weathers. In the city centre we look for the most vulnerable and give them crisis support, making sure they are safe and helping them to access emergency accommodation. In the housing estates, we educate young people to help them stay off drugs, away from crime, and to make better choices about sexual health. We guide every individual towards a better life, education, training and job opportunities."
UNISON Edinburgh
"The union branch representing over 9,000 members working for the City of Edinburgh Council, related bodies and the voluntary sector."
Vocal - The Voice of Carers
"VOCAL supports carers living in Edinburgh and the Lothians, with outreach services in South Edinburgh and Midlothian."