Children with Cancer and Leukaemia  Advice and Support for Parents (CCLASP) is a parent led voluntary organisation based in Edinburgh, which offers help and support to families of children suffering from cancer & leukaemia from  all over Scotland. 

PhotoVoice works to build skills within disadvantaged and marginalised communities using innovative participatory photography and digital storytelling methods so that they have the opportunity to represent themselves and create tools for advocacy and communications to achieve positive social change.

Gorebridge Opportunities (GO) exists to provide life enhancing and accessible opportunities for young people aged 11-18 in the Gorebridge area, without distinction of age, gender, politics, religion or other persuasions. The organization’s youth project aims to increase the physical activity of the youth and further aid the integration of disparate and diverse groups of young people within the community. There are currently over 120 youths on the register and consistently have the maximum number of 25 youths at each drop in.

Dyslexia Scotland is a leading national charity representing the needs of dyslexic people in Scotland.  The aim is to encourage and enable children and adults to reach their potential in education, employment and life.  With headquarters in Stirling, they also operate a network of local branches (currently 12 and growing), run by volunteers, who offer support services at grassroots level across Scotland.  They provide high quality advice, guidance and support services that enable dyslexic people to maximise their abilities. Additionally, they seek to raise awareness and influence change at a national level and work collaboratively with government departments, professional bodies, employers and educators to effect change.

The Daisy Chain Trust was launched in 2003 with the aim of giving grants to child-related organisations in the Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders area. The Trust is set up to ensure that virtually all of its fundraising efforts go towards worthwhile causes. They carry no staffing costs as the Trust is run entirely by volunteers. They also do not incur expensive overheads or running costs and have no office premises. The aim is to raise money to benefit children up to the age of 18 giving grants to small organisations in the field of medical care, welfare and education.

DEBRA is the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a genetic condition which causes the skin to blister and shear at the slightest friction, or even spontaneously. DEBRA was founded in 1978 and provides an expert team of nurses and social care staff to work directly with families affected by EB. The charity also commissions world-leading research into the condition with the aim of finding effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for EB. Because DEBRA receives no government funding, DEBRA relies on the generosity of the public to carry out its vital work, improving lives and giving hope.

Hearts & Minds is the home of the Clowndoctors and Elderflowers programmes in Scotland. The mission is simple. They aim to improve the experience of people in hospital and hospice care using clown-based techniques to encourage communication, interaction and laughter.  They raise smiles all across Scotland, from Inverness down to the Borders and achieve their aim through two different arts-in-health programmes; the Clowndoctors programme, which works specifically with children, and the Elderflowers programme which focuses on work with elderly dementia patients. They are a relatively small organisation but at present reach an audience of 12,000 children, the elderly and their families each year.

The Broomhouse Centre is a registered charity and was set up in 1991 with the aim of providing a range of support services in response to the high levels of disadvantage that exist in the area.  With a small staff team and a dedicated pool of more than 100 volunteers, the Centre provides support to more than 400 local people every week through services such as; day-care services for older people with dementia, befriending services for both older and young people and support for Adult and Young Carers.  The Centre runs a Carer’s Clinic with additional one-to-one support for young carers in crisis.

The overall aim of Simply Play is to improve the circumstances of families especially those with low incomes in West Lothian: parents are more able to find appropriate solutions to meet their needs and their children are less at risk of isolation. Currently they provide more than 400 childcare places in 8 afterschool clubs across West Lothian.

Children take part in stimulating, fun and challenging activities including indoor and outdoor play, home work support, theme programmes (such as music, art, sport, cultural, health), trips and visits to places of interest & excitement that aims to encourage and improve the children's well being, socialisation, individuality and gives them a passion for learning.

Support in Mind Scotland works to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people affected by serious mental illness. This support also extends to family members, carers and supporters. They provide information, support and services across Scotland and work nationally to influence policy and legislation affecting those they support. 1 in 4 will experience some kind of mental ill-health in the course of their lifetime and over 1 in 100 will experience more serious mental illness.

Parent to Parent supports parents of children with additional needs across Tayside.  Its services which include emotional support, advocacy, help with behaviour management, links to other services, bereavement support and group support help over 300 families per year.

The Prostate Cancer Charity, established 1996, is the leading charity in the fight to prevent prostate cancer, through research, diagnosis and treatment of the disease and providing support and information to men with prostate cancer and their loved ones. They fund research, provide vital support for everyone affected by prostate cancer and campaign to improve the lives of men with prostate cancer.  Their aim is to raise awareness of prostate cancer so that everyone can talk more openly about it and people will recognise the significance of the disease.

DunedinSchool provides education and support to children from Edinburgh and Lothian who have behavioural, personality or other associated problems, requiring specialist educational services and support that cannot be provided by mainstream education.

Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living (LCiL) is a user-controlled organisation, providing a range of practical and emotional services to support disabled people to take control of their lives and live independently in the community. All services respond to needs identified by disabled people in order to promote their equal participation in all aspects of society.