YMCA Edinburgh gives all, especially young people, space and opportunity to belong, contribute and thrive. They empower young people, children and their families within Leith and across Edinburgh. The YMCA is an ecumenical Christian Charity open to people of all faiths and none.
It offers a range of tailored programmes including play rangers, play scheme and holiday clubs, after school and youth clubs, mentoring for vulnerable young people, schools work supporting transition and support for women and families.
YMCA Edinburgh is one of the 13 charities involved in the intandem portfolio. More information is available www.intandem.scot
YMCA Edinburgh is also part of the Thrive Outdoors Organised Outdoor Community Play Fund.
We are pleased to have recently become a member of the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF), the leading membership association for foundations and independent grant-makers in the UK. Commenting on joining, Celia Tennant, Inspiring Scotland Chief Executive said: “As an established funder and grant maker operating at scale in Scotland, we are committed to
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This blog shares some practical tips from our Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund teams’ experience alongside resources you can use to develop your grantmaking practice. It follows on from a presentation to the 4th Meeting of the Trauma-Informed Grantmaking Community of Practice on 27 Feb 2025. Trauma happens when we experience very stressful,
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Today (Thursday 27 February 2025) the Support in the Right Direction fund team launched a report focusing on the last round of funding, which ended in March 2024, and lasted almost six years. During this time, 31 organisations received funding of £15.8 million to provide independent support to people navigating the social care system to
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