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A CASE FOR SUPPORT

Edinburgh city aerial photo
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Our Case Studies

Read about some of the wonderful projects our generous donors have funded, and stories about the difference their funding has made.

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New premises increases footfall for Orb’s Bookshop
New premises increases footfall for Orb’s Bookshop

Community Funds

New premises increases footfall for Orb’s Bookshop

Clashindarroch Fund helped a community bookshop set up in new, improved and expanded premises.
Supporting families in recovery
Supporting families in recovery

Corporate Funds

Supporting families in recovery

The Families in Recovery project provided counselling to thirty-eight young people struggling to adjust to living with a parent now recovered from alcohol addiction.
Working to keep children safe in Scotland
Working to keep children safe in Scotland

Charity Funds

Working to keep children safe in Scotland

The Volant Charitable Trust has supported The Inform Programme to work towards preventing child sexual abuse in Scotland and keeping children safe.
Providing Christmas cheer
Providing Christmas cheer

Charity Funds

Providing Christmas cheer

Read how Grey Matters Active Ageing provided their members with something to look forward to at Christmas after Covid-19 lockdowns.
Increasing IT confidence and combatting isolation
Increasing IT confidence and combatting isolation

Charity Funds

Increasing IT confidence and combatting isolation

With a grant from the Sir George Earle Benevolent Fund, the Fountain Trust launched their Silver Surfer programme supporting the elderly in their community to get online during the Covid-19 pandemic.
I am Me, I am Proud
I am Me, I am Proud

Charity Funds

I am Me, I am Proud

I Am Me Scotland’s project, funded by The Essentia Foundation, is standing up to the stigma around Down’s Syndrome.
Woodland Wanderings
Woodland Wanderings

Charity Funds

Woodland Wanderings

The Essentia Foundation supports OutLET: Play Resource to offer young people the chance to experiment with their learning and spend time in the great outdoors! 
Biking Fun in the Borders
Biking Fun in the Borders

Charity Funds

Biking Fun in the Borders

Read how a sports-based project empowers young people.
Improving access to fresh fruit and veg
Improving access to fresh fruit and veg

Charity Funds

Improving access to fresh fruit and veg

Read how the Glasgow Rose Vouchers are improving community health.
Freedom from Torture providing vital support
Freedom from Torture providing vital support

Charity Funds

Freedom from Torture providing vital support

Read how Freedom from Torture (FfT) is providing care and support to survivors of torture.
Reducing isolation in Argyll
Reducing isolation in Argyll

Charity Funds

Reducing isolation in Argyll

Funding from the Sir George Earle Benevolent Fund is enabling The Community Bureau in Argyll to reduce isolation among the elderly in their community.
Providing meals and more for the elderly residents of Girvan
Providing meals and more for the elderly residents of Girvan

Charity Funds

Providing meals and more for the elderly residents of Girvan

A £3,000 grant from the Sir George Earle Benevolent Fund has enabled Age Concern Scotland Girvan Branch to reopen its doors.