Partner organisations
Foyer Federation - supporting homeless young people and helping them realise their full potential
Prince's Trust - offering practical solutions to help change young lives
218 - a new service for women offenders addressing root causes of women’s offending
Say Women – providing safe accommodation to homeless young women who have been abused, assaulted or raped
Fairbridge - offering a combination of long-term personal support and challenging activities in 15 of the most disadvantaged areas across the UK
Barnardos - providing a wide range of support services for children, young people and their families
Apex Scotland - reducing offending by working with offenders and young people at risk of offending through support with employment, education and training
SACRO - promoting community safety across Scotland by providing services to reduce conflict and offending
Addaction - specialists in drug and alcohol treatment
NCH - supporting vulnerable and excluded children and young people
Careers Scotland - helping young people make the most of their career potential
Venture Scotland - helping young people develop self- and environmental awareness through courses run at their Glen Etive bothy
Includem - promoting social integration of young people in residential institutions
Phoenix Futures - providing specialist treatment services for drug and alcohol users in the UK
Edinburgh Young Carers - a voluntary organisation working with and on behalf of young carers throughout the Edinburgh region
Move On - offering the chance to improve literacy, numeracy and employability skills through nationally recognised qualifications
Passport - a one-to-one employability and education programme for people moving out of care, prison, substance misuse, homelessness or street sex work
Barnardos 16+ - provides accommodation and support for young people who are moving on from the care of Edinburgh City Council. Also one of our partners in the East Ayrshire Programme
Throughcare and Aftercare - aims to improve support for young people leaving care by influencing the development of national policies and local support services
Horizons Project - provides supported accommodation in self contained flats across Edinburgh for 23 young single people aged 16-25 who are care leavers or have mental health issues
The Rock Trust - works in Edinburgh and West Lothian with homeless and socially excluded young people between the ages of 16 and 25 years
Impact Arts - the leading community arts company in Scotland, specialising in youth arts, employability and regeneration
Scottish Prison Service - Young Offenders Institutions at Polmont and Cornton Vale
Violence Reduction Unit - runs the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV) - a multi-agency initiative designed to reduce gang violence across Glasgow
Raleigh International - provides expeditions and volunteer projects abroad
The Willow Project - teaches women of all ages who have been through the justice system a range of life skills and health and wellbeing advice
Turning Point Scotland - provides person centred support to adults with a range of complex needs
‘More Choices More Chances’ agencies - offer additional support to ensure that every young person has a clear pathway from school into learning post-16; with supported transitions and sustained opportunities
Eight Community Justice Authorities across Scotland - aim to transform the way councils, the Scottish Prison Service and other local organisations work together to tackle re-offending
Cyrenians - Works to create opportunities for disadvantaged people by offering effective and lasting routes out of homelessness and promoting social inclusion
Move On - a national project aimed at helping adults to brush up their skills and gain the National Certificate in Adult Literacy or Numeracy
Rathbone - a UK-wide voluntary youth sector organisation providing opportunities for young people to transform their life-circumstances by re-engaging with learning, discovering their ability to succeed and achieving progression to further education, training and employment
RUTS - provides an education to kids who are often missed in the system, via motorcycle-based training schemes
Link Living - provides housing support and care services to a diverse group of people who, for many different reasons - such as mental health, drug or alcohol issues or a learning disability - need varying levels of support
Dean and Cauvin Trust - provides residential support to young people and their children in Edinburgh
Leith Neighbourhood Action Unit - empowers communities to make changes to their local areas and improve quality of life
The Transitions for people Leaving Care (TLC) programme – offers looked after children and those leaving care additional support to access further education
St Katharine’s - Young people’s unit in Edinburgh
South Fort Street Hostel – Hostel for homeless people, run by Edinburgh’s Old Town Housing Association