The voice of the Voluntary Sector with a strong and diverse membership. Dedicated and experienced staff providing support, development advice, facilitating networks as well as sharing news and information. We also provide office space to rent, room hire, grant finder services, administration services and much more.
The Woven Together Dundee project is a community-based research project explores the history and showcases the contributions of African, Caribbean and Asian Minority Ethnic people in Dundee. This project attempts to answer the following questions:
• How much do we know of the history of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism in Dundee and the surrounding area?
• To what extent did Dundee’s textile industry profit from slavery?
• Who were our leading anti-slavery campaigners?
• How were notable Black visitors to the city received?
• How has Dundee benefited from the culture and talents of migrants from different ethnic backgrounds coming to the city?
The Woven Together Dundee project is a community-based research project explores the history and showcases the contributions of African, Caribbean and Asian Minority Ethnic people in Dundee. This project attempts to answer the following questions:
• How much do we know of the history of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism in Dundee and the surrounding area?
• To what extent did Dundee’s textile industry profit from slavery?
• Who were our leading anti-slavery campaigners?
• How were notable Black visitors to the city received?
• How has Dundee benefited from the culture and talents of migrants from different ethnic backgrounds coming to the city?
The Woven Together Dundee project is a community-based research project explores the history and showcases the contributions of African, Caribbean and Asian Minority Ethnic people in Dundee. This project attempts to answer the following questions:
• How much do we know of the history of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism in Dundee and the surrounding area?
• To what extent did Dundee’s textile industry profit from slavery?
• Who were our leading anti-slavery campaigners?
• How were notable Black visitors to the city received?
• How has Dundee benefited from the culture and talents of migrants from different ethnic backgrounds coming to the city?
The Woven Together Dundee project is a community-based research project explores the history and showcases the contributions of African, Caribbean and Asian Minority Ethnic people in Dundee. This project attempts to answer the following questions:
• How much do we know of the history of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism in Dundee and the surrounding area?
• To what extent did Dundee’s textile industry profit from slavery?
• Who were our leading anti-slavery campaigners?
• How were notable Black visitors to the city received?
• How has Dundee benefited from the culture and talents of migrants from different ethnic backgrounds coming to the city?
The Woven Together Dundee project is a community-based research project explores the history and showcases the contributions of African, Caribbean and Asian Minority Ethnic people in Dundee. This project attempts to answer the following questions:
• How much do we know of the history of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism in Dundee and the surrounding area?
• To what extent did Dundee’s textile industry profit from slavery?
• Who were our leading anti-slavery campaigners?
• How were notable Black visitors to the city received?
• How has Dundee benefited from the culture and talents of migrants from different ethnic backgrounds coming to the city?
To provide opportunities to individuals who are homeless or at the risk of homelessness. This is acheived through the provision of a drop-in meal service and weekly skill based workshops.
Central Borders Citizens Advice Bureau (CBCAB) is a member of the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, the nationwide network of independent advice agencies. We offer free, independent, confidential, impartial information and advice from our office in Galashiels.
Help is available to all members of the Central Borders community and we work with over 1,500 clients per year.
The Bureau’s aims are:
• to ensure that people do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available to them, or through an inability to express their needs effectively.
• to exercise a responsible influence on the development of social policy and services both locally and nationally.
Aberdeen Multicultural Centre is a user led charity, dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of the diverse communities in Aberdeen. AMC encourages co-operation and integration amongst diverse community groups as well as building harmony and exchanging cultural and language diversity within the communities. The organization’s vibrant aims are to support communities and the society from social, economic, welfare and environmental perspectives. AMC would like to see greater social integration, remove social isolation organising different cultural activities and improve economic life through community development projects.
Peebles and District Citizens Advice Bureau is a local, voluntary advice agency providing invaluable advice, information and support to the citizens of Peebles and Tweeddale. It is an individual, independent charity in its own right, working in partnership and as part of a wider Citizens Advice Network in Scotland and a consortium of CAB in the Scottish Borders.
We believe that every citizen should have access to free, impartial and confidential advice that helps them make informed decisions, whenever they need it and however they choose to access it.
To work towards the elimination of migrants discrimination in all its forms. We reach to Spanish speaking migrants as this service is delivered in both Spanish and English and to promote integration by offering support and information to Spanish speaking migrants already in Scotland and help with any problems and/or conflicts arising in their day to day life and
to assist giving advice, acting as mediators, counsellors and watchdog to make sure that migrants rights are respected (legal or in another form) about employment, migrant rights, housing, health and wellbeing in general that would allow migrants to improve their rights and quality of life and to work with other organisations towards these goals.
The charity shop in Leven sells second hand goods to the public so that we can help the Salvation Army with various projects around the UK, from homeless people, care homes, people finding service and more.
With a long and impressive history the Special Constabulary is a part-time, volunteer body consisting of officers with similar powers to that of police officers.
EU Citizens' Rights Project provides information, advice and support for EU citizens in Scotland by connecting groups and organisations working within European communities. We are a group of third sector workers, researchers, legal experts and volunteers. Our aim is to assist EU nationals in accessing information and advice on citizens' rights, and to encourage and facilitate their contacts with public sector and government organisations. We want to inform EU nationals about opportunities available to them in Scotland, but also to promote awareness of their concerns and needs, especially those raised by Brexit.
To provide access to learning English for adults, including refugees, permanently resident in the area, who are unable to attend a local community-based class or who need additional support to continue with a class. This is achieved through trained volunteers working once a week on a one-to-one basis in a student's home or other suitable venue.
We support the community of North East Fife by running two hubs
LGBTQ hub
offering a safe space for the LGBTQ community working together with Trangender Fife to offer safe space for meetings, quiizzes and guest speakers such as the Community Police
Working with our two local Highschool clusters to offer support for senior students facing LGBTQ Issues
Community Cafe
We offer a safe space for single parents and their children, elderly socially isolated, Migrants/refugees and Ukranians, people suffering mental health from local hospital and clients from nearby homeless centre are all welcome
Working along with our partners cosy kingdom to support our client with increasing energy poverty as well as seescape to support our visually impaired clients.