Edinburgh Requests

Edinburgh is a great place to live and work and many community groups work tirelessly to plug the gaps in services and make it a happy and thriving community. They do this with limited funds, and they need your help. See how you can help, from helping change young lives through sport to supplying tools and equipment. Things like this can have an incredible impact on the community.

• Supermarket Vouchers Requested

  Help Support FetLor Youth Club this Festive Period

• Donation for New iPad

  Donation for a new iPad.

• Desks & Monitors for Our Yard Staff!

  At The Yard, children and young people with disabilities can explore and build confidence. We are looking for desks and monitors for our dedicated staff.

• Book or coffee vouchers to thank volunteers

  Super Power Agency is a literacy charity based in Edinburgh. In 2023-24, our volunteers gave us over 350 hours in the classroom and over 60 hours remote editing time, engaging with more than 1000 young people!

• Community Centre Request - Chairs & Tables

  Royston Wardieburn Community Centre Require Tables & Chairs

• Courtyard Refurbishment at Community Centre

  Courtyard Refurbishment at Community Centre

• Community Film screening equipment needed

  To keep this growing community space vibrant and accessible, we’re looking for a sound bar and a drop-down screen.

• Corporate Volunteering Opportunity

  Corporate Volunteering Opportunity: Thursdays in March, May and June. For 1-6 people.

• Digital Welcome Packs for Refugees

  We are seeking support to create four digital welcome packs, each of which includes: one laptop, one phone, one Wi-Fi dongle, and one pair of headphones.

• Donations Of School Uniforms And Essentials

  Help provide new school uniform and other essentials to children who are facing hardship.

• Donation of mobiles/iPads/laptops

  Super Power Agency is a literacy charity based in Edinburgh. Our workshops encourage and empower young people to put pen to paper; we hope no young person in Scotland will leave school without the confidence to write.

• Help us print our reports

  We are celebrating 5 years of Community Welcome - can you help us print our 5-year report?

• Help Support Planting Of New Trees In Urban Areas

  Help Support Planting Of New Trees In Urban Areas

• Donation of Energy Packs and Slow Cookers

  Donation of items or funding

• Fresh Start Pantry Donations

• Help change young lives through sport

  We Play Together exists to change lives through sport - giving young people, adults and Basketball “a bounce”.

• Help to supply mentoring packs

  Can you help us create our mentoring packs? These packs contain the basic necessities for early sessions.

• Fruit and Veg Shop Donations

  Fruit and Veg Donations

• Homelessness charity looking for an office pod

  Cyrenians provides innovative relationships-based support to people who are homeless or on the edge of homelessness.

• Laptop for a young person seeking a job

  Positive Help are seeking a laptop for a young person to find employment

• Loft insulation

  Our space in Wester Hailes is run by and for the people, offering over 350+ free activities and welcomes over 7000+ visitors per year.

• Items required for Edinburgh Charity

  Fresh Start require takeaway boxes/containers & duvet sets

• Looking for a whiteboard on wheels

  Cyrenians are looking for a whiteboard on wheels at their office in the FareShare depot in central Edinburgh

• iPads required for children's bereavement charity

  Richmond’s Hope is a charity that supports children and young people aged 4-18 who have suffered a bereavement.

• Items and Equipment for Community Crofts

  Items and Equipment for Community Crofts

• Looking for mobile phones for refugees

  Our volunteers help by providing English lessons, practical assistance, clothing, and other essential items. We respond to needs, and the most urgent requests are for mobiles.

• Outside Shutters for Community Hub

  Outside Shutters required for Community Hub to provide security & insulation for community members.

• Raising funds for for school camp

• Sponsorship Of Activity Days/ Activities Edinburgh

  Donations required to facilitate outings/activities for 20 members

• Roof repair for community building

  We would welcome support from skilled tradespeople and the provision of materials to repair a small flat roof on our community-owned building, which is currently leaking.

• Sewing Class Resources

  Sewing Materials and Supermarket Vouchers

• Printed T-shirts for our Kiltwalk fundraising team

  Jock Tamson’s Gairden is a productive vegetable, fruit and flower garden beside Duddingston Loch that aims to improve wellbeing, alleviate social isolation, offer respite, and address unmet needs in the community.

• Starter Pack Items

  Donation of Starter Pack Items for New Tenants

• Space Required for Charity Support Groups

  Adoption UK Scotland are looking for a space to host support groups in Edinburgh

• Sensory Room Decoration within Community Centre

  Sensory Room Decoration within Community Centre

• Sponsor A Tech Donation Box

  Sponsor A Tech Donation Box To Help Make A Difference

• Stationery items for literacy Charity

  Stationery items required for Creative writing workshops

• Support Purchasing/Installing Defibrillator

  Edinburgh Strength Collective's vision is to make strength training accessible to all.

• Store cupboard goods needed

  Cyrenians are seeking food donations to be distributed to food banks across Central and Southeast Scotland.  

• Support for adults with learning disabilities

  UPMO is an Edinburgh-based charity providing support and opportunity for adults with learning disabilities and autism.

• Supporting LIFT in Muirhouse

• Support STEM Education

  Passion4Fusion aims to inspire young people to pursue careers in STEM fields, addressing underrepresentation in these sectors.

• Support Edinburgh Community Sponsorship Homes

  Edinburgh Community Sponsorship Homes is dedicated to helping resettled refugee families by securing housing that offers stability and hope.

• Support Young Social Entrepreneurs

  Your support helps young people create meaningful, lasting change in their communities.

• Support Travel to Our Conversation Café

  Can you help fund bus passes for a Conversation Café for New Scots in Edinburgh?

• Tabletop Games for Mentoring Sessions

  Many of our mentors use games like Uno, Jenga, or chess to break the ice. Games are great ways to establish relationships in a relaxed and positive way.

• Tables and chairs for community club

  The club's Community Room is vital, we are looking for donations of 50-60 stackable chairs and 10 folding tables.

• Timber & Assistance Required for Drama Space

• Tools and Equipment for Woodland Conservation

• Work Placements for young people

  Looking for work experience opportunities for young people

• Volunteer Opportunities

  Volunteer Opportunities in Pinting, Cooking, Gardening and the Warehouse.

• Water Bottles for Wee Learners

  We are looking for an organisation or an individual who would kindly donate reusable water bottles to our school.