Providers

Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) Scotland works to protect older people from harm, abuse and neglect. They support those experiencing (or at risk of) harm,…

Alzheimer Scotland provides a wide range of specialist services for people with dementia and their carers. They offer personalised support services, community activities, information and…

Anam Cara is a charity that has been working with women experiencing low self-esteem, stress, anxiety or depression in Midlothian and East Lothian for over…

Breathing Space is a free, confidential, phone service for anyone in Scotland experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.

Breathing Space is funded by the Scottish Government’s…

Bridges Project is a charity which provides a number of services to assist young people manage transitions into adulthood and life beyond school. We work…

CAPS Independent Advocacy provides individual and collective advocacy in East Lothian and Midlothian. CAPS also host several experience-led projects across Lothian.

Care and Repair offers advice and assistance to enable people to repair, improve or adapt their homes. Services are available to home owners and private…

CHANGES Community Health Project was established in 1996 to promote the positive wellbeing of people living in East Lothian.

It offer a wide range of courses,…

Children 1st help Scotland’s families to put children first, with practical advice and with support in difficult times.

They support survivors of abuse, neglect, and…

Circle Scotland offers a range of whole family support services that promote children’s healthy development and potential. They engage with families who face exclusion due…

Citizens Advice Bureaux are local, independent charities that provide free and confidential advice and information whoever you are and whatever your problem.

There is a Citizens…

Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland exists to promote the wellbeing of bereaved people in Scotland.

Cruse seeks to help anyone experiencing bereavement to understand their grief and…

Dads Work is a community project supporting Dads and male care givers in East Lothian. It was set up in 2003 and aims to strengthen the relationship…

EARS Independent Advocacy Service (SCIO) is an independent advocacy service that has been providing advocacy to people in Edinburgh and the Lothians since 1999.

EARS…

East Lothian Council is one of the 32 Local Government councils in Scotland covering the East Lothian area.

East Lothian Housing Association (ELHA) was founded in 1988 with the aim of providing good quality affordable housing within East Lothian. All of our properties…

The PANDAS Foundation supports any parent who is experiencing a perinatal mental health difficulties. They are a network of peer support meetings across the UK.

East Lothian Young Carers (ELYC) provides a service to young carers aged between 5 – 24 and their families in East Lothian. ELYC believe that young carers…

Edinburgh and Lothian Council on Alcohol (ELCA) offers help to anyone worried about their own or someone else’s drinking.

ELCA offers free advice, information and support…

The Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre offers free and confidential emotional and practical support, information and advocacy to women, all members of the trans community, non-binary…

Offers confidential and free, emotional and practical support, information, advice and advocacy to women and girls aged 12 and over, who have experienced sexual violence…

First Step is a community project for families with young children which is based in the Musselburgh East housing estate.

First Step takes a holistic…

Future Pathways offers help and support to people who were abused or neglected as children while they were living in care in Scotland. We work…

Get2gether is a Scottish Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) charity which offers social and friendship opportunities to adults with disabilities in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Get2gether was created…

Headway is the UK-wide charity that works to improve life after brain injury by providing vital support and information services.

A network of Headway groups and…

Health in Mind have been promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in Scotland since 1982.

They do this by providing a wide range of services to…

Home Start East Lothian is a free, confidential home befriending service for families with children under 5 years of age who live in East Lothian.…

The LVC aims first and foremost, to create a welcoming & friendly environment, providing person-centred support for ex-service personnel and their families across Edinburgh and…

MECOPP – Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project provides support and information for carers from Black and Minority Ethnic communities within Edinburgh and the Lothian.…

Midlothian and East Lothian Drug and Alcohol Partnership (MELDAP) is a partnership, which includes Midlothian and East Lothian Councils, NHS Lothian, Police Scotland and the…

Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland employ’s registered music therapists to work predominantly with individuals with additional support needs across Scotland. This includes work with children…

Penumbra is one of Scotland’s largest mental health charities and support around 1600 adults and young people every week and employ 400 staff across Scotland.

Penumbra…

Sacro is a Scottish community justice organisation which works to create safer and more cohesive communities across Scotland.

Sacro provides a wide range of services…

Self injury Support support women who harm themselves (often called self-injury).

Self Injury Support aims to offer support to women in emotional distress, and particularly to…

Sharing A Story CIC is a small community organisation in East Lothian.

They facilitate shared reading and creative writing sessions in order to reduce social isolation.…

Sleep Scotland is the UK’s longest-established children’s sleep charity.  Sleep Scotland promotes healthy sleep for children and young people across the UK and Ireland through…

Stepping Out is a mental health project that aims to help improve the lives of people with mental health difficulties through activities different activities such…

Stress Management Scotland provides help for a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, confidence, physical problems, phobias and relationships.

We also help people to develop their…

STRiVE is the Third Sector Interface (TSI) for East Lothian. They provide support, learning and development opportunities for both individuals and organisations by providing volunteering,…

The Ridge is a social enterprise originally serving Dunbar and the surrounding villages but now moving outwards to also serve the wider East Lothian community.

The devolved government for Scotland has a range of responsibilities that include: the economy, education, health, justice, rural affairs, housing, environment, equal opportunities, consumer advocacy…