Charities

Red Balloon are an education and well-being provision for young people who have self-excluded from mainstream school. Our students attend full-time and are taught one-to-one or in small groups. Our aims are to raise their self-esteem, aid their personal development, get them back on an academic track, and then support their return to mainstream education or their entry to college or employment.

Our vision is for Scotland to have a well-forested and productive landscape as well as a culture which values the contribution that trees and woods bring to our lives. Since its beginnings in 1991, Reforesting Scotland has helped bring about a transformation in the way we, as a nation, view Scotland’s forest resource and the level to which communities have become involved in managing their local woodlands. Reforesting Scotland aims to: Promote a sustainable forest culture and economy in a well-forested land Develop the use of locally-produced forest goods and services Encourage social and ecological restoration in forests and in wider land use Raise awareness of the benefits of low-energy living based on woodland resources Place the Scottish forestry situation in an international context.

Refugee Action works with people who have fled war, violence and persecution. They get them the support they need to live in dignity, and build safe and productive lives here in the UK.

Relate is the UK's leading relationship counselling organisation. Our highly trained counsellors provide expert and impartial advice and support to people who are experiencing difficulties in their relationships, helping them to work through their problems and find their own solutions.