Case studies

The project operates with a small team of paid part-time staff and volunteers. Initially focused on providing school uniforms for impoverished children, the project expanded its scope to address broader educational access and closing the attainment gap. Evolving to meet community needs, it runs initiatives like No Worries in Moray, a community garden, a beach hut, a driving project, and a pop-up s…

PEEK is a multi-award-winning organisation that aims to improve the life chances of children and young people in Glasgow by providing opportunities through their different programmes. The PEEK-A-CHEW food truck is community-funded and looks to tackle poverty by providing free meals to children, young people, and families. The Thrive programme looks to broaden the horizons of young people by provid…

The Linlathen Local Fairness Initiative is a community empowerment project delivered in the neighbourhood of Linlathen in Dundee by the Dundee City Council and various public and third sector partners. The Initiative comprises of a range of coordinated and diverse interventions with partners to reduce poverty and improve wellbeing in the neighbourhood. The Initiative is informed by the social rese…

Midlothian’s Wash and Dry Laundry Service offered free laundry services to mitigate the effects of the cost-of-living crisis. The project targeted Midlothian residents who could not afford to do their laundry for various reasons. It has been trialled in two ways: 1) through a private laundry pick-up and delivery service based in Mayfield to aid those in East Midlothian; 2) tokens were distributed …

Threehills is Scotland’s first community supermarket located in the heart of the Nitshill area of Glasgow. Threehills is opening in March 2024 and will act as a hub for the community, providing an affordable supermarket, café, and community resource facilities. Whilst waiting for the main store to open, Good Food Scotland have opened six affordable larders throughout Glasgow.

Midlothian Council’s Trusted Partner Model is a cash-first initiative to reduce food and fuel poverty in the area. Developed as a response to COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, this model addresses the needs of Midlothian residents with dignified financial aid. This council-wide project aims to mitigate the financial inequalities intensified during the pandemic by directly increasing income f…

Musicares: Scotland's leading national music programme for care-experienced youth, provides free music tuition, workshops, mentoring, and guidance nationwide. Musicares empowers young individuals to choose their learning path, location, and instructors, with the flexibility to switch subjects. It fosters improved communication with support services and facilitates informed decisions about their fu…

Grafix Design Studio & Print Shop is a social enterprise located in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. It aims to help those with barriers to employment (many of whom are living with poverty). Grafix Design Studio & Print Shop provides work experience placements and volunteering opportunities. These can be adapted to individual needs and can focus on design, manual printing processes or a mixture of both.…

Tayside Family Financial Wellbeing Project supports families struggling with public debt by testing new approaches to financial advice and support. It strives to implement innovative ways of delivering financial wellbeing support within Aberlour Children’s Charity’s family support model. It combines this model with approaches from Tayside’s statutory and third sector to empower families and reduce…

The Edinburgh Community Food Project (ECF) tackles food poverty and broader social issues through cooking courses, health training and partnerships with various organisations. During the pandemic, ECF expanded its services to meet increased community needs, providing about 1,500 food boxes per week and serving an estimated 1,000,000 meal portions in a year. The support included doorstep deliveries…