Check out our video interviews with Social Enterprises from across Edinburgh! 📺

Children & Young People

&Parents
&Parents is a social enterprise that helps schools and families work better together. We support school leaders and educators to build purposeful, practical partnerships with parents and carers so children thrive in their learning.
Adhart
At Adhart our goal is to create active, inclusive lessons through co-design. Where children can learn skills that work for them.
Afro-Glo Hair and Beauty Salon
Afro-Glo Hair Salon and Beauty Supply is a national community interest company providing expert hair care and products, with a special focus on foster children with Afro-textured hair.
Art Buds Collective
Art Buds Collective is an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to the delivery of sustainable arts education for children, families and adults. Our work celebrates the creative journey and inspires protection of our planet.
BLAST Boxing
We'd like you to meet BLAST Boxing 🥊

Blast hold classes for men, women, kids, one on one, drop ins and multiple classes in partnership with charities and schools 📚
CIEE Edinburgh: Study Abroad Charity, Internships and Volunteering, Intercultural Exchange
Established in 1947, CIEE is the largest study abroad charity and a global leader in high-quality internship and volunteer programs. Since opening our Edinburgh site in 2023, we’ve placed talented US university students across all disciplines, helping them earn academic credit while gaining real-world experience- at no cost to host organizations.
Circle
Circle offers a range of whole family support services that promote children’s healthy development and potential.
Citadel Youth Centre
The Citadel Youth Centre offers local children and young people a range of services including clubs, groups and individual support.
Cyrenians Farm
Cyrenians Farm is a community farm near Kirknewton in West Lothian, only 10 miles from Edinburgh city centre. The farm is home to a Cyrenians Community of young people living in peer-supported accommodation and provides opportunities for residents and volunteers to grow food, skills, ideas and confidence.
Dance House Scotland
The Dance House (formerly known as House of Jack) is a Leith-based dance studio focussing on street dance styles, providing affordable classes and workshops for adults of all levels and kids from Preschool to Professional, as well as youth company training, performances, shows and events.
EWP (The Edinburgh Wheels Project)
EWP (formerly known as the Edinburgh Wheels Project CIC) delivers new community skateboarding and recreational facilities while simultaneously providing best-in-class training-for-work-programs for young people.
Homeshare Scotland
Homeshare Scotland provides a service which brings together two individuals who can support one another with the aim of improving quality of life. An older person who would like some companionship and help at home is carefully matched with a vetted younger person who can provide this help, companionship and the reassurance of an overnight presence.
Infohubme
We are a social enterprise inspiring kids to enjoy the world of literary while improving their cultural awareness.
JASS – Junior Award Scheme for Schools
JASS is an accredited award scheme that acknowledges wider achievement in young people aged 5-14. A progressive award scheme it has been developed to support transition from primary to secondary school. JASS Is a fully inclusive award that benefits the participant, school and wider community.
Kin Collective
Kin Collective Wellbeing CIC is a community hub based in Edinburgh connecting families together.
Le Petit Monde Stories
Le Petit Monde Stories is an educational organisation that aims at supporting early learning and teaching of French, by following the inclusive and play-based Creative Puppetry for Languages approach.
Let’s Talk Young People
We provide services to support young people 11-26 in Edinburgh and Scotland to improve their sexual, emotional and mental health.
media co-op
We’re a multi-award-winning team with a huge range of skills and diverse backgrounds. All of us have roots in the voluntary sector and campaigning for social change, and we’re here to help. You can rely on us for creativity, commitment and quality. On time and on budget.
Potential in Me (CIC)
Potential in Me (CIC) offer creative life coaching and personal development to young people and those who live and work with them – helping people fulfil their potential and creating bright futures.
Saheliya
Saheliya is a specialist mental health and well-being support organisation for black, minority ethnic, asylum seeker, refugee and migrant women and girls (12+) in the Edinburgh and Glasgow area.
Scottish Love in Action
Scottish Love in Action (SLA) is a charity whose mission is to partner with grassroots Indian organisations that care for, educate and empower vulnerable children and young people.
Scran Academy
Scran Academy is a catering social enterprise on a mission to see every young person, regardless of background or barrier, realise their full potential in learning, work and life. Too many young people in our most challenged communities never realise their talents or aspirations due to the effects of social inequality and poverty. They have two cafes, have a van used for events around Edinburgh and offer much more.
Sports Pathway Group
Sports Pathway Coaching provides sports coaching and physical activities to children aged 18 months to 18 years old.
 Whether you are a parent, teacher or community group leader, our talented and passionate coaches use sport to help you get the best out of your child.
Stepping Stones North Edinburgh
Stepping Stones (North Edinburgh) is a voluntary organisation that provides support services to young parent families and pregnant women living in the North Edinburgh area. We aim to promote and support the social development and education of families with young children.
T-UK Skills & Workforce Development
T-UK offers an ethical recruitment solution that reinvests profits to upskill temporary workers aimed at cementing their place in the labour market at a higher level through on-going skills progression.
The Green Team
The Green Team provide activities in nature that help to protect the local natural environment and give people the opportunity to connect with others and look after their own wellbeing.
The Ripple Project
Started by local people, the Ripple harnesses the skills and enthusiasm of its dedicated volunteers to provide a wide range of well-used services in our community of Restalrig, Lochend & Craigentinny.
The Safe Place
With scientific research in mind, The safe place will guide vulnerable people with positive animal treatment and care.

This will be an opportunity to upskill and support individuals mental wellbeing.
The Shaw Trust
Shaw Trust is the UK's largest third sector provider of employment services for disabled and disadvantaged people.
The Yard
All families are welcome at The Yard Edinburgh to play in our adventure playground, get messy in our art room, roll about on the soft play, build a castle in the sandpit, ride bikes or just get outside and run around. Our opening hours are 10am to 4pm.
Tiphereth Trading Ltd
Tiphereth sells compost and firewood, which supports the life and work of our members; adults with learning disabilities and autism. All our proceeds go directly back into our community. The community provides a variety of day services, meaningful work and residential care homes.
Wee Chance
We aim to make sustainable baby/toddler clothing more accessible and help families reduce their impact on the environment.
Willow Den
Willow Den Outdoor Nursery is uniquely designed for children. Outdoor Nurseries that are safe yet exciting, where children can connect with nature, in green spaces close to home.
Work+Play Hub 
Work+Play Hub is Scotland's first family-friendly coworking space, where a purpose-built community meets work–life balance for parents and caregivers in Edinburgh. We offer a truly flexible coworking space alongside a supervised playroom, enabling adults to work while children engage in high-quality early learning.
YOU CAN COOK
YOU CAN COOK organises cookery classes, demonstrations and workshops on nutrition and food related issues all over Scotland. We customise all our services to suit our client's needs. We provide all the equipment and we travel to you.