The following groups will receive funding as a result of the £eith Chooses 2022 voting. Congratulations to all, and we look forward to seeing your projects develop and benefit the community in Leith over the coming year.
Commiserations to those groups that were not successful this year. Please don’t be too discouraged. Your participation is really valued, and we hope that as more people become aware of your work, perhaps your time will come next year.
| PROJECT | Outcome | Project is about… |
| Citadel Youth Centre | fully funded | Reconnecting kids / parents / carers /community and nature through a programme of outdoor activities. |
| Cyrenians | fully funded | Linking young people and celebrating diverse cultural backgrounds, through a food & stories event. |
| Dr Bells Family Centre | fully funded | Linking young children and parents from many different cultures through cooking, eating and playing together, as part of summer activity scheme. |
| Edinburgh Community Food | fully funded | Supporting older and elderly members of the community with delivery of nutritionally balanced food hampers, and with community meals and film events. |
| Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) | fully funded | Fighting loneliness and promoting inclusion, health and wellbeing through outdoor group walks and painting workshops. |
| The Edinburgh Remakery | fully funded | Regular social groups, connecting people though creativity, craft and recycling and repurposing |
| Hibernian Community Foundation | fully funded | Free lunch club, fortnightly for one year, reconnecting folk in Leith. |
| Homestart Leith & NE Edinburgh | fully funded | Garden group for young children and their parents, playing, eating and gardening / growing veg. together and building friendships and support. |
| House of Jack | fully funded | Free and fun weekly dance socials for older people, to fight loneliness, support rehabilitation following illness or injury, and promote mobility, strength and balance. |
| LeithLate | fully funded | Bringing folk together to celebrate Leith’s community spirit, working together on how to renew the Leith History Mural, and documenting / filming as the process develops. |
| LifeCare Edinburgh | fully funded | Free nutritious hot meals delivered to isolated older people across Leith , providing a regular friendly visit and ‘check-in’ service. |
| MILAN | fully funded | Helping elderly Leithers from Asian backgrounds access MILAN services (groups, food, activities). |
| NEPAL Scotland Association | fully funded | Taekwondo lessons for BAME groups (and wider Leith community) for healthy and active living, mental health, community and well-being. |
| THE ABOVE PROJECTS WILL RECEIVE ALL OF THE FUNDING THAT THEY APPLIED FOR.
THERE IS, HOWEVER ONE MORE PROJECT THAT WILL BE AWARDED PARTIAL FUNDING (subject to confirmation from them that they would be willing to accept this) |
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| Citadel Arts | Partially funded
£772 |
Drama group for young people, developing skills and confidence, linking with adult writing group, leading to local performances. |