Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. We provice practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care. Cancer affects us all. We can all help. We are Macmillan. ...
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Thank you for supporting British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland, the nation's heart charity. Disease of the heart and circulation is Scotland's biggest killer - around 19,000 men, women and children die each year in Scotland and another 600,000 are living with it. Our mission is to play a major role in the fight against heart and circulatory disease so that it is no longer a major cause of disability and premature death. ...
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We have 125 years experience of working with children and families, previously as the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Today, we support families under stress, protect children from harm and neglect, help them to recover from abuse and promote children's rights and interests. You can read more about our work with children here.tress, protect children from harm and neglect, help them to recover from abuse and promote children's rights and interests. You can read more about our work with children here....
Founded in 1891, Dogs Trust, formerly known as the NCDL, has always campaigned on dog-welfare related issues to ensure a safe and happy future for our four-legged friends. ...
Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland's leading specialist dementia charity working throughout the country to provide care and support to people with dementia, their families and carers....
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Formed in 1927, Cats Protection has grown to become the UK's leading feline welfare charity. We now rehome and reunite 55,000 cats and kittens every year, through our network of over 250 voluntary-run branches and 29 adoption centres....
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Over the past 92 years, Erskine has cared for around 75,000 veterans both young and old throughout Scotland and provides unrivalled, modern nursing and dementia care facilities. ...
Royal Blind is a national charity that provides services for the blind. We provide education, care and employment for those with a visual impairment and fund medical research that will help to prevent and cure blindness in the future. ...
The Stroke Association is a registered national charity solely concerned with stroke. We aim to reduce strokes through research and health education and also help and support people and their families who have been affected by stroke through our Community Services....
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Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is a Scottish charity that provides the only hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-limiting conditions....
Employing more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals, we expect to provide care to around 25,000 terminally ill patients in the community and in our hospices this year, along with support for their families....
Read more about Marie Curie Cancer Care
The Society funds MS research, runs respite care centres, provides grants (financial assistance), education and training on MS. It produces numerous publications on MS and runs a freephone specialist Helpline....
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The Butterfly Trust provide support to people living with Cystic Fibrosis and their families. ...
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In addition to providing a range of modern, flexible services we are also a campaigning organisation, committed to using the influence we have to ensure disabled people achieve the same human and civil rights as the rest of society....
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With numbers of breast cancer patients constantly increasing, and with significant scientific discoveries about the nature of this disease just around the corner, the need for investment in our work has never been greater. By supporting us you will help to ensure that we remain at the forefront of developments in breast cancer treatment. Please help us to guarantee our patients the best possible treatment and care, now and in the future....
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Here at St Columba's Hospice in Edinburgh, we are committed to the highest standards of care for patients with active, progressive, far-advanced illness - and support for their relatives and carers....
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The PSP Association is the only national organisation in the UK dedicated to the support of people with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and the related disease Cortico Basal Degeneration (CBD), and those who care for them....
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Our work is driven by a passionate belief that we all have a responsibility to protect birds and the environment. Bird populations reflect the health of the planet on which our future depends....
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the UK's only national charity dedicated to all aspects of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). We fund research to treat and cure CF and aim to ensure appropriate clinical care and support for people with Cystic Fibrosis....
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Crohn’s and Colitis are bowel conditions which can devastate lives....
Read more about Crohn’s and Colitis UK (NACC)
Diabetes UK is the charity for people with diabetes, their family, friends and carers. Our mission is to improve the lives of people with the condition and work towards a future without diabetes....
Our broad and innovative range of services cover every aspect of myeloma, from information and support to improving standards of treatment and care through research, education, campaigning and raising awareness....
SVR is Scotland's oldest ex-service charity, founded in 1910 to support independent living for ex-service men and women of all ages and their spouses....
Read more about Scottish Veterans Residences
Simpsons Special Care Babies (SSCB) is the children's charity dedicated to the care of premature or sick newborn babies, and the support of their parents....
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Providing help for people with disabilities and social needs by offering short term fostering and support with various aspects of pet care....
Read more about Pet Care Network
We campaign for a better life for children and adults with learning disabilities and support them and their families to live, work and take part in their communities....
We are RNID Scotland, the charity working to create a world where deafness or hearing loss do not limit or determine opportunity and where people value their hearing. We work to ensure that people who are deaf or hard of hearing have the same rights and opportunities to lead a full and enriching life. We strive to break down stigma and create acceptance of deafness and hearing loss. We aim to promote hearing health, prevent hearing loss and cure deafness....
Practical Action is an international development agency working with poor communities to help them choose and use technology to improve their lives today and for generations to come....
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We are the leading UK charity dedicated to supporting all people with Parkinson's, their families, friends and carers...
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We believe in a world without poverty. And we're working in over 120 countries around the world to achieve just that. By giving poor people the resources, skills and opportunities they need to meet their basic needs, they can transform their lives....
The AHT exisits to conserve evidence of Antarctic's history now and for the future....
Read more about UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
WHEN disaster strikes... WE need emergency fundraisers with special powers Will YOU be a superhero? ...
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The Meningitis Trust works to ensure all communities are aware of the signs, symptoms and impact of meningitis and to ensure anyone affected accesses quality care and support - our support services are unique within Scotland. We provide: a 24 hour freephone helpline 0800 028 18 28, our community services nurse, professional counselling, art therapy, financial grants, one to one contacts and our family fun days. These services are a lifeline for the individual affected and their family and friends....
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Help us, Help you Right now, the lives of over three million people in the UK are threatened by chronic kidney disease. We can only fund lifesaving research with your help....
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Will you challenge yourself for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation? ...
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For over 30 years Sands has supported many thousands of families whose babies have died, offering emotional support, comfort and practical help. We have also worked with health professionals to revolutionise the way in which bereaved parents and their babies are cared for. ...
The National Autistic Society is the UK's leading charity for people affected by Autism. ...
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ChildAid transforms the lives of children and young people in Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine....
Read more about ChildAid to Russia and the Republics
Maggie’s centre is a place that anyone affected by cancer can turn to for help....
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Breakthrough Breast Cancer is a pioneering charity dedicated to the prevention, treatment and ultimate eradication of breast cancer. We fight on three fronts: research, education and campaigning....
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Supporting Adults in East Lothian with an Acquired Brain Injury, their families and carers....
Read more about Headway East Lothian
Supporting cancer patients and their carers in Edinburgh, Fife, Lothians and Borders of Scotland...
Read more about Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
We are Scotland’s voice for epilepsy. Since 1954 Epilepsy Scotland has provided advice, information, support and services to the people in Scotland who have epilepsy together with their families and carers. ...
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These are just some of the charities we help and support...
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