A list of our wonderful members across the Glasgow area.
Below is a list of the network’s collaborators.
We are working on a green map of community groups across Glasgow. Other maps of groups around Glasgow include Glasgow Eco Trust & SCCS’ COP26 map and Let’s Get map
ApparelXchange is a social circular enterprise focused on the reuse and redistribution of young peoples clothing from ages 4 – 18. Combining reuse, retail, social packages and education to advance sustainable consumer behaviour.
The Articulate Cultural Trust is a charity supporting dynamic platforms for arts projects, programmers and producers who wish to create amazing creative experiences for children, young people and adults.
Our collective vision is for a world where children and young people fulfil their potential through engagement with inspiring artists, creatives and cultural practitioners.
Our mission is to give young Scots equality of opportunity by removing barriers to enjoyment of the arts, exploring their creative interests and engaging with the contemporary cultural landscape.
Awaz The Voice of the Community
The charity was set up in 2015. Our main objectives are to
advance environmental protection or improvement through the preservation and conservation of the natural environment, through the provision of environmental projects such as clothing and goods recycling and upcycling.
To advance education and in particular to promote training opportunities for learning for the benefit of the general public which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment .
We work with the bme communities across the south side of the city.
Battlefield Community Project was set up in 2009. It turned a derelict site into a thriving community garden. It maintains the garden and organises an annual programme of events. Community clean ups, street party, lantern parade, ceilidh and carols. The project is about connection, with neighbours and nature.
Crossroads Youth & Community Organisation
Crossroads is an organisation working to deliver youth and community work alongside the people of the Gorbals and Govanhill areas of Glasgow, valuing: inclusion, empowerment, collaboration, participation, equality, dignity and justice.
Cycle repair workshop, recycling and reuse, second hand bike sales, learn to cycle sessions for children and adults, school cycling & school fleet bike maintenance, group rides, social cycling, cycling skills.
ENABLE Glasgow aims to empower people with a learning disability to get the most from life. The Fortune Works service in Drumchapel, Glasgow is one of Scotland’s largest social enterprises for people with learning disability, offering the opportunity to train for work, and make a valued and useful economic contribution to the community. It provides a full-time 9am-4pm five – day programme and offers a diversity of training opportunities with a focus on personal and social development. We also maintain close working links with local Colleges of Further Education, Glasgow Health & Social Care Partnership, and many local community development organisations. We have recently appointed our first Sustainability Officer and are making progress towards reaching net zero, a circular economy, and reducing our waste.
Free Wheel North is an inclusive cycling charity, but it is also so much more. At our cycling centre, we enable thousands of people living with varying physical disabilities and other additional support needs to enjoy outdoor space through cycling. The programme is rooted in the fundamental human right to good physical and mental health through access to different modes of active travel, a fun recreational area to cycle safely and clean air. Through a multitude of modified and accessible bikes, we aim to create a barrier-free Glasgow where people from all demographics can enjoy cycling together. The track at Glasgow Green offers an alternative vision, and acts as an exemplar for inclusive public spaces in cities.
FORK are a charity whose aim is to care for the River Kelvin and it’s surroundings. Over the years FORK has run monthly clean-ups, citizen science projects and also many music and arts events, community festivals, planted trees, monitored the river and run campaigns. We welcome all volunteers and are open to collaboration with other organisations.
Fuel Poverty Action campaigns to protect people from fuel poverty. We challenge rip-off energy companies and unfair policies that leave people to endure cold homes. We take action for warm, well-insulated homes and clean and affordable energy, under the control of people and communities, not private companies.
Generations Working Together is the nationally recognised centre of excellence supporting the development and integration of intergenerational work across Scotland. In 2020 we launched our call for Scotland to become the first intergenerational nation, coinciding with the Scottish Government Election in 2021. The manifesto identifies three areas and fifteen specific calls for action that we believe the Scottish Government elected for 2021 – 2026, and all elected representatives should focus on to help ensure that relationships between generations are strengthened and Scotland becomes more connected and inclusive. GWT’s vision and ambitions as an organisation are:
To enable Scotland to become an intergenerational nation.
To influence national and local policy in favour of intergenerational practice.
To promote, support and increase innovation in intergenerational practice in Scotland.
To increase participation in intergenerational practice.
To ensure sound governance.
Join our people-led campaign for a world-class, fully-integrated & accessible, publicly-owned & accountable, public transport network for everyone in our region
We develop Community Energy Projects and provide energy workshops for schools
Glasgow Community Food Network
Glasgow Community Food Network was established in 2017 to bring together practitioners and organisations in the private, public and third sectors along with other interested individuals to develop a flourishing food system in Glasgow. We aim to work with everyone with an interest in food: chefs and restaurants, farmers and market gardeners, foodbank and soup kitchen volunteers and anyone else who cares about better food for Glasgow. We want to see a city where high quality, fresh, local, organic produce is available and affordable for all and where good food is a celebrated part of our culture.
GCA is a voluntary organisation working with individuals, families and communities to promote health and wellbeing. We offer direct support for people to abstain from alcohol and other substances or reduce their alcohol or substance consumption. We have worked across Glasgow tackling the causes and effects of alcohol misuse since we were founded in 1965. We believe that health and wellbeing are vital to individuals, family relationships and communities, and recognise that alcohol misuse is an issue that can affect anyone, regardless of their background.
Glasgow Disability Alliance is run by disabled people, for disabled people. GDA provides free, accessible Learning, Events and Activities, plus support and services including Welfare Rights, Wellbeing, and Digital Inclusion for disabled people of all ages, with any type of impairment/disability/long term condition. GDA also supports disabled people to build their Voice and contribute to discussions and co-design opportunities with policy and decision makers to improve services, policies and outcomes for disabled people.
Community-led Climate Action making a difference for people, place and planet.
Glasgow Eco Trust is a local environmental charity and social enterprise based in west Glasgow that coordinates and delivers a range of environmental activities and services.
Glasgow Eco Trust believes that local people are best placed to meet the needs and aspirations of their communities to create vibrant, thriving and resilient communities that benefit people, place and planet.
Our mission is to enable, facilitate, and empower local people and organisations to get informed, get involved and get active, both individually and collectively, to take action that will make a difference for People, Place and Planet.
Glasgow National Park City Group
The idea of a National Park City is simple – to use the familiar idea of a National Park to inspire a shared vision for Glasgow, as a greener, healthier and wilder City for everyone – where people, places and nature are better connected
Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector
At GCVS, we’re here to support community groups, voluntary organisations, and social enterprises with the help and training they need to succeed. By strengthening Glasgow’s voluntary sector, both citizens and communities can benefit.
Interfaith Scotland is the national interfaith organisation for Scotland.
We work to help ensure good relations between the diverse religion and belief communities of Scotland and also to share good practice in interfaith dialogue, education, engagement and training nationally and internationally.
We raise awareness on climate change and support climate action within ethnic minority communities. Our work covers Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire areas. Our activities included climate literacy, home energy efficiency advice in multiple languages , a reuse shop , waste reduction awareness, active travel awareness and support.
We utilise a community garden as a learning resource and harvest for the community meal. We use distribute surplus food to community members in need. We coordinate community growing projects. We have been involved in Active Travel and will soon be an Active Travel Hub. We are going to be working in partnership with GCFN to collect food waste and compost then distribute to community gardens. We have helped Festival Park receive nature reserve status through our work and have influenced the council on biodiversity and green space.
We are Glasgow-based co-operative of householders, contractors and advisers focused on promoting energy efficiency within our homes, tackling the climate crisis and keeping energy bills affordable.
Merry-go-round aspires to be the first choice for families in Glasgow. Our shop offers high-quality, affordable essential baby items as well as being a community hub for families to meet, learn, exchange ideas, relax and be supported. We’re changing the perception of second-hand goods, saving families money, improving mental health and wellbeing, and reducing the quantity of new goods purchased.
We empower people to look after their health and wellbeing by teaching them how to make and use herbal remedies, about movement, mindfulness and nature connection. Our workshops work on many levels – they enable people to come together and develop a community around herbs, we offer everything on a sliding scale to make it accessible to everyone and also sustainable, we teach people how to look after themselves and their family, everyone takes a remedy away with them, we leave remedies in our community apothecaries, alongside community fridges, so that anyone can pick them up, and we make remedies that are sent to help the refugees who are stuck at our borders in Calais. We are creating herbal gardens to grow herbs for our workshops, to improve sustainability, biodiversity, environmental and community resilience. We are creating infrastructure, knowledge and resources ready for a climate change post disaster situation.
Outdoors For You believes everyone should have the opportunity to spend time in nature and the outdoors regardless of background age, gender, fitness, ethnicity or beliefs. We strongly believe that having an active lifestyle and spending time outdoors in nature can significantly impact a person’s health and mental wellbeing.
Our primary focus is on improving the physical and mental wellbeing of individuals from minority ethnic backgrounds, with special attention to asylum seekers, and refugees in the Glasgow area.
We are a Scottish branch of the global network of Parents for Future groups who strive for a safer climate future. We are urging change at individual, community and structural levels across Glasgow and Scotland to protect our planet and secure a hopeful future for our children and all future generations.
Rags to Riches is an award-winning upcycling social enterprise that uses waste to promote environmental sustainability and community engagement through educational workshops, and the production of upcycled products.
RSPB Scotland Giving Nature a Home Glasgow
Giving Nature a Home (GNaH) Glasgow has been working across the city since 2013. Our work in Glasgow focuses on working with community groups and schools to connect people to nature and provide opportunities for people to learn about urban wildlife. We work with communities to improve habitats for people and nature and monitor wildlife.
Scottish Sports Futures use the power of sport and physical activity to engage with young people and we work to combat the effects of living in poverty and buffer against trauma and adversity. Focused in the most challenged communities, we are privileged to work alongside exceptional young people and support them to reach a positive destination.
We support residents to lead more sustainable lives
Springburn Winter Gardens Trust
SWGT is working towards the restoration and development of Springburn Winter Gardens as a community space.
The Portal Arts is a community arts and media charity based in the Govan area of Glasgow, UK. We deliver creative participation programmes and activity for the advancement of citizenship and community development. We provide creative recreational facilities and resources with the object of improving opportunities and conditions for people and families who reside in areas of multiple deprivations.
The Prince’s Trust’s vision is that every young person should have the chance to succeed. Our Mission is to help disadvantaged young people to transform their lives. We give young people age 11-30 the opportunity to create a better future through our core propositions – employment, education and enterprise.
Our organization empowers individuals and communities through innovative programs, skill development, and wellbeing opportunities with a focus on food production and distribution.
Therapeutic gardening, woodlands conservation, food education. Working with schools, community groups and others to improve the environment and the health of people in deprived communities in the Southside of Glasgow.
We are a women’s community Cycling Hub, for women, run by women.
Woodlands Community Development Trust
We want to build Woodlands into an attractive and creative community where people connect with each other and thrive. To do this, we create spaces and opportunities that bring people together to empower community action and foster a sense of belonging. All our initiatives are shaped by our values and designed to integrate social wellbeing with the environment.
ZIMSCOT is a go-to source for the Zimbabwean diaspora and friends in Scotland. We offer diaspora support services and easy access to products, services, events and information that will enhance the lives and wellbeing of our members. Our vision is to transform communities, strengthen economies, create unique opportunities, links and partnerships while contributing to protecting the planet and combating climate change.
Collaborators
The network has been working with a variety of organisations throughout it’s development. We would like to formally acknowledge the collaboration between the network and those other organisations and projects. These collaborators support the network’s vision, aims and values.
