AboveBoard Homes

Community

We believe there is a better way for people to maintain where they live in partnership with their communities.

community

Supporting local projects

Getting involved

  • Organise litter clean ups in the communities we operate in
  • Leith Community Croft involvement
  • Donate to local projects
  • Offering staff time off to volunteer in their local communities

Getting involved

  • Get to know your neighbours
  • Do small jobs in your development
  • Volunteer for a local project
  • Shop local – support your local eco-system and reduce your carbon footprint
  • Make your neighbourhood a better place to live
  • Improve your wellbeing and happiness
  • Help others – prevent social isolation and loneliness
  • Save money

If you are keen to get a project going, or know of any that would benefit from our support, please contact us.

Useful links

Volunteer Scotland

If you are looking to  get involved and start doing some volunteering, you will find lots of useful information for both individuals and companies.

Volunteer Edinburgh

If you are looking to  get involved and start doing some volunteering, you will find lots of useful information for both individuals and companies.

This specifically has details of volunteer roles in Edinburgh.

Leith Community Croft

The croft is based at Leith Links and is a  community space with a cafe, Sundary market, and a growers area. Great place to hang out with the kids.

Empty Kitchens, Full Hearts

Turning surplus food into healthy meals who need them.

This charity is growing and is always looking for volunteers who can either help in the kitchen or with deliveries. 

Donations are also very much welcomed.

Marine Conservation Society

Supporting Wardie Bay beach cleans. With the ever increasing use of plastics that we throw down the toilet, these beach cleans are essential to keep plastics off the beach. 

Check out their events page to see when the next beach clean is happening near you.

Edinburgh North Food Bank

Making sure no one in the local community goes hungry. 

Sadly, these are needed more and more by local families if you can help through donations or helping out. 

Projekt 42

Community based wellness centre supporting both physical and mental health with 40% of membership fees going towards community members.

 

Edible Estates

A collaborative project of several core organisations who work with local areas partners and communities across the city.

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