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Over £2.2M awarded to organisations across Scotland in December
We are delighted to announce our funding recipients from December 2022. 59 organisations received just over £2.2M to support their work to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland.
January 2023
Hosts sought for 2023 Summer Internship Scheme
We are once again keen to hear from organisations who may be interested in hosting a Robertson Scholar for our Summer Internship Scheme this year.
January 2023
Invitation to Tender: Evaluation of The Robertson Scholarship
The Robertson Scholarship aims to support young people aged 16 to 25 to overcome financial and social barriers to gain the university education and career they aspire to. We are commissioning an independent, participatory evaluation of the Robertson Scholarship. This will help us to understand what differences it is contributing to and how our work in this area could have the greatest impact on poverty and trauma in Scotland.
December 2022
New Report: Public Debt and Arrears in Scotland
The Robertson Trust has published new research showing that many low-income families are being pushed into debt and arrears by the public bodies meant to be helping them through the cost-of-living emergency.
December 2022
Voices: Young Enterprise Scotland
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Young Enterprise Scotland, an East Renfrewshire based charity that supports young people aged 5-25 years to develop business knowledge, entrepreneurial skills and financial literacy through accredited training and practical experience across Scotland.
December 2022
Annual Review 2022
We are pleased to share our Annual Review for 2022.
November 2022
Voices: Roxburgh & Berwickshire Citizens Advice Bureau
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Roxburgh & Berwickshire Citizens Advice Bureau who offer free, impartial and confidential advice on a range of topics, giving their local community the information they need to deal with any situation and improve their lives.
November 2022
Voices: Friends of Scottish Settlers
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is our Friends of Scottish Settlers, a charity working to welcome refugees and all newcomers to the Falkirk district.
November 2022
Responding to immediate need
We were pleased to inform our current revenue grantholders (those supported under our 2020-30 strategy) that we will shortly be making an additional payment, effectively an uplift to their current grant, to help cope with immediate pressures.
November 2022
Over £1.6M awarded to organisations across Scotland in November
We are delighted to announce our funding recipients from November 2022. 65 organisations received just over £1.6M to support their work to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland.
November 2022
Voices: Clued Up
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is our Clued Up, a Kirkcaldy-based charity established to provide substance use support and information service to young people under 25 in Fife.
November 2022
Voices: Grampian Women's Aid
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Grampian Women's Aid, a charity providing specialist domestic abuse support services for women, children and young people in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
November 2022
Voices: Glasgow Council on Alcohol
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Glasgow Council on Alcohol, who were established to reduce the harm caused by alcohol and/or substance misuse through advice, information, counselling, support, prevention, education, and training to address inequalities and improve health and wellbeing.
October 2022
Over £1.4M awarded to organisations across Scotland in September
We are delighted to announce our funding recipients from September 2022. 49 organisations received just over £1.4M to support their work to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland.
October 2022
Voices: The Energy Advisory Service (TEAS)
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is The Energy Advisory Service (TEAS), a Stornoway based charity supporting people living in fuel poverty and extreme fuel poverty across the Western Isles.
October 2022