£3,426.94 was raised by Community Choir and its supporters in 2015
Autumn 2015 ~ Action on Depression ~ £982.44 raised
www.actionondepression.org
Action on Depression is the only national Scottish organisation working with and for people affected by depression. It is a user-influenced organisation committed to providing support, raising awareness of depression and treatment options and reducing the stigma surrounding the condition. Services include community based and online self-help support groups, “Living Life to the Full” courses based on cognitive behavioural therapy, phone and email helplines and online information. Action on Depression won a Sheila McKechnie Foundation Social Inclusion Award in 2010 for its “Look OK… Feel Crap?” campaign aimed at supporting young adults with depression.
[From the World Health Organisation film posted on YouTube of “I had a black dog, his name was depression”:] “Millions of people around the world live with depression, which can be a frightening, debilitating condition. Many of these individuals and their families are afraid to talk about their struggles, and don’t know where to turn for help… Recognizing depression and seeking help is the first and most critical [step] towards recovery. In collaboration with World Health Organization to mark World Mental Health Day, writer and illustrator Matthew Johnstone tells the story of overcoming the “black dog of depression” [with this film].”Summer 2015 ~ Homeless World Cup ~ £1,011.70 raised
www.homelessworldcup.org
The Homeless World Cup uses the power of football to energise homeless people all over the world so that they can change their own lives. By taking part in football training sessions and competitions, the players become teammates and take on social responsibility, building relationships and gaining a sense of belonging and inclusion. The annual Homeless World Cup Tournament gives players the chance to represent their country, celebrates the year-round work of the organisation, and helps to change attitudes towards homelessness. The Homeless World Cup operates via a network of 74 national partners who support football-based programmes and sustainable social enterprise development. The national partners provide, or provide access to, the professional services homeless people may need, for example education, employment, healthcare or legal advice. Money raised from the collection at our end of term concert will go straight to the Homeless World Cup Foundation in Edinburgh, which co-ordinates the work of the national partners and distributes funds to grassroots projects all over the world.
Spring 2015 ~ Scottish Love in Action ~ £1,432.80 raised
www.sla-india.org
Scottish Love in Action (SLA) is a charity based in Scotland that cares for and supports vulnerable and destitute children in India. It feeds, clothes, houses, educates and provides medical care for over 500 children. It does this by funding a Home and School in Tuni. The children come at any age, some as young as infants and are supported through to independence. The project is in the State of Andhra Pradesh, SE India and is run by a grassroots, non-governmental organisation partner. SLA aims to help children to break out of the cycle of poverty, funding care for children who are taken into the Light of Love Home on the basis of need, irrespective of caste, religion, or any other consideration. Its goal is to give each of these children an education so that they have the necessary tools to achieve their full potential, to escape the poverty trap and have a choice in the future they build for themselves.