Read about Aiden’s personal development grant application to see what types of support Trefoil can fund.

Interest Link Borders is a charity based in the Scottish Borders. It received a £2,500 organisational grant in April 2023. This grant helped Interest Link achieve its aims to overcome the social isolation faced by 30 children and young people in Roxburghshire between the ages of 8 to 25 years who have learning disabilities and Autism by establishing one-to-one befriending and friendship groups.  

Urban Uprising is an Edinburgh-based charity which supports access to indoor and outdoor rock-climbing opportunities for at-risk or vulnerable young people; the charity was awarded a £2,500 organisational grant in April 2023.  

Articulate Cultural Trust was awarded a £2,000 organisational grant in April 2023. The grant contributed to the Refresh project: a long-term well-being project offering communal self-care experiences via therapeutic and educational workshops held bi-weekly for individuals aged 15 to 25.

Glasgow-based Solar Bear was awarded a £2,500 organisational grant by Trefoil in April 2024. This enabled the delivery of 34 weekly Deaf Youth Theatre workshops for deaf children and young people aged 11 to 21 years old.  

During the past year Trefoil has made grants of £144,087.31 to 88 individuals and organisations. Trefoil continues to fund personal development grants, organisational grants and holiday grants. 

Nomad Beat was awarded £2,363.40 by Trefoil in September 2022.

A Trefoil Organisational Grant helped East Kilbride Youth Disability Sports Club take its members to Lochgoilhead for a weekend of activities.

In December 2021, Trefoil awarded an organisational grant amounting to £5,000 to Positive Help to support the costs of their befriending service for children and young people in Edinburgh and Lothians who are living with, or are affected by a parent with, HIV or Hepatitis C.

In May 2023, Trefoil awarded Caoimhe a personal development grant amounting to £2,500 to purchase a portable hoist.

In September 2022, Trefoil awarded SC a grant of £500 from the Lilias Finlay Holiday Fund.

Following a successful pilot year partnership with Glasgow Children’s Holiday Scheme (GCHS) in 2022 Trefoil are pleased to continue collaborating with GCHS for another year to support the provision of holidays for children, young people, and their families across the Greater Glasgow area.

In September 2022, Trefoil awarded £4,900 as an organisational grant to The Sunshine Kitchen for a garden project.

In February 2022, Trefoil awarded an organisational grant of £7,000 to Outfit Moray to fund their Ignite project.