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In our 100-year history, Ecas has adapted to a lot of major world events, including the Great Depression and World War II. In the last few months, we’ve done it again. With the coronavirus pandemic making it unsafe for us to gather in person, we made t …

This year’s Volunteers’ Week comes at a time of social distancing, when many of us have struggled with uncertainty and loneliness. Our Ecas volunteer befrienders support isolated people with a physical disability, and their importance has never been cl …

The Reading and Creative Writing group finds novel ways to meet during social distancing By John Mackay, Group Leader What’s the similarity between E. M. Forster – author of the classic 1910 novel Howards End – and a piece of cheesecake? Well, leaving …

Lisa and Jimmy chat weekly despite not being able to meet in person Lisa, one of our befriendees and an artist and Tai Chi practitioner While Ecas has had to make the difficult decision to suspend our in-person activities because of the risk from coron …

My name is Megan and I’m the Outreach Officer at Ecas. I started in the role at the end of September 2019 to build on the work of University of Edinburgh interns who produced a comprehensive report about how Ecas could further engage young people. They …

Councillor George Gordon offers his support Our one-to-one service for young people launched in January, and Ecas Outreach Officer Megan Hood has already begun meetings to discuss individual goals and how Ecas can provide ongoing support to navigate op …