# U-Evolve

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC045864
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Aug. 3, 2015
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC045864


## Contact

- **Address:** Norton Park Business Centre , 57 Albion Road , Edinburgh, Lothian
- **Postcode:** EH7 5QY
- **Website:** www.u-evolve.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** U-evolve exists to ensure that young people in Edinburgh don’t face mental health challenges alone. We work across the city, recognising that mental health impacts all young people. However, we focus much of our work in Edinburgh’s most deprived communities, where young people often face additional barriers to accessing the support, services, and opportunities that promote wellbeing. Our vision—co-produced with young people—is that all young people experience positive mental health and have access to inclusive, compassionate support when they need it. Our mission—also co-produced with young people—is to support them to feel better, build confidence in who they are, and develop tools to take control of their lives. We work alongside young people to understand their needs and design our services around their experiences. Each year, U-evolve supports over 200 young people who need space, connection, and the right support to improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Children or young people&#x27;,&#x27;People with disabilities or health problems&#x27;,&#x27;Other charities or voluntary bodies&#x27;

**Objectives:** The organisation&#x27;s purposes are: 4.1 To advance both access and provision of Education to, in the main but not exclusively, young people and children their families and carers (the &#x27;Beneficiaries&#x27;). This will include creating formal and informal education opportunities for Beneficiaries in their transition to adulthood or in education. This will include the development of their emotional intelligence, self-care skills and development of belief in themselves through the provision of coaching, mentoring and other related methodologies. This will allow them to access their latent strengths, talents, capabilities and achieve their aspirations  4.2 To advance Beneficiaries care of their own health through teaching them mindfulness practices and using positive psychology to support their emotional and mental health and wellbeing thereby building personal resilience and capacity to deal with different situations and transitions in education and beyond. 4.3 The advancement of citizenship through an asset building approach in areas of deprivation through working with community members  to develop their skills so that they then become enablers and advocates for other community members. 4.4 To generally advance the relief and assistance of those Beneficiaries in need of  support and assistance by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Priority areas will be areas where Beneficiaries are in living in multiple deprivation and have limited access to resources to overcome barriers to them maximising their access and development of their education, health and wellbeing.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Operations cover all or most of Scotland






