Glasgow Care Foundation

11/10/2026

We are looking for someone who can help us build more support for people across Glasgow.

Glasgow Care Foundation is recruiting a part-time Fundraising & Partnerships Manager to join our small team for 20 hours per week.

This is an important role for GCF. We rely heavily on fundraising, partnerships and the generosity of individuals and organisations across the city to help us continue providing practical support to people, families, schools and community groups experiencing hardship.

We are looking for someone who can help us strengthen those relationships, create new opportunities and grow the support behind our work.

If you have experience in fundraising, partnerships or relationship building and would like to use those skills to make a practical difference in Glasgow, we would love to hear from you.

The closing date for applications is 20 October 2026.

You can read the full role details and apply through Goodmoves here: https://tinyurl.com/56mwt7tj

Please share this with anyone in your network who could be a good fit.

We are a small charity doing big things in Glasgow. The Glasgow Care Foundation has been providing a helping hand to families and individuals in Glasgow for more than 150 years.Our aim is to alleviate poverty and improve quality of life people in Glasgow. We offer practical assistance to people in n...

10/10/2026

Financial hardship does not stop at your bank balance.

The latest Scottish Health Survey shows a clear relationship between deprivation and mental health. In 2024, 31% of adults living in Scotland’s most deprived areas showed signs of a possible psychiatric disorder, compared with 17% in the least deprived areas. Symptoms of depression and anxiety were also considerably more common in the most deprived communities.

The wider Glasgow picture gives those figures even more context. The most recent local estimate puts 36% of children in the city in relative poverty after housing costs.

Behind those statistics are people constantly thinking about which bill can wait, whether an essential appliance can last another month, how to provide what their children need, or what happens when there is nothing left for an unexpected cost.

Glasgow Care Foundation is not a mental health organisation. We provide practical support, and we know that replacing a broken cooker, providing a bed or making an empty tenancy liveable will not solve every challenge someone may be facing.

What practical support can do is remove one immediate pressure.

Sometimes helping someone feel a little more secure starts with solving one very practical problem.

Find out more about our work across Glasgow here:
https://glasgowcarefoundation.org/

08/10/2026

“I’d love to give something back, but I don’t have time to take on another huge commitment.”

We understand that. Being a Trustee of Glasgow Care Foundation does involve responsibility, but it does not mean giving up several days every month.

Our Board currently meets five times a year in Glasgow, usually at 11am on a Monday, with meetings lasting around 90 minutes. Trustees also contribute to one of our three sub-committees covering Care, Marketing or Finance.

In return, you have the opportunity to contribute your experience to a charity that has been supporting people in Glasgow for more than 150 years.

We are looking for people who will ask good questions, contribute to decisions and help us think carefully about how GCF continues to grow its impact across the city.

If you have been thinking about joining a charity Board, this could be your opportunity.

Take a look through the carousel, then contact [email protected] for an informal conversation or to apply.

06/10/2026

What if your Charity of the Year was right on your doorstep?
For Glasgow businesses, there is something powerful about supporting a charity that is working in your own city, helping people and communities facing hardship every day.

Glasgow Care Foundation has been supporting people across Glasgow for more than 150 years, providing practical grants to individuals, families, schools and community groups who need support with essential items, community projects and local opportunities.

Choosing GCF as your Charity of the Year means the money your team raises stays rooted in Glasgow.

It means your staff can connect with the cause because it is close to home.

It means your business can see the difference local giving can make.

And it means you are supporting people in the same city where you work, live, trade and grow.

Your support could come through staff fundraising, event collections, payroll giving, monthly donations, matched funding or a charity ball later in the year.

If your business wants to support a local charity with practical impact across Glasgow, please keep Glasgow Care Foundation in mind.

Find out more here:
https://glasgowcarefoundation.org/fundraise/

02/10/2026

You do not need to have been a Trustee before to have something valuable to bring to a charity Board.
Perhaps you work in HR and understand people and organisations. Maybe your background is in finance, law or business development. You might work directly with families, schools or communities and understand the realities of poverty and inequality in Glasgow.

That experience matters.

Glasgow Care Foundation is recruiting new Trustees as some of our current Board members prepare to retire, and we would love to hear from people who can bring different knowledge and perspectives to the table.

There is an induction and training programme for new Trustees, along with support from more experienced Board members, so lack of previous Board experience should not put you off.

The carousel gives you a quick overview of the role and commitment.

If it sounds like something you could contribute to, email [email protected] for an informal conversation or send your CV to apply.

01/10/2026

Sometimes poverty looks like a carpet that has become too dangerous to walk on.
Harold, 71, had a living room carpet that was badly threadbare and had become a genuine trip hazard. Replacing it himself was simply not financially possible.

His Housing Officer applied to Glasgow Care Foundation on his behalf, and our supplier Woody’s was able to supply and fit new carpet and underlay.

The result was a home that felt more comfortable, but more importantly, was safer for Harold to move around in.

International Day of Older Persons is a useful reminder that poverty later in life is not always obvious. Sometimes it looks like making do with something that has become unsafe because there is no money available to replace it.

This is the kind of practical support Glasgow Care Foundation provides across the city. A relatively straightforward solution can make a meaningful difference to someone’s safety, dignity and independence.

If you work with older people in Glasgow who may need practical support, please keep Glasgow Care Foundation in mind.

Find out more about our work here:
https://glasgowcarefoundation.org/

29/09/2026

Glasgow Care Foundation is looking for a few new people to help shape what comes next.
Our Trustees are not involved in the day-to-day running of the charity. Their role is to bring experience, perspective and good judgement to the bigger conversations about strategy, governance and how we continue making the greatest possible difference across Glasgow.

Our ambition is significant. We want to help 10,000 people every year over the next decade, through practical support for individuals and families alongside grants for schools and community organisations.

To do that well, we need a Board with a good mix of skills, backgrounds and experience.

We are particularly interested in hearing from people with experience across finance, community support, teaching, social work, HR, legal, fundraising and business development. Previous Trustee experience is not essential.

If you would like to use some of your experience to support people in your own city, have a look through the carousel.

For an informal conversation or to apply: [email protected]

25/09/2026

If your business is planning an autumn event, could it also support people across Glasgow?

A charity ball, awards night, team social, client event or festive gathering can all include a simple fundraising element. It does not need to change the whole event. It could be a raffle, an auction prize, a donation link, a table collection or a matched gift from the business.

The important part is choosing the charity early enough to tell the story properly.

Glasgow Care Foundation provides practical grants to individuals, families, schools and community groups across the city. The support is local, direct and rooted in Glasgow.

If your team wants the money raised at your next event to help people close to home, we would be grateful if you considered GCF.

Autumn events can do more than bring people together.

They can create practical support for people who need it.

24/09/2026

Poverty is rarely caused by one thing.

It is often a cycle.

A family moves into a tenancy, but it has no flooring, no white goods or no proper furniture. A parent is working, but still does not earn enough to replace a broken cooker or washing machine. An older person wants to stay independent, but one unsafe carpet or broken bed makes home harder to manage.

These are practical problems, but they create bigger pressures.

A home that is not properly furnished affects sleep, safety, confidence and family life. A broken appliance can make food, laundry and daily routines harder. Lack of privacy, lack of storage or unsafe flooring can make it more difficult for someone to feel settled and secure.

At Glasgow Care Foundation, we often meet people at the point where one practical issue is making an already difficult situation worse.

That is where a grant can help.

It does not remove every challenge a person is facing. But it can stop one problem from becoming another. It can help someone stabilise. It can help a family move forward. It can help make a house feel like a home.

This is why regular support matters.

When more people give a small amount each month, it helps us continue providing practical support where it is needed most.

Donate here: https://tinyurl.com/mr3dp3jz