Positive Help

What a great day at the Kiltwalk on Sunday! 💚

Thank you to all our amazing volunteers for joining us and bringing such positive energy, fun conversations, and passion for fundraising.

Highlights included:
🚶 Lots of laughs, steps, and team spirit
🌸 Flower spotting along Roseburn Path
🚌 The Greggs bus and meeting the lovely Greggs Foundation team

Here are a few impressions from the day! 📸

And remember, it's not too late to donate and support our fundraising efforts. Every contribution makes a difference!

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rachelhelms-1788189308362?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

Just a quick reminder that there's still time to apply to our Fundraising and Engagement Lead role!

📣 We’re hiring! Fundraising and Engagement Lead

We have an exciting new opportunity to join our small and friendly team as our Fundraising and Engagement Lead!

If you’re passionate about making a difference, building relationships and helping to grow our charity’s impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Please follow the link to our website for full details about the role, including how to apply.
👉https://www.positivehelpedinburgh.co.uk/work-with-us

Kiltwalk 2026 - We're Ready to Go! 🥾

This Sunday, 13 September, our team and volunteers will be pulling on their walking shoes and taking part in the Kiltwalk!

We're incredibly grateful to everyone taking part and supporting us. Every donation helps us continue providing practical support to people living with and affected by HIV and Hepatitis C, including transport services, befriending, study support, and much more.

We've shared a selection of fundraising pages below, but there are plenty more walkers taking part and raising funds on our behalf. If you're able to donate, every contribution makes a difference.

👇 Check out some of our walkers' fundraising pages:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rain-kiltwalk-positive-help?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=WA

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tyanapriya-1788692713099

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/amytaylor-1782474918086?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=WA

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rachelhelms-1788189308362?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

www.justgiving.com

Haven’t signed up for the Kiltwalk yet? Now’s the time! ⏰

Don’t miss out! Get yourself registered and join us for an amazing day of walking, fundraising and making a difference!

👉 Sign up now before it’s too late - Edinburgh Kiltwalk 2026 |
https://in.justgiving.events/edinburgh-kiltwalk-20261758530429868?currentPage=select-competition

📣 We’re hiring! Fundraising and Engagement Lead

We have an exciting new opportunity to join our small and friendly team as our Fundraising and Engagement Lead!

If you’re passionate about making a difference, building relationships and helping to grow our charity’s impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Please follow the link to our website for full details about the role, including how to apply.
👉https://www.positivehelpedinburgh.co.uk/work-with-us

📣 Positive Help will be at the Volunteer Recruitment Fair!

We’re excited to be attending the Volunteer Recruitment Fair next week!

We’re looking to connect with people who are interested in volunteering and want to make a positive difference in their community. 🌟

If you’ve been thinking about volunteering, come along for a chat with us about how you could get involved with Positive Help!

If you've ever thought about volunteering but weren't sure where to start' this is a great place to begin.
You can meet organisations face to face, have a chat about what they do and find out what opportunities might suit you - no pressure, just a chance to explore what's out there.
You never know where one conversation might lead! 😍
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Something lovely came through the letterbox today!

We were delighted to receive copies of Grace, Gigi and HIV from CHIVA, a charity supporting children and young people growing up with HIV, and their families.

At Positive Help, we support children and families affected by HIV across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Alongside our staff team, dedicated volunteers spend time with children and young people, helping them build confidence, resilience and positive relationships through regular activities and support.

Resources like this can help children understand HIV in an age-appropriate way and give families confidence to start important conversations.

A big thank you to Chiva Projects for sharing these with us. We're looking forward to using them with the children, families and volunteers we support.

You can find out more about the book here: www.chiva.org.uk/talking-hiv

Building trusted relationships is at the heart of what we do!

Before our volunteers meet the young people they support, we invite both to create a little "About Me" poster.

It's a simple but effective way to break the ice, discover shared interests, and make that first meeting feel a little less daunting. From favourite foods and hobbies to beloved films and places, every poster is unique and often sparks the very first conversation.

Those early conversations help lay the foundations for the trusting, supportive relationships that make such a difference to young people.

This is an example of one of our volunteer profiles.

What would you include on yours? ✨

📞 Our phone lines are back up and running!

Thank you for your patience this morning while we resolved a temporary issue with our phone lines.

We work hard to make sure we're easy to contact, so even with our phone lines temporarily unavailable, the people we support and volunteers were still able to reach us using the other ways we keep in touch.

Being easy to contact is really important to us because we know everyone has different communication preferences. As well as by phone, you can also get in touch:

📱 Text us: 0758 295 8753
📧 Email us: [email protected]

We're pleased to say our phone lines are now fully operational again. Thanks again for your understanding!

Got questions? You're not alone. 💚

We've put together some of the most frequently asked questions from our Service Users to help make things a little clearer. Whether you're thinking about accessing support or are already using our services, these are some of the questions we hear most often.

Swipe through to take a look 👉 If your question isn't covered, don't hesitate to get in touch with our team, we're always happy to help!