This year’s AGM will take place at our offices on Thursday 10th December at 4pm. The business of the AGM will take place in an informal way. If you would like to attend, please get in touch with Philippa Kemp. If you would like ot catch up on our news over the last financial year, […]

We are very excited to announce that we have secured funding for a new pilot project that will help young people transition from school to ‘positive destinations’.   Funding for this project, called ‘Stepping Out’, has been provided by the Leith Neighbourhood Partnership Community Grants Fund and will run for six months, starting 1 November

After more than ten years working at MCFB, we are sad to say that Bina Chaudhry will be leaving the staff team. In the long term we are planning to appoint a new Project Leader to lead the Children in Need funded Group Work Project for which Bina was responsible alongside her role as Depute

On 28th May 2015 we launched our documentary film, Many Journeys, Many Voices at the Hibs’ Supporters Club in Edinburgh. Dr. Daniela Sime from the University of Strathclyde and Eileen Simpson, Principal Teacher of the English as an Additional Language (EAL) service at the City of Edinburgh Council gave presentations on their experiences of working with young

We are delighted to announce that our film, Many Journeys Many Voices, which was funded by the Big Lottery Awards for All programme, is ready to be released. The short film, produced by film maker Pawel Nuckowski, highlights the experiences and challenges faced by children and young people who have migrated to Scotland.  We will

MCFB was approached by two Edinburgh yoga studios, Yoga Mix and Karma Yoga,  to be the beneficiary of their first ‘Pay It Forward’ fundraising event on 2nd Mary 2015. Both Steve and Philippa attended their yoga workshops and there were also a couple of familiar faces there who used to be on placement at MCFB

MCFB have joined the Just Giving Vodafone text donation service and we are currently running a campaign to raise funds for the purchasing of football boots for our football project. Many of the children that attend the football project come wearing their school shoes, these being the only shoes they own. One boy recently turned

Following the very successful run of his 12 Nights 12 Charities fringe show, Danny Bhoy visited all 12 locally based charities to hand over the money raised – a staggering total of £75,240.61. The funds will be split equally among all 12 charities and Multi-Cultural Family Base will use their share of the money towards