Founded 2006 Location Edinburgh, Scotland | Type Charity | |
Registration no. Scottish Charity No. SC037181. Registered Company No. 296943 Area served Edinburgh, and central Scotland Website | ||
Circle is an Edinburgh, Scotland-based charity established in 2006 after separating from the Family Service Unit. Its focus is on improving the lives of children who suffer due to complications caused by poverty, alcohol and drug use, or imprisonment.
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History
Circle is rooted in the pacifist movement of Family Service Units (FSUs), which were established during World War II to support the resettlement of families from bombed out communities.
Units had been established across England during the war, and after the war they redirected their efforts to delivering social work services to families affected by the war. Circle became an independent charity focusing on the social work services in Scotland in 2006.
Work
Circle works across central Scotland with families affected by parental substance misuse, families affected by parental imprisonment and other vulnerable families.
As a learning organisation, Circle provides student placements to social work and community education students from universities across Scotland.