Our Funding Criteria
The projects we support share the following core components:

The work you want to do must be in Scotland. You must be working with young children (birth to 3 years of age) and their parents/families, or with parents/families expecting a baby. Families experiencing deprivation or in crisis will be given priority. “Deprivation” can mean low income, poor housing, unemployment, isolation, disability or health problems, lack of family support, young parenthood, contact with the justice system, substance abuse, violence etc.

There is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone. - Donald Winnicott

Cattanach is particularly interested in parenting, attachment, family support, and communication within the family, as it impacts on the healthy emotional and physical development of young children. The SCIO wishes to encourage training for staff and volunteers, and may recommend training or evaluation help.

We would love to hear from you

At Cattanch we are always working to be the best funder we can be and review our criteria for awarding funding together with stakeholders. Do you have any ideas or comments? We would love to hear from you. Get in touch here: