Recipient of
The Queen's Award
for Voluntary Services
Black Isle Cares is a community charity which started in 2015. We work with mainly older adults and people who feel isolated or disconnected within their local communities in the Black Isle area. We provide services to provide extra support for vulnerable people and work with other partners and groups to address local issues & needs. Our office is in Fortrose at the Black Isle Leisure Centre.
Our objectives are to reduce social isolation and loneliness by providing local services and to help empower our local people to live healthier & happier lifestyles with dignity, choice and confidence.
We offer a range of services including Meals at Home, befriending, intergeneration and group activities, community larder and community garden.
In 2022, Black Isle Cares worked with Age Scotland and Avoch Primary School to on the "Stories from the Black Isle" project, in which children and older people in the community got to know each other through letters and interviews, with a focus on finding inter-generational connections, tackling loneliness and recording stories. Using the interview footage and wonderful artwork created by the Avoch pupils, a film was created to showcase some of these stories:
If you would like to support the work that we do in our local community, please consider donating via our JustGiving page.
All donations are greatly appreciated.
Why not spread a little kindness through our "Donate a Meal" Scheme! Some members of our communities struggle to afford meals and you can help. Just contact Karin on 07548 343375 or email admin@blackislecares.com to arrange.
You can also support us by playing the Highland Community Lottery! Black Isle Cares is one of the designated charities in this lottery and you can help raise vital funds for us by playing. At least 60% from each ticket sold goes to support Highland charities and there’s a chance to win the £25,000 jackpot every week! Click here to play!
Volunteering is a hugely rewarding experience and if you have some time to spare, then we would love to hear from you. From delivering meals to fundraising, playing board games, gardening and befriending, we have plenty of opportunities for you to lend a hand. Click here for more information....
Feel free to join our "Friends of Black Isle Cares" mailing list. Registering as a friend means we can keep in touch with you about events and activities, invite you to our AGM, volunteer coffee mornings and tabletop sales, let you know about intergenerational activities and to share our news. Membership is free and has no minimum commitment in terms of time. Click here for more information.
© 2025 by Black Isle Cares
CONTACT:
Black Isle Cares Office
Black Isle Leisure Centre
Deans Road
Fortrose
IV10 8TJ
Tel: 07548 343375
Email: admin@blackislecares.com