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supPORT-all

As a Trust Port, our purpose is to create prosperity for generations and the local community is one of our key stakeholders.

Central to this commitment is our supPORT-all community action proramme. We partner with local charities and community group to provide project funding, as well as support with time, resources, or equipment, to help those most in need.

About supPORT-all

Since 2014, Port of Aberdeen’s supPORT-all programme has awarded £800,000, benefitting more than 210 local initiatives and supporting over 200,000 children and adults across Aberdeen.

This includes partnerships with a wide range of organisations including Big Noise Torry, CFINE, Denis Law Legacy Trust, Cultivate Aberdeen, Fittie Community Development Trust, Greyhope Bay, Inchgarth Community Centre, Sue Ryder, RGU Physiotherapy Movement Matters Group, Charlie House, Russel Anderson Foundation, North East Sensory Services and more.

supPORT-all is open to all charities and community groups with projects local to the port.

In 2025, Port of Aberdeen is partnering with six local charities and community groups through supPORT-all.

Team Jak Foundation

£7,050 to provide sessions that create a safe space for adults to come together and share experiences to reduce isolation and improve mental health and wellbeing.
Early Intervention Aberdeen

£5,000 to deliver 18 themed art therapy sessions at Ferryhill Community Centre for disabled children aged 3-9 years old and their families.
Cruse Scotland Bereavement Support

£4,500 to provide vital bereavement support services for adults and children in Aberdeen who are struggling with their grief.
Inchgarth Community Centre

£4,167 to turn a store room into a learning room for computer classes, tablet tuition, and mobile phone classes, in addition to the purchase of IT equipment and eight Microsoft Surface Go's.
Alcohol & Drugs Action

£3,000 to refurbish a drop-in counselling room at their Hadden Street facility.
Music 4 U

£1,638 to deliver their 'Everlasting Love' project that provides therapeutic and engaging experiences for elderly or unwell care home residents who may struggle with memory loss, isolation or disability.

“We're so thankful to Port of Aberdeen for supporting our adult wellbeing sessions at Team Jak. These sessions mean so much to the families we support – they give people a chance to breathe, look after themselves and talk openly with others who understand what it's like to be on the cancer journey. Meeting others who understand can be incredibly comforting and helps build meaningful friendships and creates a sense of community. This kind of support makes a huge difference”

Charlotte Gilbert
Grants and Trusts Fundraiser, Teak Jak Foundation

supPORT-all in action: AberNecessities

Since their launch in 2019, AberNecessities has supported over 18,000 children, distributing hundreds of thousands of essential items to families and children across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in financial hardship, ensuring dignity, comfort, and wellbeing.

Funding of £3,325 from Port of Aberdeen's supPORT-all programme enabled AberNecessities to provide warm clothing and trainers for 55 local primary school-aged children. These items helped children feel confident, comfortable, and ready to play, learn, and thrive alongside their peers.

With 24% of children living in Aberdeen currently living in poverty, the support also eased financial strain for families, promoted children’s wellbeing, and reinforced dignity by ensuring every child had appropriate, good-quality clothing and footwear.

supPORT-ing Denis Law Legacy Trust

The Denis Law Legacy Trust supports and empowers young people to be confident, capable, independent and responsible citizens. Their flagship Streetsport programme delivered free sports and creative sessions for young people, five nights a week, 50-weeks a year.

Funding from the Port of Aberdeen allowed the trust to buy new sports kits for young people living in Torry. The new kit, chosen by programme participants, is used week-in, week-out. It has been key in bringing young people into a positive environment which in turn, has helped to reduce antisocial behaviour and nuisance phone calls to the local police and fire services.

We were also able to offer the support of our communications department who stepped in to help with advertising and recruiting more volunteers to help run the sessions.