About us
The difference we make
Ten years of evidence — from membership surveys, event evaluations and independent research.
get2gether in numbers
- admit everyone1,207 members and growing
- admit everyone87% say being a member made their life better
- admit everyone81% say they have more friends because of get2gether
- admit everyone85% say they feel happier because of get2gether
Percentages from our 2026 membership survey. Membership total from 2024 at get2gether.
2026 membership survey
What members told us this year
54 active members took part. These are all seven findings, in full.
- 93% (50 of 54) said that through get2gether they had gained skills to help build healthy relationships
- 87% (47 of 54) said being a member of get2gether made their life better
- 85% (46 of 54) said they felt happier because of get2gether
- 81% (44 of 54) said they had more friends because of get2gether
- 74% (40 of 54) said that being a member of get2gether helped them feel more positive about themself
- 70% (38 of 54) said they felt more able to live life the way they wanted because of get2gether
- 70% (38 of 54) said they felt more confident because of get2gether
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A year in numbers
In 2024 we hosted 181 events in total with an average of 9 members coming to online events, 8 members coming to in person events, 21 members coming to hybrid events and 89 members coming to our flagship events.
382 members joined us at events across the year with an average of 113 members joining us at events each month.
74% of our events were led by members with an average of 8 different members leading each month. 8 members stepped up to lead an event for the first time.
We hosted 6 courses (1x LYL, 2x Friendship and 3x LTAS) with an average of 10 members on each of the courses. 36 members took part in one or more of our courses across the year.
142 new members joined get2gether in 2024 taking our total membership up to 1207.
The difference we make:
84% (of 62 respondents to our membership survey, May 2024) told us they have more friends because of get2gether.
76% (of 62 respondents to our membership survey, May 2024) said they feel more able to live life the way they want to because of get2gether.
96% (of 47 respondents to our Big Nights Out evaluation, June 2024) said they feel happier because of get2gether.
In their words
What members and families tell us
The get2gether community is so important to so many people because it may be the first time we have felt seen, accepted and valued as a person. When you realise your potential, by just being you, it can help you be more in charge of your own life and challenge yourself to go for the things that you want to be able to achieve.
— quote from our members, 2024
Through get2gether I have been able experience so many amazing things for first time and it’s gave me the confidence to go at my own pace to keep trying out places or situations that scare and overwhelm me. Even when things go wrong and I feel at my worst and like giving up, the support and encouragement from everyone for achieving even the smallest of steps means I feel safe enough to keep trying again and again.
— quote from our members, 2024
Being a member of get2gether has truly changed my life for the better. It’s given me something to look forward to and encouraged me to not shut myself away and enjoy things again after some pretty dark times the past few years.
— quote from our members, 2024
Before this he would never leave the house, now he attends at least one event per week, including big nights out.
— quote from our members, 2024
Research
Self-determination
Over the years we have seen that involvement with get2gether has had a big and positive impact on the lives of our members. In 2018 we decided to carry out some research to explore the idea of self-determination and to capture what we do well and so that we could do more of it.
Since being involved with get2gether, many of our members have started to make significant steps towards getting the life they want. They have told us that get2gether has been really important in helping them to do this.
Impact reports
Read the reports
Impact Report 2023
This impact report celebrates 10 years of get2gether! Read about how our work has expanded through the Lothians and beyond, with membership growing to over 1,100 adults with disabilities.
Open the report Online reportImpact Report — COVID 2020/21
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic, get2gether worked to ensure a smooth transition from predominantly in person events to online courses and events for our members.
View online Online reportImpact Report 2019
In 2019 we carried out extensive evaluation and measured the impact of our work. We produced the Impact Report and presented it at IASSIDD in Glasgow.
View online
Funded to grow
A three-year £195,000 Improving Lives grant
In August 2024, The National Lottery Community Fund awarded get2gether a three-year £195,000 Improving Lives grant — backing our work to reduce social isolation among adults with disabilities across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Thank you
Your membership is free thanks to our funders
Membership has always been free, and it stays free because of the organisations below.
get2gether was founded by Garvald Edinburgh, The Thistle Foundation, Elcap and Freespace — and we are grateful to everyone who has supported us since.
Support us
Support us with a donation
To prevent our community members from being further isolated due to the increase in living costs, we made Our Big Nights Out ‘pay what you can’ — funding for this project is needed more than ever.
get2gether is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) — see our entry on the OSCR register.