Funding to help people pay for food, heating, warm clothing and shelter during the winter is part of a new £100m support package from the Scottish Government. The fund will help those on low incomes, children and people at risk of homelessness or social isolation cope with winter weather and the economic impact of coronavirus …
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Winter support fund for children and families
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Winter Social Wellbeing Fund (Glasgow)
Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership has made funding available to local organisations, to enable them to support people who may be isolated over the winter months. The fund is available to organisations currently supporting the residents of Glasgow City. Priority will be given to organisations working with individuals most at risk of social isolation …
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#ShiftThePower Coronavirus Response Fund
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to help grassroots organisations in Scotland to support vulnerable individuals, families and communities, including coping with the impact of coronavirus.
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Updates to National Lottery Community Funding in Scotland
”Our funds will mainly continue to operate as before. But we have made some changes to help make sure our funds better support people and communities through COVID-19. These changes focus on broadening the type of work we can fund, but also mean funding is available for shorter periods and applications will be assessed quickly.’ …
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Aberdeenshire Council Community Food Fund
The council has made funds available to support local community or resilience groups tackling food security in Aberdeenshire communities as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Up to £2000 is available. More information and details of how to apply on the Aberdeenshire Council website.
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Webinar: Community development and Covid-19
Last week SCDC, CDAS, SCDN and Public Health Scotland brought together more than 70 people to share key information from a range of guidance around community organisations assessing risk and re-opening without further transmission of the Covid-19 virus. The event aimed to support those managing and delivering community learning and development support – and will …
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Community responses to Covid-19
This short survey aims to understand how community groups, third sector organisations and public bodies are delivering a co-ordinated response to the covid-19 pandemic. SCDC is working with The Red Cross, Ready Scotland and other public sector resilience and third sector networks to understand and support co-ordinated approaches between public third and community sector organisations. …
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Coronavirus (Covid-19): supporting people at higher risk
Two new reports are now available to download from the Scottish Government website: Coronavirus (Covid-19): supporting people at higher risk – qualitative research Findings from interviews with representatives of 16 local authorities across Scotland, exploring how they have been supporting people at higher risk during Covid-19. Coronavirus (Covid-19): supporting people at higher risk – survey …
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The Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration
Just launched, the Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration is a ‘commitment by subnational governments to tackle the climate emergency through integrated food policies and a call on national governments to act’. The Declaration brings together all types and sizes of local authorities to speak with a unified voice in renewing their commitments to develop sustainable food …