Support in the Right Direction
Advocacy Orkney provides the local community with self-directed support advocacy services, enabling people to participate fully in social care assessments and make informed decisions about their options and rights. This includes supporting people who are assessed as ineligible for formal social care support and unpaid carers. People are also supported to increase their confidence and ability to speak up, to be active contributors to their lives.
www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/advocacyorkney/
More funding has been announced for the Scottish Government’s Autistic Adult Support Fund and is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults – promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them. Since 2023, the Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to 15 organisations, including those helping autistic adults
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More funding has been announced for the Scottish Government’s Autistic Adult Support Fund and is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults – promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them. Since 2023, the Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to 15 organisations, including those helping autistic adults
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Tackling climate change sometimes still involves spreadsheets! Our Specialist Volunteer Network (SVN) is home to a whole range of expertise and changemakers who stand ready to help Scotland’s charities. Our team are no stranger to quickly matching a charity with the right professional to get a problem solved. So recently, when Earth in Common, an
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