Support in the Right Direction
Advocacy Service Aberdeen provides independent advocacy support to people and/or their carers to have their voice heard and express their preferences through their social care journey. This includes people who have a care and support need and wish to have this assessed by the local authority and people who already have a care budget and want support to look at alternative options around how it is managed and delivered. People who are found to be ineligible for a social care budget will be signposted and supported to explore alternative options.
We are pleased to have recently become a member of the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF), the leading membership association for foundations and independent grant-makers in the UK. Commenting on joining, Celia Tennant, Inspiring Scotland Chief Executive said: “As an established funder and grant maker operating at scale in Scotland, we are committed to
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This blog shares some practical tips from our Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund teams’ experience alongside resources you can use to develop your grantmaking practice. It follows on from a presentation to the 4th Meeting of the Trauma-Informed Grantmaking Community of Practice on 27 Feb 2025. Trauma happens when we experience very stressful,
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Today (Thursday 27 February 2025) the Support in the Right Direction fund team launched a report focusing on the last round of funding, which ended in March 2024, and lasted almost six years. During this time, 31 organisations received funding of £15.8 million to provide independent support to people navigating the social care system to
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