Support in the Right Direction
Equal Say provides independent advocacy for people aged between 18 to 64 years in North and South Lanarkshire to uphold their rights relating to self-directed support. This includes information about social care and self-directed support, help to explore options and make informed decisions, support through the assessment and planning process and accessing community organisations. This supports people to fully understand and participate in the process by supporting and strengthening their voice, improving their understanding of self-directed support and building their confidence to make choices and speak for themselves where possible. Equals Say supports all social care users between 18 and 64 years who find advocating for themselves difficult but also targets young people transitioning from children to adult services and people with addictions.
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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