Support in the Right Direction
Independent Living Association Forth Valley provides information and pre-assessment support with social care and self-directed support in Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire. This helps people to understand outcomes and support planning, the assessment process, and how human rights underpin self-directed support, helping them to be prepared, contribute throughout the process and explore their options. This is achieved through a combination of 1:1 support, group-based workshops and training, and peer support.
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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We are pleased to share that Equalities Minister, Kaukab Stewart has announced a £2.4 million funding uplift for over 100 organisations supported by our Delivering Equally Safe fund. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish Government investment in Delivering Equally Safe (DES) up to £21.6 million for 2025/26. The announcement was made during Ms.
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