Thirty projects across 31 local authority areas in Scotland are funded by the Scottish Government, through the Support in the Right Direction (SiRD) programme. These projects provide a range of support to families and carers accessing the social care system.
Inspiring Scotland is the strategic delivery partner for the SiRD programme and works with funded projects providing support ranging from strategic engagement with the local context, sharing learning and relationship building through peer networking. Projects report on activity and delivery against outcomes on a six monthly basis.
This report looks back over the last six months of the SiRD programme, from October 2021 to March 2022, highlighting the work done by the projects.
Inspiring Scotland’s monthly intelligence report, providing an overview of key issues being reported by charities supported across its funds. Initially developed as an internal resource, these reports help to highlight issues as they emerge, predict what is needed in the months ahead, and explore how we can best respond collectively. We also believe this
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