Jennifer has a background in teaching English as a Second Language alongside over 5 years’ experience working in the Third Sector from working as a project and funding officer to most recently developing participatory grant programmes alongside people with lived experience of dementia.
Jennifer has a strong belief that the inclusion of people with lived experience in the design and development of projects and programmes is crucial to creating long standing positive social change. She is committed to improving young people’s mental health and is a trustee of a local charity which provides trauma-informed coaching and counselling to young people.
Outside work, you’ll likely find Jen either running at a football match or on a dog walk with her beloved cocker spaniel Rey.
Today (30 April 2025), the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH) fund team published a report sharing insights from four years of managing funding to support parents’ and infants’ mental health and wellbeing across Scotland. Inspiring Scotland managed £3.8 million of Scottish Government funding through the PIMH Fund between October 2020 and September 2024. This
Read MoreMore 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
Read MoreMore 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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