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Scottish Ethnic Minority Deaf Charity
There are around 15,000-20,000 British Sign Language (BSL) users in Scotland. In Glasgow and the surrounding areas, around 400 are from ethnic minorities, many of who frequently experience poverty, isolation, poor mental health, and barriers to services.SEMDC provides specialist and personalised support, through information, advice, training, befriending and advocacy, as well as fortnightly club meetings and an activity progra...
Education and training support exceeds £1 million
Growing numbers of Scottish communities are setting up dedicated Education and Training grants programmes across Scotland, thanks to community benefit funds provided by the renewable energy sector and onshore wind farms. Foundation Scotland has been able to support the distribution of more than 900 of these grants, worth over £1 million, since the first Education and Training fund was established in 2015. These funds have...
Home-start Cowdenbeath providing local support
They provide a range of services including one-to-one support, family and parenting groups, resilience work, a summer holiday programme, and social events and activities.Project background/historyIn 2022, the organisation partnered with The Cottage Family Centre’s ‘Big Hoose’ project. The Big Hoose connects major retailers, such as Amazon, with support organisations across Fife to redistribute surplus items which would otherwi...
Fixing Bikes, Fuelling Change: School Pupils in Forth Valley Get Climate Wheels Turning
Across the Forth Valley, a quiet revolution is under way. It’s being led by FEL Scotland, whose mission is to support grassroots climate action and to empower school pupils, armed with spanners, grease, and sometimes even skateboards. They’re getting wheels turning again: repairing bikes, teaching others to ride safely, and growing skills, confidence and community - all while driving real climate action.Fixing bikes, fixing co...
Bridging Generations: Borders Youth Theatre Brings History to Life
Borders Youth Theatre was awarded £3,500 by the Drone Hill Wind Farm Community Fund to support the costs of a Project Leader and a small production budget to produce an intergenerational community performance project with local primary pupils and older members of the community to break down barriers and develop skills and confidence.About Borders Youth TheatreBorders Youth Theatre was founded in 1993, originally establishing a...