The Women’s Fund for Scotland has launched 2 new funding programmes in response to COVID-19: the Emergency Response Grant and the Resilience and Recovery Grant. Grants of up to £5,000 are available through both grant schemes. The deadline for all applications is 4pm on Monday 10th August.
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Access to Childcare Fund
Scottish Government’s Access to Childcare Fund, managed by Children in Scotland, is now open for applications from groups and organisations. The purpose of the fund is to support childcare solutions which enable more accessible and affordable childcare for families. Funding will be available to develop solutions to the barriers parents and carers experience in accessing childcare, including the cost of childcare, the hours available, and accessibility for children with additional support needs. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 27th July.
Organised Outdoor Community Play Fund: CLOSING MONDAY 20th JULY
The Organised Outdoor Community Play Fund closes for applications at 11:59pm on Monday 20th July. Managed by Inspiring Scotland, the fund has been set up to support children’s health and wellbeing through outdoor play. Grants of up to £25,000 is available for eligible Scottish registered charities delivering organised outdoor play-based opportunities for children.
Co-SPACE and Co-SPYCE National Studies: Families’ Mental Health
Emerging Minds is a research network aiming to reduce the prevalence of mental health problems experienced by children and young people. They have launched the “COVID-19: Supporting Parents, Adolescents and Children During Epidemics” (Co-SPACE) and “COVID-19: Supporting Parents and Young Children During Epidemics” (Co-SPYCE) studies in the UK to track children and young people’s mental health throughout the current pandemic, and hope to hear from as many families as possible.
COVID-19 Third Sector Response Forum: July Meeting
The next meeting of the online COVID-19 Third Sector Response Forum takes place on Thursday 23rd July, 1pm – 3pm, and can be accessed via the Zoom link, or with the meeting ID: 968 735 400. The meetings are currently focusing on recovery and renewal.
Disabled Living’s 10 Wellness Tips for Older People
Disabled Living has published their latest blog post, “10 Wellness Tips for Older People to Improve Overall Wellbeing”.
Stop It Now! Scotland Upstream Prevention Pack
Stop It Now Scotland have created an Upstream Prevention pack, using the knowledge and experience they have gained over the past 12 years. These free resources are designed to be distributed to all audiences and across multiple platforms, including social media. The pack contains practical advice for professionals, individuals and families.
Junior Award Scheme for Schools (JASS)
The Junior Award Scheme for Schools (JASS) is an accredited learning programme which acknowledges the wider achievement of young people. The programme aims to provide an integral part of the recovery process within youth organisations and schools during the recovery and renewal phase of COVID-19, by supporting blended learning and increased communication between schools and families, amongst other efforts.
Route Map for Children and Young People’s Services
The COVID-19 Children & Families Collective Leadership Group has considered the Scottish Government COVID-19 framework, and produced a route map specifically related to services for children and young people.
Virtual Nature School Programme
Scottish Government’s Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) department has funded Living Classrooms CIC to deliver a Virtual Nature School (VNS) programme for the ELC sector. The programme is designed to help practitioners support children who cannot attend their setting during COVID-19. The VNS can support up to 2,000 practitioners and 20,000 families over 2 cohorts between until Friday 18th September.
