The Young Carer Grant is a yearly payment of £305.10 for young carers aged 16 – 18 years old who live in Scotland. It’s a cash benefit to spend as they choose and they can apply if they are at school, in further education, employed or unemployed. It is up to them what they choose…
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Community Conversations: Extra Upper Braes Session!
Falkirk Council has announced an extra Community Conversations session for the Upper Braes (Ward 9) area THIS THURSDAY 18th March, 6pm – 7:30pm. The session will be held online via Teams, and will look at and further discuss some of the useful points raised during last Thursday’s conversation.
New PVG Application Service
Volunteer Scotland Disclosure Services, and Disclosure Scotland, last week launched the new online PVG Application Service, on Monday 1st March. The new service allows groups and organisations to complete the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) applications for their volunteers online, and is an 8 step process aiming to be as simple as possible.
New Investing in Volunteers Standards Launch Event
Volunteer Scotland, along with other UK partners, invite voluntary organisations to attend the UK wide launch event for the new Investing in Volunteers (IiV) standards, on Wednesday 24th March, 2pm – 3:30pm.
COVID-19 Digital Exclusion Fund: DEADLINE MONDAY
The deadline for Falkirk Council’s COVID-19 Digital Exclusion Fund is 11am on Monday 15th March. The council has allocated at least £50,000 to support people who are digitally excluded due to cost; the funding will support the cost of equipment and getting connected. The aim of the fund is to support organisations support people who are digitally excluded.
COVID-19 Vaccine Programme Survey for Health and Social Care Workers
Public Health Scotland has launched an online survey for frontline health and social care workers in Scotland, which aids to understand workers’ views and experiences of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. This survey is completely confidential; answers will not be shared with employers. The survey should take 10 minutes to complete, and is open until Friday 19th March.
SCAA Virtual Presentations and Speakers Available
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) is offering to hold online presentations for groups of people (including community groups or classes) who would like an experienced volunteer guest speaker to tell them more about SCAA’s work.
Daylight App Available for Everyone in Forth Valley
NHS Forth Valley has made the Daylight app available and FREE for everyone across Forth Valley. Daylight provides help to people experiencing symptoms of worry and anxiety, using an evidenced-based digital therapy programme, targeted towards those experiencing these feelings.
Scottish Walking Awards: Nominations Open
Paths for All, along with other third sector partners, has launched the Scottish Walking Awards and is inviting nominations for each of the 10 award categories. Nominations are for a wide variety of projects, including those that involve people who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids. Winners in each category will be selected by an expert judging panel in April and announced during May as part of National Walking Month. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday 31st March.
Free Evaluation Support Scotland Spring Events
Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) is holding a series of FREE online events in March and April, including: “Evidencing the Change” on Wednesday 24th March, 10am – 12pm, via Zoom, and “Getting Better at Using Evidence”: Consultation Event on Wednesday 21st April, 9:30am – 12:30pm via Zoom.
