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Firstport has launched their Pounds for Purpose initiative, and are now accepting applications. Pounds for Purpose is open to young people aged 16 – 26 years old looking to make a positive impact in their communities. Each successful applicant will be awarded up to £500 to help get their idea “up and running”, and to cover some of the start-up costs. There is currently no application deadline.

Home-Start Falkirk is holding a coffee morning on Tuesday 24th March from 10:30am, at their office at 72 Duke Street, Denny, FK6 6NP. The coffee morning is an opportunity for anyone interested in volunteering with, or finding out more about, Home-Start Falkirk. They will be welcomed with a hot drink and have the chance for an informal chat about how they could get involved.

The latest round of Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund will close to new applications at 1pm on Friday 20th March. YouthLink Scotland, who manage the fund, is accepting proposals for the delivery of targeted youth work activity programmes, which provide a range of activities for young people between 10 – 24 years old. A total of £700,000 is available. Funded activity must be delivered between June 2020 and the end of March 2021.

Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) have announced that their Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Wednesday 4th November in Glasgow. “#WeArePublicHealth: Creating Health and Wellbeing for All” aims to bring together public health stakeholders from across the third and community sectors, NHS, national and local government, other public bodies, and academia, and will look at the 6 national public health priorities.

Solicitors for Older People Scotland (SOPS) has developed new materials designed to support their clients and their Attorneys – which in this instance refers to the person with Power of Attorney for another individual. SOPS now provides a simple guide on the basics of being an Attorney, which will provide Attorneys with an understanding of their role and where to begin, and a Power of Attorney Record Book.

Diabetes UK has made the hard decision to cancel their upcoming DUKPC Insider event, which was featured in last week’s e-bulletin, in order to allow healthcare staff to continue to be available as needed.

Scene Connect are working with Falkirk Council (as part of the Grangemouth Growth Deal) to identify buildings, land, and community centres in Grangemouth to host solar panels and battery storage technology. Community ownership is a central aim of the Green Grangemouth Solar Project, and Scene is looking to work with Grangemouth community groups, who would be able to buy-in to the scheme and benefit financially from the sale of solar energy.

Falkirk Council’s Adult Support and Protection team is holding a Dementia Friends Information Session on Monday 16th March, 1pm – 4pm at Forth Valley Sensory Centre, Redbrae Road, Camelon, FK1 4DD. The interactive Information Session allows participants to learn about dementia through activities and discussions. Following the session will be a Dewis Choice workshop on Healthy Relationships in Later Life, exploring positive supportive networks in the family, community and online.