Due to popular demand, the next Marie Curie Connect Share and Learn online session takes place on Tuesday 20 May 2025, 10am – 11:15am, via MS Teams.
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Our Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 Activities
This week, the CVS Falkirk & District team has been celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, which runs until Sunday 18 May, exploring this year’s theme of Community.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: “Community Spaces, Local Relationships, and Volunteering are more important than ever”
Marking Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, we explore this year’s theme of Community.
Health & Wellbeing Funding Success Promises Future of Support for Local Area
Marking Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, we are pleased to share the results from the most recent round of the Falkirk Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.
Wellbeing Open Day Success in Bonnybridge
Community Health and Wellbeing has always been a major focus for us, as we work to support the many local groups and organisations making a phenomenal impact in their local communities providing support services and activities to better health and wellbeing. Aligned with this, we were glad to be able to showcase some of these…
Last Chance To Apply: Upstream Tenancy Sustainment Fund
A £1million Scottish Government fund is open to support tenancy sustainment and homelessness prevention across Scotland. Administered by SFHA and Homeless Network Scotland, the fund will run from June 2025 – April 2026. Applications close at 5pm, Monday 12 May 2025.
UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Grant Information Session
Falkirk Council Communities Team will be hosting a UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Grant Information Session at The Tryst Community Centre, Park Drive, Stenhousemuir, Larbert, FK5 3BB, on Thursday 15 May. This is a drop-in session with Falkirk Council staff available from 1pm – 8pm to answer any questions and provide advice on submitting an application for this funding.
Firstport Community Enterprise Fund: Information Sessions
Supporting Scotland’s growing community of social entrepreneurs, Firstport are excited to announce the launch of the Community Enterprise Fund, a new grant programme offering up to £5000 to help community organisations take the first steps toward starting a social enterprise. Funded by the Scottish Government’s Social Entrepreneurs Fund, this grant supports early-stage ideas that aim to generate income…
Volunteer Scotland Pathways to “Work Consultation” Response
Volunteer Scotland is planning a response to the UK Government’s consultation on their Pathways to Work green paper. This paper details how the UK Government intends to reform many benefits and support more people into employment.
Time for Good Volunteering Report Published
npfResearch has published their “Time for Good Volunteering Report”. The report aims to pull together some of the threads and trends regarding the current demographic profile of volunteers, as well as analysing recent initiatives, and setting out some hallmarks of good practice for individual charities.
