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Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (SFAD) is hosting an online Christmas Coffee Morning, taking place on Wednesday 16th December, 10am – 11am. The aim of the coffee morning is to let people know how SFAD are supporting families this Christmas, as well as to provide some festive entertainment for attendees.

Connecting Scotland’s Phase Two is now open for a second round of applications. There are around 30 devices and connectivity packages available. The programme provides iPads, Chromebooks and support to develop digital skills for households with children, or where a child is normally resident (this includes pregnant women with no child in the household), and care leavers up 26 years old. The closing date for applications is 11am on Monday 18th January 2021.

With our partners at Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise (SVE) and Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface (CTSI), we’re delighted to launch the rescheduled Forth Valley Third Sector Conference on Tuesday 9th February 2021 as a way to come together, celebrate and plan for the future, with booking now open! The conference will take place entirely online, via Zoom, 9:15am – 3pm, with optional networking sessions till 4pm. Places are £10 each. Our keynote speaker will be Aileen Campbell, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Communities, who will be focusing on the theme of the conference: “People, Place and Participation”.

November is men’s mental health month, and it is important for anyone who identifies as male or a man to be able to talk about how they feel. Unfortunately, there is still a big problem with men being able to talk openly about mental health, especially in Scotland. A recent social media poll ran by…

For this year’s Power of Attorney Day, Solicitors for Older People Scotland (SOPS) shared a series of information and videos on Power of Attorney (PoA), associated myths and costs, via their Facebook page.