The first Whole Family Wellbeing Fund (WFWF) Newsletter of 2026 has been published, bringing together national updates and local learning relevant to the third sector and partners delivering whole family support.

About the WFWF

The Whole Family Wellbeing Fund (WFWF) continues to support local and third sector partners to develop early intervention and preventative approaches for children, young people and families. The fund focuses on whole family support, relational practice and reducing the need for crisis intervention by addressing challenges early.

WFWF investment enables local areas to test new approaches, strengthen partnership working and embed learning into mainstream services. Ongoing activity across Scotland includes service delivery, workforce development and shared learning, helping to improve outcomes for families and shape longer-term system change.

This Newsletter Edition

This edition shares key updates from the WFWF Programme alongside learning, events and developments from across local areas, supporting collaboration between third sector organisations, Children’s Services Planning Partnerships (CSPPs) and wider partners.

This edition includes:

an update on the Scottish Budget and WFWF funding for 2026/27
invitations to a range of upcoming events, including The Open Kindergarten Dissemination Event on Wednesday 28 January 2026
learning from Element 3 (E3) projects, including Aberlour Mother and Child Houses, Grow Your Own Routes, and Whole Family Support through General Practice
new webinars from CELCIS and CYPIC, sharing learning from whole family support activity
insight into investment in whole family support, highlighting the importance of voice-led decision making for local investment
local area updates from across Scotland
further news and learning opportunities

The newsletter aims to support shared learning and the exchange of practice across the third sector, helping to strengthen whole family wellbeing support locally and nationally.

Third sector organisations and CSPPs are invited to contribute to future editions. Colleagues with a story, update or local newsletter linked to recent WFWF activity which may be of interest to others across the sector are encouraged to share this with the WFWF team, by email: wholefamilywellbeing@gov.scot

To view or download the newsletter in full, please visit the dedicated Microsoft Sway page (linked for your convenience).