From supporting people affected to influencing change, community organisations are at the forefront of action around inequality and the cost-of-living. We’ve featured some of them on Communities Channel Scotland.
Read MoreChild Poverty Action Group (CPAG) works on behalf of the more than one in four children in the UK growing up in poverty. This includes understanding what causes poverty, the impact it has on children’s lives, and how it can be prevented and solved.
Read MoreScottish Communities for Health and Wellbeing (SCHW) is a coming together of 74 community-led organisations across Scotland supporting health and wellbeing in their communities.
Read MoreLaunched by the Poverty Allliance in 2013, Challenge Poverty Week is an opportunity for us to raise our voices against poverty and unite with others in calling for a just and equal Scotland.
Read MoreThe JRF website is a useful place to go for information and policy thinking in relation to poverty, inequality, universal credit and welfare, work and pay, housing and a range of other issues. Any group campaigning around these issues should check the website out.
Read MoreThe Social Impact Pledge is about simple ways that public bodies can make a difference to communities. Here are some pledges made by public bodies that make commitments to address poverty and inequality.
Read MoreIf you lived in a 20-minute neighbourhood you would be able meet all your day-to-day needs without having to travel more than 20 minutes by foot, bike or public transport. The Scottish Government has stated it will apply this concept to Scotland’s cities, towns, and this can be seen as part of an increasing focus on place, sustainability and tackling inequality.
Read More‘Place-based approaches’ bring local people and organisations together to work in partnership to agree what works and what could be improved as well as putting a plan in place for how to do this. It’s a term that has become more common in recent years and the Scottish Government is currently interested in place-based approaches, so it may be useful for community groups to get a sense of what it’s all about.
Read MorePeople across Scotland can make use of The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act to have more say and control over what happens in their communities. This quick summary should help you to get started on finding out how your community group can use the Act.
Read MoreIn this briefing, CHEX makes the links between community-led health and climate action, arguing that the effects of climate change – as with health and wellbeing – are distributed unfairly, and we cannot address health inequality and wider inequality without also addressing climate justice.
Read MoreScotPHO's interactive map enables you to look at how vulnerable different local communities are in your area and may help you to target your community response where it is most needed.
Read MoreCommon Weal is a think tank and advocacy group which campaigns for social and economic equality in Scotland. Commited to Scottish Independence and behind the Green New Deal proposal, Common Weal launched in 2013 and has published works exploring an alternate economic and social model for Scotland.
Read MoreHomeless Network Scotland aims to bring together the different sectors, organisations and individuals that want to put an end to homelessness and to retain a long-term overview.
Read MoreIn this briefing, CHEX argues that by building on the fantastic community-led response to Covid-19 and by making use of great ways for everyone to take part (e.g. citizens assemblies) we can build a more just and sustainable country which really begins to tackle long-term health inequalities.
Read MoreHealth Issues in the Community (HIIC) is a course that helps people understand what affects their health and the health of their communities.
Read MoreAccording to research, around one in four children in Scotland lives in poverty. The Child Poverty Act and other Scottish Government initiatives have been put in place to try and address this.
Read MoreCommunity capacity building means supporting communities to achieve the changes they want to see. This animated video from Scottish Community Development Centre explains how this is done and why it is needed.
Read MoreIf there are local or national plans and strategies being developed which you feel could be stronger when it comes to addressing inequality, it may be worth looking into how the Fairer Scotland Duty could apply.
Read MoreThis resource is for third sector organisations and those who fund or commission third sector organisations seeking to understand how the sector contributes to tackling health inequalities. It includes step by step guides, examples and templates for how to realistically show your contribution to outcomes at a societal level.
Read MoreScottish Community Development Centre offers resources, guides, networks and a range of training and development support to community organisations and people working with communities across Scotland.
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