Long Term Conditions Hebrides has used the Community Wellbeing Exchange to buy in mental health-promoting services from social enterprises to help them support people with long term conditions in the Western Isles.
Read MoreCommunity organisations are often a vital source of support for people who find themselves in increasingly difficult circumstances. A great example is Burnbank Community Hub in South Lanarkshire, where volunteers have been providing essential support to people during the current cost-of-living crisis.
Read MoreThis Spotlight article highlights how people across Scotland with mobility issues and/or living with other challenges, and particularly people in and around Clackmannanshire, are being encouraged to make use of Cycling Without Age Scotland’s pioneering accessible Trishaws. The article illustrates the benefits for participants and volunteers, as well as how a few passionate folk engaging with their wider community can lead to Scotland-wide, and international, connections.
Read MoreOne of the most effective ways of supporting community-led activity is to create the conditions for community and voluntary organisations to work, learn and grow together. This case study shows how Garelochhead Station Trust benefitted from this kind of support provided by Argyll & Bute Council.
Read MoreThis case study describes how, in spring and summer 2020, Alva Development Trust was at the heart of the local emergency response in Alva and across other areas in rural Clackmannanshire.
Read MoreAfter applying for Cycling Friendly Community development grant funding, a programme funded by Transport Scotland and delivered by Cycling Scotland, West Lothian Bike Library has been able to purchase another adaptive bike suitable for people with physical disabilities to add to their fleet.
Read MoreAfter applying for Cycling Friendly Community development grant funding, a programme funded by Transport Scotland and delivered by Cycling Scotland, the Yusuf Youth Initiative has been able to purchase bikes, cycling equipment, and bike storage facilities to teach more Dundee-based kids and adults to cycle and learn how to maintain their bikes.
Read MoreBarmulloch Community Development Company (BCDC) has moved into recovery mode, gradually welcoming back activities across their premises, and preparing staff and residents for a new normal.
Read MoreThis case study describes how SPRING's new service is providing essential support to communities across Scotland and Northern Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreHere, we share a press release from Lend a Hand Kintore describing how this newly formed group has been responding to local requests for help during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, Crossroads Youth and Community Association put in place a range of measures to protect and support the two local communities it works in
Read MoreThis case study describes how the Lochalsh Community Response has been providing essential support in the West Highlands during the Covid-19 pandemic
Read MoreThis case study details the immense effort put in by Collydean Community Centre, a community-led hub in Glenrothes Fife, during early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreIn this case study, Edinburgh Community Food describe their excellent work supporting local people at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic through vital food delivery.
Read MoreThis case study shows how GAIN, a community organisation working with young people in the Isle of Lewis, evaluates its work to demonstrate impact and improve future provision. It should prove a useful resource introducing community organisations to evaluation and community engagement.
Read MoreSouth Lanarkshire based community-led health organisation, Healthy Valleys, successfully implemented an evaluation method called Family Impact Star to gather evidence of the impact of their Grassroots Project, supporting pregnant women and families with children under five years old.
Read MoreThis case study of Portobello Community Council's community engagement shows how good community enagagement ensures that the local community has an opportunity to have their voice heard in decisions which directly impact on their lives.
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