Crisis Recovery
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If your community group is really worried about your future sustainability or facing very severe challenges and not sure where to turn, you can access fast-response advice and support through this service.
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Home Energy Scotland
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Home Energy Scotland works with community groups in a number of ways from supporting your events to offering funding advice. They are particulalry relevant to groups tackling climate change through local community-led projects where the aim is to reduce energy use and encourage behaviour change within the community.
Read MoreExamples of communities tackling inequality
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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
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Child 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 MoreTackling Poverty Locally Directory
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This directory provides a searchable database of local anti-poverty initiatives from communities across Scotland and beyond.
Read MoreMoney Guiders Network
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The Money Guiders Network is designed to give different types of organisations and practitioners the support and information that can help make it easier for to talk to others about their money worries.
Read MoreMoney Advice Scotland
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Money Advice Scotland is a charity that helps people in debt, suppors money advisers, and influences policy. It also offers information and other services for community groups working to support people through financial hardship.
Read MoreExamples of cost of living support in Scotland
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Communities Channel Scotland is starting to compile examples of the essential support community organisations are providing to people during the cost of living crisis.
Read MoreHelp during the cost of living crisis
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This Scottish Government website has links to guidance and support for energy and bills, benefits and income, children and families, debt and money, health and wellbeing and older or disabled people.
Read MoreScotland's Regeneration Forum (SURF)
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SURF provides a network, shared learning, events and online resources for community regeneration in Scotland. Their website contains useful information on Covid-19, the cost of living, 20-minute neighbourhoods, community wealth building and more.
Read MoreCitizens Advice Scotland
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As well as providing links to your local citizens advice bureau, citizens advice scotland offer advice on their website relating to a range of issues, including welfare, financial hardship and other issues.
Read MoreChallenge Poverty Week
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Launched 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 MoreA warm welcome: setting up a warm space in your community
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This guide from CILIP gives practical suggestions for setting up a warm space as well as links to further resources.
Read MoreJoseph Rowntree Foundation
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The 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 MoreSocial Impact Pledge
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The 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 MoreYoung Scot
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In addition to providing Young Scot cards to everyone aged 11- 26 in Scotland, Youg Scot provides a range of information and resources aimed at young people, including in relation to Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis.
Read MoreSCVO
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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has a support section on their website to help you think through some of the key issues relating to starting and managing a voluntary sector organisation in Scotland. You can also find support and advice in relation to the climate emergency, the cost of living crisis and digital technology.
Read MoreScottish Government policies page
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The Scottish Government website has a searchable database of all its policies, with links taking you to the appropriate landing page for the policy you are interested in.
Read MoreThe Poverty Alliance
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The Poverty Alliance works alongside people experiencing poverty to influence policies at local and national level that will have an impact on poverty.
Read MoreThe National Lottery Community Fund
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The National Lottery Community Fund is worth checking to see what grants are available for community organisations, including for supporting people during the cost of living crisis.
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