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Announcements

LocalGiving.com Match Fund live at 1pm today

From 1.00pm donations to charities & community groups on localgiving.com will be matched pound for pound

A message in a bottle could help save your life

The Lions Club has developed the Message in a Bottle scheme that has been in use across the UK for a number of years. The scheme is very simple. You place a form containing personal information such as medication, illnesses, next of kin etc in a small plastic bottle that you keep in the door of

Stroke Association – We’re changing…

The Stroke Association from 1 May is changing the way we look and the way we work.

Children and young people

Early years taskforce – change programme – team leader secondee

Family Forest Craft Workshop Bonaly

Family Forest craft workshop Bonaly outdoor centre

Around the world Creche

New Community creche open in Leith Area of Edinburgh.
Come along on our open day on Thursday the 24th of May 2012 form 10am-2.30pm

Consultations

Consultation on National Framework for Child Protection Learning & Development in Scotland

This National Framework for Child Protection Learning & Development in Scotland 2012 (‘the framework’) has been developed to support those who are responsible for the learning and development needs of the multi-agency workforce. It is a multi-agency document for those who commission, develop, purchase, and deliver education, training and learning for those working with children

Evaluation: Social Capital, Health and Wellbeing Toolkit

Following the publication of the Social Capital, Health and Wellbeing Toolkit in 2009, colleagues in Edinburgh are now evaluating the Toolkit and its supporting training sessions. If you took part in the training, or are using the Toolkit in your organisation, please take ten minutes to give your views on the evaluation survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VM5TVP6

Focus Group Roadshows

Creative Scotland is leading the development of Scotland’s first National Youth Arts Strategy. The strategy isn’t Creative Scotland’s, it’s Scotland’s and we would like you to join the conversation. It will have the vision of establishing Scotland as an international leader in youth arts. Perhaps you think we already are? We need to hear your

Events

Sewing and Mending for Beginners with Remade in Edinburgh

A new 5-session course, Sewing and Mending for Beginners starts on Monday 21st May, 7-9pm, and runs weekly until 25th June 2012

Family Forest Craft Workshop Bonaly

Family Forest craft workshop Bonaly outdoor centre

"The Third Sector in a Time of Risk and Uncertainty" Workshop

This workshop will bring together the cutting edge research & practitioners to consider the question of whether the Third Sector is ‘at risk’

Funding

LocalGiving.com Match Fund live at 1pm today

From 1.00pm donations to charities & community groups on localgiving.com will be matched pound for pound

Funding available for holidays at Kielder

The Calvert Trust has been awarded funding for adults and children with disabilities, carers and young carers from Scotland, Scottish Borders and West of Scotland to have a holiday at Kielder during 2012. More information on the funding available here

Armed Forces Community Covenant Grants Scheme

£100-£250,000 is being made available for work to strengthen ties between members of the Armed Forces community and the wider communities they live in

Job Vacancy

Early years taskforce – change programme – team leader secondee

Full time receptionist

Full-time receptionist duties include a variety of admin tasks in busy office. Min £7.60/hr, 30 hours per week.

Youth Officer (Part-time)

EWH is seeking a Youth Officer for its Green Heritage Project. This post requires enthusiasm, initiative and excellent collaborative working skills.

Opportunities

Jobs at Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council

We have advertised the following vacancies on our website:
1)Administrator
2)Youth Development Officer

For details go to: www.elrec.org.uk/jobs.htm

Developing Management and Leadership Skills

A positive action course for people from black and minority ethnic communities June 12- January 13 This personal development course has been developed by PATH (Scotland) with funding from the Equality Unit of the Scottish Government as a positive action measure towards addressing the under-representation of people from black and minority ethniccommunities in management roles.

Children’s services in your area – how to get involved

Getting it right for every child in Edinburgh Who’s Who..? Do you know who your voluntary sector representative is in your local Children’s Services Management Groups? One of the aims of Getting it right for every child is to promote coherent partner activity across services. The role of the Children’s Services Management Groups (CSMGs) is

Resources/Publications

Scotland: the best place to bring up children?

Parenting Across Scotland have published In this collection entitled ‘Scotland: the best place in the world to bring up children?’ contributors put forward proposals for what needs to happen to make Scotland the best place in the world to bring up children. Download the full publication here. Download the summary here.

Edinburgh Single Outcome Agreement (SOA)

“EDINBURGH is a thriving, successful and sustainable capital city, in which all forms of deprivation and inequality are reduced.” So goes the overarching vision within Edinburgh’s Single Outcome Agreement 2012-2015 (called SOA3 as this is the third iteration). Community Planning partners across the city have come together to articulate an ‘agenda for Edinburgh’ which starts

Books & articles focusing on families, including special offer

‘Changing families’ is the theme this month at Policy Press and there are some offers that may interest those working with families. To look at further details of any of these titles or to place an order see the Policy Press website. Special offer: Making modern mothers This month, the book ‘Making modern mothers’ is