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Help us create an exhibition for and by the people of Edinburgh!

11 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Take a photograph using any phone or camera that tells a story of what health means to you.

The photographs will guide Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership on what we want and need when it comes to our health and wellbeing.

Contributors should be 18 and over.
No photography experience needed.
Workshops are available to help you come up with an idea, take your photo, and submit it.
Language translation including BSL and a place to access the internet can be arranged.

For questions and support, contact Iain at Media Education (contact details are below).

Deadline for submissions: 30th August 2020

For more information and to submit your photo, visit: www.picturing-health.com

Stories and Scran – FREE online event

11 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Join us for Stories and Scran, an evening of food and entertainment, hosted by our Citizen Writers in Residence Eleanor Thom and Leyla Josephine.

With live readings, audio recordings, and a film created by Citizen participants, this online event will showcase the insightful and thoughtful work of local people from North Edinburgh and Musselburgh.

Our Community partners Scran Academy will cook and deliver a free meal to those joining the event within an Edinburgh or Musselburgh postcode. If you’re watching from further afield, we can provide you with an ingredients list and recipe card, so that you can recreate the meal at home to eat with us during the event.

To book a free meal (numbers limited, so don’t miss out!) or receive an ingredients list and recipe card contact us on citizen@edbookfest.co.uk.

Supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery

Family Support Worker Vacancy with Edinburgh Women’s Aid

11 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Edinburgh Women’s Aid is looking for a full time Family Support Worker. The application pack is on our website: https://edinwomensaid.co.uk/vacancies

Escalating Concerns Procedure Training

11 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

This workshop aims to increase confidence and competence in using the Escalating Concerns Procedure to manage risk that is not Adult Protection.

Vacancy with EVOC: Marketing & Stakeholder Affairs Officer

10 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Are you passionate about the voluntary sector? Do you believe that by working collectively as a city we can tackle some of the issues contributing to poverty and inequality? Enthusiastic, tenacious, a great communicator, you must enjoy dealing with sector leaders and people with passion. Are you up for a challenge? If you like the […]

Vacancy for a Project Worker (15+) with Citadel Youth Centre

7 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

The postholder will also work with Citadel colleagues to offer out of school youth work opportunities for young people of high school age. No One Left Behind (NOLB) is the new term for Activity Agreements, a national scheme to provide targeted support for young people who leave school without a positive destination in education, training […]

Fundraiser Vacancy with Kindred

7 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Work with us to make a positive difference to the lives of parents of children with complex needs, in a wide ranging Fundraising post for 21 hrs/week.

Narrated webinar: Moving On, Coming Together. Supporting your child’s wellbeing on their return to learning establishments.

6 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Moving On, Coming Together. Looking after our own wellbeing. Narrated webinar by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team. The narrated webinars for parents and carers, part of the Back to School campaign, are now available to watch. Visit here to view the webinar. The webinars can be shared and used as a resource to share […]

Assure Community Fund: small grants fund open for applications

5 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

A community small grants fund has opened up to include Scotland. The Assure Community Fund supports health and wellbeing projects for registered charities that are locally based (nationally-focused organisations may not be eligible). The grants are for between 1-5k for one year. The current deadline for applications is 14th of September 2020. The eligibility criteria are […]

Response, Recovery and Resilience Fund re-opened

5 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Foundation Scotland has reopened the Response, Recovery, and Resilience Fund. This phase of the fund is to re-establish or re-design activities of charities/community-based organisations to comply with new regulations in addition to providing emergency support for those who need it most. Details can be found here along with an online application form.

Help us create an exhibition for and by the people of Edinburgh!

Stories and Scran – FREE online event

Family Support Worker Vacancy with Edinburgh Women’s Aid

Escalating Concerns Procedure Training

Vacancy with EVOC: Marketing & Stakeholder Affairs Officer

Vacancy for a Project Worker (15+) with Citadel Youth Centre

Fundraiser Vacancy with Kindred

Narrated webinar: Moving On, Coming Together. Supporting your child’s wellbeing on their return to learning establishments.

Assure Community Fund: small grants fund open for applications

Response, Recovery and Resilience Fund re-opened

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