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Over £1.6M awarded to organisations across Scotland in November
We are delighted to announce our funding recipients from November 2022. 65 organisations received just over £1.6M to support their work to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland.
Voices: Clued Up
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is our Clued Up, a Kirkcaldy-based charity established to provide substance use support and information service to young people under 25 in Fife.
Voices: Grampian Women's Aid
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Grampian Women's Aid, a charity providing specialist domestic abuse support services for women, children and young people in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
Voices: Glasgow Council on Alcohol
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Glasgow Council on Alcohol, who were established to reduce the harm caused by alcohol and/or substance misuse through advice, information, counselling, support, prevention, education, and training to address inequalities and improve health and wellbeing.
Over £1.4M awarded to organisations across Scotland in September
We are delighted to announce our funding recipients from September 2022. 49 organisations received just over £1.4M to support their work to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland.
Voices: The Energy Advisory Service (TEAS)
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is The Energy Advisory Service (TEAS), a Stornoway based charity supporting people living in fuel poverty and extreme fuel poverty across the Western Isles.
Introducing our new Programme Award
We are excited to share details of a new Programme Award launched this week. We are calling for proposals on big change that lasts under our theme of Financial Security. Closing date for Stage 1 Applications is 23rd November 2022.
Voices: Broke Not Broken
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Broke Not Broken, an anti-poverty charity aimed at tackling the effects of poverty in Kinross-shire.
Voices: Low Income Families Together (LIFT)
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Low-Income Families Together (LIFT), a community led support and advocacy service, offering a key working, family-focused support service model to tackle poverty in Edinburgh.
Cost of living crisis commitments from Scottish Funders
This statement has been coordinated by The Scotland Funders’ Forum.
Join us at A Life and Debt Situation: Designing Financial Security
We still have online spaces left to join us at A Life and Debt Situation: Designing Financial Security on Wednesday, 5th October as part of Challenge Poverty Week 2022.
Over £1.4M awarded to organisations across Scotland in August
We are delighted to announce our funding recipients from August 2022. 42 organisations received just over £1.4M to support their work to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland.
Cost of Living Crisis – The Robertson Trust signs joint letters to the First Minister
Last week, we signed two joint letters to the First Minister calling for more support to help people on the lowest income through the cost-of-living emergency.
Invitation to tender: First Chances Fife
We are commissioning a retrospective evaluation of First Chances Fife; a programme that is aimed at supporting young people to achieve their full potential as they progress through education. Closing date 5th September, 2022.
Vacancies: Programmes and Practice Officer x2
We are looking for two Programmes and Practice Officers to help us to make a real difference to reducing poverty and trauma in Scotland. Closing date Wednesday 31st August 2022.