Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund opens soon for #DumfriesandGalloway with more than £440k to invest. Find out more👇🏻#Funding #Communities #EssentialSector #Wellbeing tsdg.org.uk/cmhwf/

We'll be hearing more on our inquiry into third sector funding principles this Thursday morning as we welcome volunteering organisations and third sector networks. In case you missed our evidence session last week, you can watch it again here ⬇ x.com/sp_sjss/status…

Can place-based approaches to public service delivery help improve the resilience of local communities? In our latest blog, Yvonne explores how better collaboration and person-centred service delivery at the local level can. Read more: buff.ly/4gf4VIF #placeleadership

The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults report shows that 1,515 grants were awarded to community projects last year: 🔹743 projects focused on #TacklingPoverty and inequality 🔹376 projects focused on #SuicidePrevention. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/Communities_MH…

Are you interested in the proposal of a national park in Galloway, keen to understand more and be part of the conversation? We want you to have your say, so we've launched an online hub to share news and information, and offer a space for your comments: ➡️ orlo.uk/AN37z

More than a quarter of parents have struggled to provide enough food for their children in the past year amid the cost-of-living crisis, a charity has warned. news.stv.tv/scotland/one-i…

UPDATE❗️⌚️07:15 #A77 Glenapp Church The #A77 at Glenapp Church remains ⛔️CLOSED ⛔️in both directions due to an earlier vehicle fire. Diversions remain in place via #A75 and #A714. Traffic is coping well around the diversion. Amey SW Trunk Roads

You can read our full Stretched to the Limit Report here: alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/stre…

We loved meeting up with third sector organisations, the public, and partners at our first Meet Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway event in Dumfries - and we still have Stranraer, Annan and Castle Douglas to go. Discover more here: buff.ly/3WlxgFf #thirdsectordg

.Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway are looking for a colleague who can provide the highest quality of administrative and coordinating support as they embark on delivering their new ambitions. Business Support Officer, Full time, £23,500, Dumfries. tinyurl.com/55akhwam #admin

⭐️ We are delighted to announce that the DG Youth Awards will be back for 2024 to once again celebrate the hard work, dedication and outstanding achievements of young people from across our region! ⭐️ Nominations are open until Monday 21st October!

❗This is your reminder that almost HALF of people receiving Universal Credit ran out of food in the last month and couldn’t afford to buy more. People are being pushed to food banks because our social security system isn’t providing the support it should. This has to change.

We have three roles open for application to join our team as it continues to grow. Discover more about the opportunities here: buff.ly/3LfccKh

Here's a taster of Saturday at Stranraer Oyster Festival! Want to do it all again? We're open 11am-7pm on Sunday for the final day of the festival. Sunday's programme is PACKED with entertainment, activities and seriously tasty food and drink. See you there!

“…the overall lack of progress in tackling socioeconomic and health inequalities indicates that policies are not working in the right way or at the scale required to improve outcomes.” #Inequity #Inequality #Inequalities #Health #Economy #Community scothealthequity.org/wp-content/upl…

Let's challenge the injustice of rural poverty! Kick off your #ChallengePoverty Week preparations by joining us online on Fri 4 Oct 4 to learn about #TARP and opportunities for change. 👇Find the sign-up details in the @cpw_scotland calendar. povertyalliance.org/event/challeng…

Great to be at #RightsChildUK conference to discuss children’s rights issues with colleagues from across the sector & across the UK. @cypcs Nicola Killean reflecting on Scotland’s progress & challenges. Much more to do on poverty & education especially. #UNCRC

During #CPW24, we are hosting a daily breakfast briefing to discuss the policy changes needed to tackle poverty across: 🏘️Housing 🚍Transport 💳Adequate incomes 🍏Food 🫂Communities and volunteers Find out more and register to attend here: povertyalliance.org/events/tag/bre…

New free school meals analysis. The UK and devolved governments must change the qualifying criteria so that every child who needs a school dinner has one, while working towards removing means-testing entirely from the dinner hall.

Important edition - the issues for people & communities getting worse, rolling back on commitments that brought hope, everything a priority until nothing is. Is it time for us to take a lead? Invest in what works? If not now, when? #EssentialSector tfn.scot/news/tfn-magaz…