Drugs Services Support – The Local Support Fund
Focused on small community-based groups which deliver frontline services to support people who use or used drugs, people in recovery and families affected by someone else’s drug use. Funding of between £1, 000 to £10,000 per year for up to five years.
Rolling application programme.
Read more on The Local Support Fund
Digital Mental Health Services for Aberdeenshire residents
From the 21st June, children, young people and adults living in Aberdeenshire can access online digital services to support positive mental health and wellbeing.
Kooth is a service for children and young people aged 10–18 years (up to 19th birthday) that offers a free online counselling and emotional well-being support service. It provides a safe and secure means of accessing support from a professional team of qualified professionals, as well as providing access to many self-help tools and content. To access please register.
Togetherall provides support for young people and adults aged 16 years and upwards. Trained accredited professionals are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, meaning that any adult who may be struggling can choose from a range of safe therapeutic services at a time that best suits them. This service can be accessed by inputting your postcode here and creating a completely anonymous user account.
Hate Crime Security Fund
Impact Funding Partners is delighted to be managing the Hate Crime Security Fund for Places of Worship on behalf of the Scottish Government, in partnership with Police Scotland.
£500,000 is available for the provision of security measures and improvements aimed at reducing the vulnerability of places of worship in Scotland to hate crime.
Applications are welcomed from individual places of worship of all faiths who can demonstrate their vulnerability to hate crime whether or not a crime has been committed or reported to the police.
The Fund closes on Wednesday 21st July 2021 at 5pm
Please visit the website for more information.
Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership
Welcome to the second edition of the South Aberdeenshire Public Health newsletter. The theme this month is “SELF CARE”. This has been a hot topic throughout lockdown and they would like to highlight some of the ways you can look after your own mental and physical health by eating well, being physically active and staying connected with friends, family and the community.
Find the Newsletter here.
Armed Forces Third Sector Resilience Fund
Support for third sector Armed Forces community organisations whose operations and income have been negatively affected by COVID-19. The fund will offer grants towards core operating and running costs until the end of March 2022. No minimum amount, up to £75k available.
Closing date 12 noon 16th July
Read more on the Armed Forces Third Sector Resilience Fund
Scotland Loves Local Awards
The Scotland Loves Local Awards are now open for nominations. The Awards are a celebration of all that is great about our nation’s towns and neighbourhoods- recognising and rewarding unremarkable dedication and commitment towards shaping a sustainable, successful future with localism at its heart.
They are about highlighting the people, places and projects which are leading the way in making a difference, delivering benefits which will help make our communities cleaner, greener, stronger and fairer whether through design, delivery or sheer determination.
Awards include the commendation of a High Street Hero – a business or organisation (or an individual associated with one) which has gone above and beyond to support those around them, whether inside or outwith the Covid-19 pandemic. The event will also celebrate inspirational leaders; those who embrace heritage and culture to the benefit of their community, positive place-makers; and businesses who are doing their bit for and responding to the climate emergency.
The final closing date for applications is 5pm, Friday 10th September. Recipients will be announced during an awards ceremony to be broadcast on Thursday 25th November 2021.
Visit the website to learn more.
Opportunities for Young People Grant
Applications are welcomed from constituted organisations and groups working with young people in the Aberdeenshire area to support FREE provision of youth spaces, clubs, drop-ins, and activities which give young people a safe environment to express themselves, have fun and build positive relationships with others.
Click for the application form and Guidance.
For more information please contact: nicola.kenyon@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or lynn.irvine@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.
Closing date for applications: Monday 12th July 2021
KDP is here to help in any way we can. Please let us know how we can support you or your organisation. We will continue to share information and guidance in our Bulletins, however, due to the speed of change and quantity of information, the most current details will be found on our Facebook page (@kincardineshiredevelopmentpartnership).
Should you wish to get in touch, our contact details are as follows:
Jacky Niven Development Officer jniven@kdp.scot
Margo Titmuss Office/Windfarm Admin officesupport@kdp.scot
All of this information was correct at time of writing.
Jacky and Margo
Kincardineshire
Development
Partnership
www.kdp.scot
07903 156864
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