First newsletter of 2025
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Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund – 3 weeks to go!
The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults Year 4 Fund closes on Friday 6th December. The overarching aim of the Fund is to promote and develop good mental health and wellbeing while mitigating the impact of distress and mental ill health within the adult population (aged 16 or over) with a particular focus
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The Scottish Women’s Budget Group
The Scottish Women’s Budget Group are currently running a survey to understand the views of those working in Adult Social Care in Scotland on the sector’s pay and conditions. We are particularly interested to hear from those who work directly with users of adult social care. We will use the results to advocate for change
Co-op Local Community Fund
You choose how the Co-op spend their money in our community Every time members choose to shop at the Co-op they support local communities. The Co-op share chunks of their profits with local communities through community partnerships and the Local Community Fund, a fund which has donated over £108m to 40,000 causes since it began
Intergenerational Workshop in Uist
We are eager to make new connections, and old and talk about how we can connect our communities whether that is sharing skills, talking about loneliness and isolation or looking at what we can do together for the environment or anything else that the community is interested in. Book a Space by calling Bella 07927550730
Islands – present
What are the present opportunities and challenges facing and shaping the Scottish Islands? Explore the unique position, brilliant stories, and present realities of life in Scottish island communities in the second instalment of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Islands – past, present, and future event series. The RSE’s Islands – past, present, and future event series puts the complex
VOLUNTEER CENTRE LAUNCHES KINDNESS CAMPAIGN
In line with Kindness Day 2023, which was held on the 13th November, Volunteer Centre Western Isles launched their annual Christmas campaign “Give the gift of time” Christmas is a time for giving but this doesn’t always have to be something that has a monetary value. We believe that giving your time means so much
Questionnaire for Under 18s
The young people in our WI Next Generation Volunteering Panel got together and compiled a questionnaire for VCWI to gather opinions and information from young people on youth volunteering. We will use this information to try and ensure that young people get the best possible volunteering experiences.We are looking for opinions of all those aged
New Youth volunteering panel developed
Here at VCWI we have formed a panel of fantastic young people, whose aim is to promote youth volunteering throughout the Western Isles. We recently had a development day where the group gave themselves a name, designed this amazing logo and produced a youth survey! The newly named WI Next Generation Volunteering Panel will be