Community development

Under Scottish Government proposals, Scottish Carer’s Assistance will replace Carer’s Allowance, currently delivered by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), and be delivered by Social Security Scotland.

An additional £6m has been provided to the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund to meet the demand for local mental health and wellbeing projects.

PH8 Community Matters - Community Action Plan Launch

A launch event to celebrate community’s first ever action plan. 
Gathering everyone together is always a great opportunity to discuss community action, and for those of you wanting to delve deeper into the plan, discuss what is going to happen next, get involved as a volunteer or share your thoughts on what you’d like to see happen, there will be plenty of opportunity to open up these conversations.

Community Learning Exchange - Communities Taking a Lead in Tourism

The first Community Learning Exchange of 2022 will delve into the topic of community-led tourism within rural Scotland. Tourism in Scotland has seen recent unprecedented changes due to the impact of Covid-19 and the growing popularity of travel routes throughout the country. This exchange will look into two rural communities who have been affected by changes in tourism and discuss how they can take a lead in this industry and benefit from it. Funded by the Scottish Community Alliance.

Communities Leading Collectively - Illuminating Leadership Festival

This event will focus on the theme of collective leadership from a community-led perspective. Based on research from a series of case studies with community-led organisations and a recent workshop with practitioners to better understand key themes , this session will delve into how collective leadership can be used within communities to inspire collaboration and creativity.

Scottish Community Pubs Network event

Funded by Scottish Government, Plunkett Foundation is delighted to invite you to this Scottish community pubs network event. Open to all community groups involved in a community owned pub project, whether early stage or if your pub is already open and trading.

Join your fellow community pub groups across Scotland to network, swap ideas and support each other. Bring your challenges and concerns so we can all find answers together. Plunkett Foundation staff will be on hand to help answer your questions, along with partner organisations.

This Spring, Moniack Mhor Writers’ Centre will be host to a thriving hub of international literature, as it welcomes writers from across the globe as part of its Residencies Programme.

The Scottish Government is supporting the development of a network of regional community climate action hubs, to provide a strategic regional approach to climate change action. The network of regional hubs will be spread across Scotland and could help groups develop local plans, take up community funding opportunities, facilitate networking and ensure a joined-up approach is being taken to tackling climate change at a regional level.

As part of the LGBT History Month and the national Year of Stories 2022, the Pink Saltire charity have created ‘The Pink Triangle Podcast’ where individuals from across the LGBT+ community share their personal stories about life in Scotland, indluding small, rural areas.

The North Highland Initiative’s Community Infrastructure Support Programme has been set up to provide grants of up to £1,000 for small initiatives in the community, tourism  and support sectors in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty.

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