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Engage Update - 16 December
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Trading Standards Scotland Bulletin 12 December
Cyber Alert - Actions to take to mitigate cyber threat
TFN December 2024
Renfrewshire Services
We have created a page advising when some of the services in Renfrewshire will be open/closed over Christmas.
If you want to add your details, please email info@engagerenfrewshire.com
See webpage here
Community Wealth Building in Scotland
A health impact assessment
Community wealth building is an approach to economic development that aims to enable communities to benefit more from the wealth our economy generates. These documents present findings of a health impact assessment that sought to identify and assess the likely impacts of implementing community wealth building in Scotland. They also include recommendations for actions to maximise the health benefits.
Read more here
OSCR Annual Returns
Have you submitted your online annual return?
Every year, each charity registered in Scotland must send us an online annual return, along with annual accounts, a Trustees’ Annual Report and an external scrutiny report. This is a legal requirement, and charities must send this information to us within 9 months of their financial year-end date.
Almost 20% of Scottish charities have a deadline in December. If your charity’s deadline is coming up soon, please ensure you are ready to submit your online annual return.
Read the guidance and tips on submitting your online annual return.
Opportunity for Young People in Scotland
NSPCC and Scottish Youth Parliament are working together on a youth-led project to improve child safety online in Scotland. This is being led by a group of 10 young people from the Scottish Youth Parliament who are passionate about ensuring that decisions made to reduce online harms targeting children and young people in Scotland directly consider actual young peoples’ experiences and opinions.
There will be 6 regional groups from different areas of Scotland who will take part in workshops led by the working group further information is available here NSPCC Child Safety Online - Scottish Youth Parliament. The group is open to young people age 14-18. Further information is attached.
Interested young people can apply by completing the application form and if there are any questions please contact Lucie Paradis - lucie.p@syp.org.uk.
The Wise Group - Relational Mentoring Scotland
The Wise Group have had further funding from Scottish Government to support families with children this winter.
We are offering face-to-face, holistic, and tailored mentoring designed to provide sustainable support for households with children.
This support is available in the following areas:
- Employability: Assisting with entering and progressing in work.
- Income Maximisation: Helping families access benefits and supporting with form completion.
- Mental Health & Wellbeing: Providing emotional support and resilience-building.
- Digital Skills Training & Other Courses: Equipping families with essential digital and life skills.
- Energy Advice & Advocacy: Offering guidance on managing energy costs and accessing support.
- Financial Budgeting Support: Helping families develop and manage sustainable budgets.
We’re tacking child poverty in targeted areas.
This link shows the areas in orange that we will be targeting: Target areas: click here
Refer using this link
Feel free to share this information amongst colleagues in the targeted areas.
Gathering Hope Event - 22 January 2025
Suicide Prevention Scotland's second Gathering Hope event is taking place on Wednesday 22 January 2025 at the Golden Jubilee Conference Centre in Clydebank.
The event is aimed at third sector and charitable organisations working to prevent suicide in Scotland.
Please share this Eventbrite page with your third sector and charitable organisation networks to encourage sign up - Suicide Prevention Scotland - Gathering Hope 2025 Tickets, Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite.