Mental Health Awareness Week: 13-19 May 2024
May 13, 2024
Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place from 13-19 May 2024, with this year’s theme focusing on Movement: Moving More for our Mental Health. The Mental Health Foundation is eager to…
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FUNDED First Aid for Mental Health Training
April 29, 2024
EnvironMentalhealth CIC are delighted to offer Funded spaces on our First Aid For Mental Health Training Course to Community Practitioners and Volunteers in the West Lothian area. The qualification sits…
Volunteers Week 2024
April 29, 2024
The Volunteers’ Week campaign returns to the UK for its 40th year with the new brand, logo, and resources nationwide! To mark the 40th Anniversary in a grand way, the…
New Hate Crime Laws Come Into Force: April 2024
April 29, 2024
New measures to tackle the harm caused by hatred and prejudice came into force on 1st April 2024. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act aims to provide greater protection…
Scottish Children’s Health Awards: Nominations Now Open!
April 29, 2024
Do you know someone special who deserves an exclusive teddy award? The Scottish Children’s Health Awards exist to celebrate courageous children and young people, and those who are making a…
Meet the Funder – easyfundraising (Event Recording)
April 25, 2024
We are pleased to share the recording of our Meet the Funder session with easyfundraising held on Tuesday 23rd April. View Recording Copy of slides Link to sign up to…
Carer’s Leave Act
April 15, 2024
The new Carer’s Leave Act, which came into force on Saturday, entitles workers with unpaid caring responsibilities up to five days unpaid leave. VSGWL secured Engaged status recently and this…
Charity law has changed
April 14, 2024
The first of the changes to charity law contained in the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 came into effect on 1 April 2024. Some of the main changes…
Helping the Voluntary Sector Recruit Fairly: Free Training Available
March 27, 2024
As part of the ‘Scotland Works for You’* programme, the Volunteer Scotland Disclosure Services (VSDS) team have recently launched online ‘Helping the Voluntary Sector Recruit Fairly’ training sessions to help third…
New research highlights the struggles of juggling paid employment and unpaid care
March 27, 2024
Carers Scotland have published new research that highlights the struggles that unpaid carers face in juggling paid work and unpaid care and the support that can help them stay in…
