As we prepare for the GCVS People & Safety Services Conference this September we are delighted to share more about about the event and the team who are running it. To begin, we asked manager and conference organiser Natasha Gordon to share a little more about...Read more...
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A Tribute to Donna Mackinnon
We are very sad to announce the passing of our colleague and friend at GCVS, Donna Mackinnon. Donna recently joined GCVS as Partnership Manager for Employability, and was working with public and third sector colleagues to ensure that the third sector was an integral...Read more...
This summer, take time to consider a fresh approach to funding
The summer months often give voluntary organisations some time to consider their future strategy. According to OSCR’s Scottish Charity Survey 2022, issues with finance and funding are among their top challenges. Running costs, fundraising and finding non-Government...Read more...
Building the Pathfinder Project to Tackle Child Poverty
Child Poverty in Glasgow In 2017, the Scottish Government announced ambitious targets to reduce relative child poverty in Scotland to less than 18% by 2023, and less than 10% by 2030. At the same time, the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act placed a statutory duty on the...Read more...
Health and Social Care in Glasgow – Better Relationships Session, 14/06/22
The second joint session with Glasgow City Health and Social Care partnership (HSCP) took place on 14th June. This is part of a series of events being planned and run by the HSCP and GCVS colleagues. In this session, voluntary sector organisations from across the...Read more...
Glasgow Helps Support Service
Glasgow Helps Support Tel 0141 276 1185 The new Glasgow Helps support service, developed by Glasgow City Council and GCVS, grew from helpline support provided during the pandemic. It aims to connect Glasgow’s citizens with the right assistance, in the...Read more...
Youth Mental Health Services Information Session
Last month, the Children’s Services team at GCVS hosted three online briefing sessions on mental health services available to young people in Glasgow. Based on the acknowledgement around long waiting lists and high demand for statutory services such as CAMHS, the...Read more...
Mental Health and Recovery – Unpaid Care by Hilda Campbell
Our third guest blog from respected leader Hilda Campbell of COPE Scotland focuses on the pandemic and the impact of the last two years on unpaid carers. Whilst the focus on Carers’ Week this month fades into the distance, Hilda provides some hints and tips...Read more...
Glasgow Communities Fund Update
Glasgow City Council have provided an update on progress towards Phase 2 of the Glasgow Communities Fund. The Council have thanked the sector for continued engagement with the team while they seek to improve their processes. They were delighted to speak with over 300...Read more...
Glasgow Summer Activities Programme 2022
Over 100 voluntary sector organisations are offering holiday activities and/or food for children, young people and families in Glasgow this summer. We’ve created a spreadsheet to show what’s on in each area of the city. You can see it here Summer Holiday Activities...Read more...
