New funding to improve lives for people with learning disabilities 👥
Scottish third sector organisations can apply for grants of between £75,000 and £250.000.
Deadline: 26 February 2025.
Find out more and how to apply 👇
tinyurl.com/mry5yuhc
ALT Graphic with text and a photo of four people outdoors, smiling and looking into the camera. Heading text: New funding to improve lives for people with learning disabilities. Logo with a yellow background says Learning Disability Support Fund. Bullet points: The fund will run from October 2025 to March 2028; The total award per organisation will be £75,000 – £250,000 over the award period. At the bottom an icon of a calendar and clock with a textbox saying Application deadline: Wednesday 26 February 2025.
Brilliant new funding opportunity opening next week from @cemvoscot and @TNLComFundScot 👏🙌
The Ethnic Minority Development Fund (EMDF) is available to ethnic minority-led, 3rd-sector orgs in Scotland. Grants of £500 - £15,000.
Open 12 Feb ⬇️
Henry Duncan Grants open this Wednesday!
-Unrestricted funding for women-led orgs that support women & girls in their communities.
-50% of the funding is committed to women-led Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Orgs.
Info sessions start 11 Sept. Sign up: tinyurl.com/2vfbvdv9
The annual report on the @scotgov National Mission on Drugs has highlighted delivery on an unprecedented scale, leading to real difference on the ground.
➡️ gov.scot/publications/nation…
Out Now: National Drugs Mission Funds Impact Report 2023-24
📖5 funds on behalf of @scotgov, funding 218 orgs to support 33,613 people.
🙌Showing the breadth of work by frontline services to prevent drug deaths and improve lives in Scotland.
Read here: ow.ly/tGW550TelRE
2/2 Every life lost is one too many and the cost remains highest among communities experiencing poverty. To find out more about projects funded to work alongside communities across Scotland please visit: corra.scot/apply-for-funding…
1/2 We visited National Drugs Mission Fund project Skylark, today alongside Cabinet Secretary @neilcgray. Drug death figures today show how crucial the work of projects supported through the National Drugs Mission Funds continues to be.
ALT Image of workshop taken from a high vantage point. A banner is hanging with an image of a life ring on it. Two men are chatting in front of a bench which contains a row of four framed pictures (detail cannot be seen).
⭐ Clacks Connect Funders Fayre ⭐️
Get your FREE ticket to this year's Clacks Connect Funders Fayre! We are hosting a drop-in event at @hawkhillcc with stalls and breakout sessions from many key funding partners.
Book here ➡️ bit.ly/3zC52NE
We are pleased to see four new residential rehabilitation services receive support via the National Drugs Mission Fund. Taking a people-first approach that’s built on compassion, relationships & rights.
Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie met staff and service users at @CrossReach which has received £357,000 from the latest £3.6 million @corrascot National Drugs Mission funding round.
➡️ bit.ly/NationalMissionProjec…
ALT Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie wearing a dark blue jacket with a large group of staff and service users at Crossreach's Residential Recovery Service in Glasgow.
ALT Corra CEO Carolyn Sawers (left) and Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie hear about the work done by Crossreach's Residential Recovery Service in Glasgow from Service Manager Catriona McCabe - all wearing dark clothing against white wall.
ALT Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie in the arts room at Crossreach's Residential Recovery Service in Glasgow with blue poster listing types of drugs on wall and CrossReach Service Manager Catriona McCabe and Corra Programme Lead Rowan Anderson
Attended a brilliant event on the success of the @WeAreWithYou Pre and Post Residential Rehab Support. The workers are an inspiration and have been delivering first class relationship based work. A shining example of good partnership working with @CrossReach and @Phoenix_Scot
"I believe that alcohol and other drug problems are complex with multiple dimensions and require comprehensive solutions that simultaneously address multiple dimensions." recoveryreview.blog/2024/03/…
BOOK NOW > GLASGOW'S ONLY RECOVERY THEMED PANTO!
When: Wednesday, 13th December at 07:00 pm GMT
Where: Òran Mór, Glasgow
Get Tickets: bit.ly/CCC-RecoveryThemed-Pa…
🔶Local Support Fund
🔸Funding for orgs with income under £500,000 supporting people and families with experience of drug use or recovery
To find out more visit: corra.scot/apply-for-funding or contact the team directly at wellbeing@corra.scot.
🔶 Improvement Fund
🔸Funding for drug service resources with a focus on residential rehabilitation and associated services
🔶Micro grants
🔸Funding for orgs with income under £50,000 supporting people and families with experience of drug use or recovery
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#NationalMissionDrugsFunds now open for applications!
Funding for orgs working to improve rehabilitation and treatment, support for frontline community services and smaller community groups supporting people and families.
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We are excited to share our event programme with you for Saturday!
We will start at 11am on the water's edge for our roses ceremony, before the Recovery Walk at 12pm, and then the main stage will begin at 1pm until 4pm!
#RecoveryWalkScotland#RecoveryMonth2023
Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister @ElenaWhitham has thanked @corrascot for its support in delivering projects funded through the National Mission on drugs as it publishes an overview of those funded from 1 April 2021 to 31 March
➡️ bit.ly/CorraReport
ALT Picture of Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Elena Whitham and quote: “My thanks go to Corra and the staff and volunteers at every organisation for their hard work in supporting the national mission, and helping reduce drug deaths and improve lives.”
Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister @ElenaWhitham visited the Back on the Road social inclusion project run by @GVVTGlasgow after the annual drug death statistics were published this morning.
The figures for 2022 show a 21% fall on 2021.
➡️bit.ly/DecreaseInDrugRelated…