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2 Jan 2025
🎉 New year, new opportunities!
We’re hiring for 3 exciting roles:
➡️ 2 part time roles and 1 full-time position at our Dundee service.
If you’re passionate about supporting single parents, explore our vacancies today!
👉 Apply here: opfs.org.uk/get-involved/wor…
#Jobs
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1 Jan 2025
🎉 Happy New Year from all of us at OPFS! 🎉
Our services and helpline/webchat will reopen on 6th Jan. Until then, connect with other single parents across Scotland on our Parent Forum 💬💛
👉 Join here: opfs.org.uk/get-involved/opf…
#HappyNewYear #SingleParents
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One Parent Families Scotland retweeted
30 Dec 2024
📝 There's still time to share your experiences as a disabled woman in the workplace.
🗣️ Open to women with a disability / long-term health condition in Scotland.
🎫 Prize draw entry.
📆 Closes Feb 2025
Take part here: buff.ly/4gcCfzF
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25 Dec 2024
Best wishes for a happy Christmas from everyone at One Parent Families Scotland.
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One Parent Families Scotland retweeted
19 Dec 2024
We've been collecting and delivering presents donated by colleagues for some incredible local charities, including @cashforkids, @befriendachild & @OPFS.
Physical gifts, vouchers and online donations were given to help support those in need and to spread some festive cheer 🎁✨
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23 Dec 2024
❓Are you a disabled woman or living with a long-term health condition in Scotland?
👉🏽 Share your experiences of work to help shape women’s equality.
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10 Dec 2024
📣 We've launched our survey on disabled women's experiences in the workplace in Scotland.
📝 What you tell us will contribute to wider research aimed at improving workplace equality.
🎟️Optional prize draw.
➡️ Have your say: buff.ly/4gcCfzF
📆 Closes: Feb 2025
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20 Dec 2024
Time for us to sign off for 2024. Best wishes for a peaceful festive season from everyone at One Parent Families Scotland.
Details of when our services will be closed over the festive period: opfs.org.uk/get-involved/new…
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One Parent Families Scotland retweeted
18 Dec 2024
🤷♀️Did you miss the last webinar in our series on #childcare?
Our summary blog explores key insights from Canada, France and Estonia's ELC.
Access it here ➡️swbg.org.uk/news/blog/beyond…
Thanks @OxfamScotland for sponsoring the series 🙌
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20 Dec 2024
A huge thank you to @BrodiesLLP for their generous donations to support families accessing our Glasgow service. Your kindness makes a real difference! 💜
19 Dec 2024
We've been collecting and delivering presents donated by colleagues for some incredible local charities, including @cashforkids, @befriendachild & @OPFS.
Physical gifts, vouchers and online donations were given to help support those in need and to spread some festive cheer 🎁✨
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One Parent Families Scotland retweeted
18 Dec 2024
Day 12 of the Inquiry's business and welfare impact hearings begins today at 10am.
We will hear evidence from @OPFS and @InclusionScot.
More information and a broadcast is available on the Inquiry's website:
covid19inquiry.scot/hearing/…
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18 Dec 2024
Today, our Chief Executive, @SatwatR, will provide evidence at the @covidinquirysco, sharing insights from OPFS and single parents about their experiences during the pandemic.
You can watch live here from 10am:
covid19inquiry.scot/hearing/…
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One Parent Families Scotland retweeted
The @ThenueHousing Money Advice Event is taking place tomorrow at 11am to 2pm in the Calton Heritage & Learning Centre. Open to all our families, looking for advice and support with budgeting, energy costs and managing debt. @OPFS #partnerships
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One Parent Families Scotland retweeted
16 Dec 2024
Our @CraigmountHS @ypi_scotland 24-25 winners are @OPFS represented by Afsheen, Shariva, Florence and Katie. Thank you to our judging panel @mrmeikle, our S4 presenters, and the Trad Group for keeping us entertained @MissLynchMusic. A massive well done to all of our finalists ⭐️
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17 Dec 2024
🎁 A massive thank you to @JohnLewisRetail , @CamSmithLLP, @AbdnConsidine and Will Rudd Davidson Ltd for their incredible support of our Christmas hamper appeal in Edinburgh.
Your generous donations are deeply appreciated!
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16 Dec 2024
We are thrilled to be part of this vital new partnership with @FifeGingerbread and @StrathBusiness creating a positive pathway for single parents to thrive in the labour market.
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16 Dec 2024
Fife Gingerbread has been awarded funding from @RobertsonTrust to tackle in-work poverty!
We're proud to work with @OPFS & @StrathBusiness, empowering lone parents with pathways to employment & tailored support.
Read more: shorturl.at/gEUpR
@clindsaystrath @SatwatR
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16 Dec 2024
🎉 Huge congratulations & thanks to Shariva, Afsheen, Florence, and Katie from @CraigmountHS!
👏 Your incredible presentation for @ypi_scotland secured an amazing £3k for OPFS! 🌟
🤩 Plus, your support for our Christmas food appeal and next year's #Kiltwalk is inspiring!
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One Parent Families Scotland retweeted
13 Dec 2024
@OPFS is conducting research with @RobertsonTrust to understand the challenges single parents face in accessing in higher education in Scotland. They want to hear from past, current and prospective single parent students.
surveymonkey.com/r/HigherEdu…
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