Barnardo’s Scotland

One of the UK’s largest children’s charities, Barnardo’s provide a number of services which include family support, befriending, mentoring, parenting groups and many more.

Barnardo’s is supported by CashBack for Communities. More information is available on the CashBack.scot

Barnardo’s East Ayrshire is one of the 13 charities in the Intandem portfolio. For more information see intandem.scot

Barnardo’s is part of the Autism Portfolio.

Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: Barnardo’s services in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde support parents and infants from pregnancy to 3 years old who face a range of adversities that increase the risk of mental health problems. Adopting a whole-family approach, the ‘Growing Together’ programme offers a solution focused approach to supporting families with children under three years through parenting and peer support. 40 per cent of current service users are care experienced.

11.09.2023

Evaluation of Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund

“The support funded by SOCAS significantly improved survivors’ quality of life, including improved mental health, physical health and improved social connections, allowing survivors to start feeling more in control of their lives and learning to navigate their trauma.” These are the findings of an independent evaluation of the first three years of the Scottish Government

05.09.2023

New creative activities & opportunities for communities in Glasgow

Ten Glasgow-based projects have been selected as part of the Creative Communities Glasgow programme, which will support and empower community-led creative activities for people & communities who face barriers to participating in culture. Creative Communities Glasgow is developed and delivered by Inspiring Scotland and is made possible thanks to funding from Glasgow City Council’s Communities

01.09.2023

Finding the right trustees with Inspiring Scotland’s Specialist Volunteer Network

Not only does Inspiring Scotland’s Specialist Volunteer Network (SVN) connect charities with professional volunteers to solve challenges, but our team are also on hand to help you recruit and train your Board. Meet Bill Speirs, Board Director at The Jeely Piece Club Bill was a practising solicitor from 1978 until 2021. He helped set up

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