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North Ayrshire Single Shared Assessment Project (NASSA) - a whole system approach to improve service access and reduce poverty.
The project aims to establish a single process for customers to access all entitlements and support, ensuring they are routed to the correct service. It will also allow NAC to capture data for reporting and identifying future eligibility. A Single Shared Assessment will enable faster assistance, supporting residents with both immediate and long-term help to break the cycle of poverty. The project …
50 Things to do before you're five- mitigating poverty with playful, low-cost children's activities.
‘50 Things to Do Before You're Five’ is a free mobile app and website that provides 50 local low-cost and easily accessible activities to support the early year development of children across the UK. Available in 25 local areas, it supports parents and caretakers in developing their home learning environment. As a place-based, parent-facing offer for Local Authorities and other public sector organ…
Funeral Link - practical advice and low-cost funeral support for those in need.
Funeral Link is a Dundee based charity set up in 2018 to provide advice and practical support for those who wish to provide a funeral for their loved ones but find that the cost is beyond their means. They offer emotional support during the bereavement and grieving process through one-on-one meetings in local areas such as cafés, community halls or a participant's home, and connect those grieving …
Above Adventure Outreach Programme. Access to climbing through an outreach programme.
The outreach programme, which provides access to climbing, is run by “Above Adventure”, a non-profit charity based within their purpose-built community centre and climbing gym in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. The goal of the charity is to improve accessibility to climbing; the outreach programme is core to that purpose, offering access to those disadvantaged by poverty, addiction, disability or otherwise.…
Glasgow SE Foodbank - emergency food and financial inclusion support for people in crisis.
Glasgow SE Foodbank was founded in 2011 and serves the Glasgow Southeast area of approximately 100,000 people. It distributes emergency food parcels to those in a crisis. Since May 2023, it has provided advice and support on social security, debt, housing and fuel. Ultimately, striving to reduce the number of individuals who need to access the services provided.
The Rose Vouchers for Fruit and Veg (UK) - tackling food poverty and health inequalities through a food voucher approach to locally sourced fresh fruit and vegetable provision
The Rose Vouchers for Fruit and Veg Project strives to provide children from low-income families with the healthiest, best possible start to life. It does so by providing low-income families, including pregnant mothers, with food vouchers to use at participating local providers and farmers markets. In shifting away from the food bank model, the project has incentivised families in need to choose f…
The Dundee Community Food Network (DCFN) - partner network addressing food insecurity and widening access to targeted support.
The Dundee Community Food Network (DCFN), formed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, collaborates with Dundee City Council, 30+ community food projects, Dundee and Angus Foodbank, Alexander Community Development, and Money Advice Services. Guided by dignity and empowerment, the Network facilitates food movement and ensures collaborative, responsive action on food insecurity. This includes strat…
Low Income Family Tracker (LIFT) - data-driven insights to aid maximisation of Fife residents incomes and prevent associated financial crisis.
Low Income Family Tracker (LIFT) is a data platform that combines several different datasets to provide a holistic view of low-income families in Fife. It brings together data on council tax reduction, housing benefits and legacy benefits. It is being utilised to tackle problem debt and arrears, maximise the income of households, evidence return on investment in support, identify and support famil…
Paths Away From Poverty - connecting families to benefits, advice and community services.
The "Paths Away from Poverty" project is a targeted initiative led by South Lanarkshire Council in collaboration with partners, including NHS Lanarkshire and third-sector organisation Community Volunteers Enabling You (COVEY), a South Lanarkshire based organisation which offers one-to-one group befriending and mentoring. Funded by the Child Poverty Accelerator Fund, the project aims to support fam…
Community Around the School (CATS) Clackmannanshire – building stronger school communities through partnership based wellbeing and skills support
Established in 2022, Community Around the School (CATS) - Clackmannanshire Family Wellbeing Partnership (FWP) supports people in Clackmannanshire by uniting partners to tackle inequality and improve health and wellbeing. It offers mentoring, workshops, work experience, family activities, and leadership programmes focused on values and community needs.