Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund
We Are With You
We Are With You (formerly Addaction) exists to help individuals, families, friends and communities affected by drugs, alcohol and mental health problems. Person-centred in approach, they provide tailored support to meet individual need with training and resources. Peer mentoring, mutual aid partnerships and volunteers are integrated into their service provision, and many of their employees have lived experience of alcohol and drug addiction and trauma.
06.12.2023
16 Days of Activism 2023: Youth Activism with Young Women Know through Delivering Equally Safe
Work to raise awareness and improve understanding of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is central to our ability to ‘Imagine a Scotland without GBV’, the main theme for this year’s 16 Days of Activism in Scotland.  Delivering Equally Safe funds a range of prevention focused activity both locally and nationally including research, campaigning and influencing. Perhaps most
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01.12.2023
Specialist Volunteer Network at the Gathering
Earlier this month saw 3,000 people from the third sector attend SCVO’s the Gathering, the largest free voluntary sector event in the UK. Our team were more than attendees, taking part in a collaborative funders session and our Specialist Volunteer Network (SVN) hosted a panel discussion alongside Pilotlight on opportunities for charities to access professional
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21.11.2023
16 Days of Activism 2023 – Imagine a Scotland without Gender Based Violence
Each year between the 25th November and 10th December communities across the world take part in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. The campaign calls for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. In Scotland, this year’s 16 Days of Activism wants us to ‘Imagine a Scotland without Gender Based
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