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How Does Employment/Volunteering impact positively on Mental Health?

Shelley Studholme, our Step Forward Project Manager, explores the ways employment and volunteering can have a positive impact on Mental Health. Humans are social beings who need to belong, connect, interact and contribute in a meaningful manner. From this we aspire to be valued and recognised, to be appreciated and even loved if we are […]

Bank account for newly constituted groups

Over the last few years, it has become increasingly difficult for new community groups to open bank accounts. The problem became even worse during the pandemic. Our District Manager (West), Bridget Johns, recently helped a group (Silent Footprints) to find a bank that would accept a newly constituted group. The Bank Of Scotland’s Treasurer’s Account […]

Useful Information – October 2022

Events, charity news, surveys, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! This page will be updated with new information as we receive it during October. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 24/10/22) You can view September’s Useful Information here to catch up on new information added during September ’22. If you’ve […]