Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Membership

Cancer Support Scotland We talked to Stephanie Quigley, service manager with Cancer Support Scotland,“Cancer Support Scotland is a charity that has been supporting the wellbeing of people affected by cancer,Due to the detrimental impact Covid-19 had on people’s mental health and not being able to access face,minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer, due to these alarming figures and more significantly Covid,-19 there were increased rates of anxiety, depression and complex trauma.

https://scvo.scot/membership

NTSF Apex Scotland

They support them to remove any barriers or perceived barriers to access services.,Stage 1 activity is about supporting people into regular activity and positive routines.,This includes attending appointments with Steps and other support services, both voluntary and statutory,Covid As a result of the measures taken following the covid 19 outbreak some APEX services were disrupted,These venues were inaccessible during the COVID 19 Lockdown period and alternative methods of delivery

https://scvo.scot/about/work/european-projects/ntsf/delivery-partners/apex-scotland

Useful contacts

ACAS Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for employers and employees | Acas Employment advice for employees,information for employers on returning to the office, remote working and workplace planning Find Business Support,Coronavirus support for Businesses in Scotland - Find Business Support Provides a list of business support,Job Finding Support - Understanding Universal Credit Government programme offering support to people,seeking employment who have recently become unemployed Mind Mental health at work Information and support

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/useful-contacts

£7m boost to tackle mental illness

NEWS 9 April 2021 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

Cash comes from the Covid-19 Support Fund

https://tfn.scot/news/7m-boost-to-tackle-mental-illness

£1m armed forces charity support fund announced

NEWS 24 March 2021 by Gareth Jones

Funding & Finance

#NeverMoreNeeded

The extra support will help organisations through the Covid-19 pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/1m-armed-forces-charity-support-fund-announced

What we've learned so far

coronavirus lockdown, they have fed tens of thousands, and provided emotional, financial and practical support,seen a fall in volunteer numbers as older volunteers were forced to give up their roles to shield from Covid,More than 50,000 Scots signed up to the Scotland Cares Campaign to seek Covid volunteers and 74% of Scottish,SCVO – State of the Sector: pre-coronavirus OSCR – COVID-19 Impact on Charities Social Enterprise Scotland

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/what-weve-learned-so-far