Tags: scotland
Community Renewal - Tackling discrimination
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/project-stories/community-renewal-tackling-discriminationMarisa, Community Facilitator at Community Renewal Trust, talks about her experiences of discrimination and how getting involved with the Roma Youth Group supported her and is now enabling her to…
MyBUS - Community Transport
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/project-stories/mybus-community-transportMary Parry, founder of MyBUS, talks about isolation among older people in Leven, Fife, and how the project is supporting social connections by providing transport and arranging activities and outings…
Scoonie Sunshine Club
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/scoonie-sunshine-clubScoonie Sunshine Club runs a bus for people with mobility issues and older people, providing them with essential transport in an area where services have been cut and accessibility is…
Almost half a million in Scotland living in very deep poverty
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/almost-half-a-million-in-scotland-living-in-very-deep-povertyThe gap between the least and most advantaged in Scotland has grown over the past twenty years.
Youth Wellbeing Out of Covid
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/youth-wellbeing-out-of-covidYouth Wellbeing Out of Covid supports young people from African backgrounds in communities in North Lanarkshire through teaching music and providing a space for people to socialise. Following the Covid-19…
Youth Wellbeing Out of Covid: Music helps young people's mental health
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/project-stories/youth-wellbeing-out-of-covid-music-helps-young-peoples-mental-healthYouth Wellbeing Out of Covid provides spaces for young people in North Lanarkshire to learn to play music and socialise. Project leader Erasme Kokonge speaks about how learning instruments and…
Getting Outdoors
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/moving-on-inverclydeGetting Outdoors supports people affected by drug and alcohol use, including people who feel isolated or who feel stigmatised by attitudes towards them. Through weekly sessions the group comes together…
Getting Outdoors: Providing a purpose
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/project-stories/getting-outdoorsGetting Outdoors supports people who have issues related to alcohol and drugs. The group cycle, hike and walk together to improve physical and mental health. Project member Fiona speaks about…
Local Conversation in Govanhill: Local Leaders
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/project-stories/local-conversation-in-govanhill-local-leadersThe Local Conversation in Govanhill enables the Roma community to improve their health through supporting young people to have a voice, training community leaders and providing spaces to meet. Alex…
Health inequalities in Scotland increased over the past decade
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/health-inequalities-in-scotland-increased-over-the-past-decadeA new report charting the health of people in Scotland over 20 years finds that life expectancy is in reverse while children and disadvantaged communities are worse off.
Good Food Nation Bill passed in Scotland
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/good-food-nation-bill-passed-in-scotlandThe Good Food Nation Bill has passed in Scotland, with the aim to ‘Becoming a Good Food Nation’ which was set in 2014. However, it the Scottish Food Coalition has…
Local Conversation in Govanhill
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/local-conversation-in-govanhillThe Local Conversation in Govanhill was supported by Community Renewal Trust which leads on community projects across Scotland. They previously ran a community canteen in Govanhill which became a central…
RIG Arts
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/rig-artsCreative workshops are based around waste reduction and include sewing, repair, reuse, upcycling, and sustainable crafts. Participants and the community are supported to become more resilient through supported engagement and…
Glenburn My Life My Choice Project
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/glenburn-my-life-my-choice-projectEasthall Residents Association in Glasgow has received funding three times from People’s Health Trust using money raised through The Health Lottery over a period of eight years. An investment totalling…
Promoting Roles of Father Figures
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/promoting-roles-of-father-figuresStronger social connections helps build confidence, increase skills, and have a greater sense of purpose and hope, which we know are important first steps in being able to address other…
Café Chat
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/café-chatThe provision of mental health services on the island was limited, as was access to those services due to geographical distance. Café Chat provided a weekly meetup in Broadford on…
Bridgend Inspiring Growth
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/bridgend-inspiring-growthSince it started, the members of the local community have taken control of every aspect of the project, buying the building from the local council using community raised funds, and…
Aberchirder and District Men’s Shed receive Queens Award for Voluntary Services
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/aberchirder-and-district-mens-shed-receive-queens-award-for-voluntary-servicesAberchirder and District Men’s Shed, a project previously funded through People’s Health Trust’s Active Communities programme, has received the Queens Award for Voluntary Services (QAVS) for their work in the…
Heart of a community
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/heart-of-a-communityThe ‘Everyone Together’ project supported by VIP Sports and Arts Academy is a two-year project hosting regular social groups for the whole community in the Fallside area, a local housing…
Interpreting a pandemic
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/interpreting-a-pandemicScottish Minority Ethnic Deaf Club (SEMDC) has members across Scotland and provides a variety of services ranging from a bi-weekly support group to providing bespoke advocacy, advice, signposting and information…
Celebrating the season
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/celebrating-the-seasonScottish Minority Ethnic Deaf Club (SEMDC) has members across Scotland and provides a variety of services ranging from a bi-weekly support group to providing bespoke advocacy, advice, signposting and information…
CounsellingCare: Café Chat project
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/publications/case-studies/counsellingcare-café-chat-projectCafé Chat provided peer support and friendship for local people on the Isle of Skye. Evaluation shows it helped address mental health problems, social isolation and loneliness and developed social…
Volunteers Week 2020
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/volunteers-week-2020It’s National Volunteers Week from 1 – 7 June and to celebrate the Trust is taking a look at the vital contribution volunteers make to their local communities, giving their…
Take a(n online) bow
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/take-an-online-bowBeatroute Arts is a community-led charity based in Balornock in the North East of Glasgow. Offering creative activities for young people and community groups, they work to address inequalities in…
Building Collective Control
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/building-collective-controlWhen people have more control over decisions and actions that affect their lives, they have a better chance of improving and maintaining their health. At the heart of the Trust’s…
Bridgend Farmhouse
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/bridgend-farmhouseWhen people have control over their lives and decisions that affect them, they are able to improve and maintain their health. Collective control is power exercised by groups of people,…
Living Wage Places
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/living-wage-placesRelative poverty affects almost a fifth of people living in working households in the UK. That is an increase of 40 per cent from the mid-1990s, according the Institute for…
Celebrate, connect and share
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/celebrate-connect-and-shareSteering Group members from six Local People projects supported by Royal Voluntary Service came together to celebrate, connect and share. In May, Royal Voluntary Service held their first ever Steering…
A Local Conversation
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/a-local-conversationCommunity Renewal Trust has been delivering a Local Conversation in Muirhouse, Edinburgh, since 2016. Local people are determining how they can make their neighbourhood an even better place to live…
Glasgow rocks
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/glasgow-rocksLocal charities, who received a combined total of nearly £50,000 of funding from the Trust, celebrated with a trip to see professional basketball team Glasgow Rocks. Two Trust funded projects,…