VASA Updates – keeping you in the loop
Proposals will be reviewed at South Ayrshire Council Cabinet on 30th August 2022. The deadline for submission is 1st September 2022 with a response from UK Government expected in October 2022. For more information on the fund please visit shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectushttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukNo One Left Behind South Ayrshire’s Local Employability Partnership (LEP) have the strategic responsibility for employability provision across South Ayrshire. The LEP recently developed a ‘No One Left Behind’ delivery plan following a self-evaluation of employability in South Ayrshire. For any enquiries regarding employability please contact nooneleftbehind@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
We are delighted to let you know that VASA are now a member of the Scottish Older Peoples Assembly which we hope will strengthen our ability to lobby and offer support to older people within our community.
We do hope you are all enjoying the good weather and have managed to have a break.
VASA have also been lobbying to make South Ayrshire the first Age Friendly Community in Scotland and hope to work with the public sector on this over the coming years. We will keep you updated on progress.Anna Stark has joined the team at VASA and will be promoting Saltire in the Carrick areas as well as promoting the benefits of volunteering across South Ayrshire. Matching volunteers to volunteering opportunities is also part of Anna’s role. We are delighted to welcome Anna to our team and I am sure that many of you will meet her in the coming months. Maire is one of the partners on the Local Employment Partnership and below is an update on the Shared Prosperity Fund and No One Left Behind. More updates will follow over the coming months.
Anna Stark, Volunteering Development and Marketing Development Officer UK Shared Prosperity Fund South Ayrshire have received an allocation of £4,177,069 with and additional £871,912 for “Multiply” which focuses on interventions that support numeracy provision. The three main themes of the fund include, People and Skills, Support for Businesses, and Community and Place. South Ayrshire Council Officers have been engaging with partners to agree priorities for the funding.
Save the Date (Contact VASA for more info - 01292 432661 or enquiries@vasa.scot) 17th August – Third Sector Mental Health Provider Forum – meet and hear about the Ayrshire Wellbeing Alliance. 1st September – Community Food Network. 5th September – Food Insecurity & Health Promotion Online Event 7th September - Third Sector Learning Disability Provider Forum. 8th September – Trustee Forum – Abbotsford Hotel, Ayr. 14th September – Third Sector Children, Young People & Family Services Forum. 28th September - Third Sector ‘Stronger Together’ Provider Forum – meet South Ayrshire Council Community Benefits colleagues and a representative from SALUS to tell us more about the Ayrshire Growth Deals’ Occupational Health, Safety & Return to Work Services. 29th September – Online information session of the new look Locality Planning with Phil White (Partnership Facilitator)
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Thank you Jill for helping to make a difference on Christmas Day for some of our seniors. ALL AYR NORTH, GIRVAN AND ANNBANK COMMUNITIES! to support from Voluntary Action South Ayrshire, offering FREE monthly cinema screenings in these areas. A collection of uplifting, feel good and heartwarming movies tackle mental health, MOVIES IN MIND allows audiences to get out, enjoy and connect with with a wee post film chat. you an organisation who has who would enjoy Or are you just interested in coming along? Get in touch by emailing us at hello@theirisayr.com call us on 07552 011508.
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Delicious dinner is on the menu for local seniors Telephone Befriending co-ordinator Jill Haigh took on the task of raising money for VASA’s Christmas Companions – an event held on Christmas Day to gather together some of the loneliest seniors in South Ayrshire and give them a day to smile about. They’re given a proper Christmas dinner, with good company and a wee gift. Jill set herself the goal of cycling 500km in the month of July to raise £500 towards the special day. We here at VASA could not have been prouder when Jill smashed her 500km target and hit 600km before the month was out, and not only did she push herself to surpass her goal, but the generosity of those that donated went far beyond her target – she raised £950 in the end for Christmas Companions.
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Eden Project opens applications for Cornwall training weekend
Funded by the National Lottery, successful applicants will have accommodation and transport along with the weekend community camp costs all paid for. This camp is the beginning of a journey as part of a peer to peer network who share and support each other from various geographic areas of Scotland and the UK.
The Eden Project is inviting community-minded individuals from across Scotland to join them in Cornwall for a training weekend later this year.
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The Eden Project wants to see people from across the country join them to share inspiration and unpack ideas to adapt and implement with their own community.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Climate Change
Friday 19th August 1 - 2:30pm
Discussions at the sessions will help to shape recommendations for future changes or improvements to the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector. If you have any queries or need clarification on any point email emacgregorconsulting@outlook.com
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This event is by invitation only and is open to organisations that took part in the survey and to those in the TSI network supporting governance at a local Thelevel.links will take you to Eventbrite where you can book your free 'ticket' - sessions will take place on Zoom and all joining instructions are available via Event Brite.
As part of the consultation on the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector , you are invited to thematic sessions that will explore key topics identified through the recently closed public survey as areas for improvement within the current Code. Sessions will focus on the role of the Code in each of the areas identified and will seek your input on what is needed to better support Boards and Committees to improve their practice.
'Return With Resilience' starts in September and will be delivered virtually via Zoom, it is completely free to participants. For more information please email morna@thepeopleportfolio.co.uk
Friday 19th August 10 - 11:30am Diversity and Inclusion and Climate Change
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Assessment and support planning: Telecare eLearning Module
For colleagues who do not already have an account, it can be created via the following link Turas | Sign up (b2clogin.com) Further information is available on NES’s learning site for health, housing, and social care Telecare | Turas | Learn (nhs.scot). If you have any queries or require further information, please contact nss.tec@nhs.scot in the first instance.
The module takes around 45 minutes to complete and provides information and practice examples (including short videos) of how telecare can support outcomes focussed care options. These options are personalised and can support individuals to live safely and independently in their own homes and at the same time provide reassurance to family and carers. The module is hosted on NES’s Turas platform. If you have a Turas account, the module can be accessed via the following link https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/62135
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The Scottish Government’s Technology Enabled Care (TEC) team in collaboration with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have developed an eLearning module. This has been created to increase the awareness, knowledge, and confidence of the health and social care workforce to better understand the role of telecare in assessment and support planning.
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Strategy Scottish Government want to hear your views on what a new mental health and wellbeing strategy for Scotland should look like. They have asked a series of Scottish Government want to hear your views on what a new mental health and wellbeing strategy for Scotland should look like. They have asked a series of questions, and your answers to these will help shape the final strategy.
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The Salus service is completely free for anyone living or working in Ayrshire of working age (1665) looking to sustain or gain employment. This service is specially designed to be rapid intervention so once referred a client would be contacted within 48 hours of a received referral and engaged within 15 working days. There is access to therapies such as Counselling, Physiotherapy and alternatives such as Bowen, Reiki and Hypnotherapy to name but a few. Access to these would be classed as rapid intervention meaning it would be much faster than going through traditional routes such as a GP. They are also happy to organise mindfulness sessions in the workplace so that employees can get an idea of what the service is and how it would support them with their health and wellbeing. If you would like a Face to Face meeting or a presentation for yourself or staff members please contact: Website:nhs.salus@nhs.scotwww.salus.co.uk
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The Ambitions programme is a transformational leadership journey, where our cohort of executive-level leaders from mission-driven organisations are supported to scale their operations and enhance their leadership skills with support from expert contributors but also from each other as part of a collaborative leadership group.
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We aim to establish two groups: Scale Up for those more established Scottish organisations and Step Up for those at an earlier stage – with both groups equally ambitious for growth! By participating in the full programme, ambitious leaders will receive the confidence, the tools, the knowledge and the support to build impact. you want to know more, please contact Julie Kyle, SIS Market Building Manager, at Julie@socialinvestmentscotland.com or register for our Ambitions 2022: Live Q&A event on Thursday 18 August at 4.00pm.
NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Health Improvement team are currently offering the Ask, Support, Care (ASC) and Mental Health: A Practical Approach training sessions more information or to arrange a date and time for a training session please contact: Robyn.Scott@aapct.scot.nhs.uk14 to Index
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SAC Thriving Communities team are working in partnership with the South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership to gather feedback from young people who live in South Ayrshire and have caring responsibilities. Many young people are unaware that they are young carers and what support is available to assist them in their role. The team are looking for feedback on how they can help young carers access a range of entitlements, discounts and benefits; raise awareness of the role; and support individuals to easily identify as a carer to a range of businesses and services within South Ayrshire. can complete the survey here before Friday 19 August.
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