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Here is your weekly round-up of content from our website, www.fva.org
Please send us any of your own news, event details, vacancies and more and we'll post them on our website for the thousands of weekly visitors to see.
Click on any of the purple text below to be taken to the item on our website.
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K107FM Commemorate World Earth Day with Tree Planting
K107FM planted the tree at New Volunteer House, Kirkcaldy, to celebrate World Earth Day and becoming a member of Fife Communities Climate Action Network.
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Keeping Children Safe Online: A Guide for Parents, Carers, and Guardians
Cyber and Fraud Hub have created a guide to provide advice to parents, grandparents, carers, guardians, siblings, and children themselves, highlighting key things to look out for to stay safe online.
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FVA Training and Learning
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FVA lunchtime learning sessions are aimed at raising the skills and capacities of local service providers interested in improving or enhancing their provision in Fife.
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Benefits available from Social Security Scotland
Tuesday 20 May, 12.00-1.00, online
Claire Lister, Partnership and Events Manager for Social Security Scotland, will introduce us to the wide range of benefits now available and will guide us through Social Security Scotland’s plans for the future.
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Child Poverty and Parental Employability Support
Tuesday 27 May, 12.00-1.00, online
Participants will explore the long-term impact of poverty in Fife, hear about common challenges, and gain an overview of existing family-focused employability provision in Fife.
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Fife Employability Forum
Wednesday 07 May, 9.00-12.30, New Volunteer House Kirkcaldy
The Fife Employability Forum is held quarterly and brings together staff and managers involved in employability services from all sectors - aiming to help organisations to work together to improve employment outcomes for people in Fife.
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Health and Social Care Forum - May
Thursday 08 May, 10.00-12.00, Caledonia House Glenrothes
Our forum is open to any third sector organisation working within the health and social care sector in Fife. The forum is a fantastic space for third sector colleagues to come along and hear about key developments in health and social care in Fife and nationally, discuss significant issues and network with other third sector organisations.
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Carers' Providers Forum - May
Tuesday 13 May, 2.00-4.00, Caledonia House Glenrothes
This forum will provide a platform for management-level carer providers from third and public sectors in Fife to share knowledge and insights, stay informed, access training and education opportunities, advocate for caregivers, and influence positive changes.
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Voluntary Sector Children‘s Services Forum
Thursday 22 May, 10.00-12.00, Caledonia House Glenrothes
The Voluntary Sector Children‘s Services Forum (VSCSF) is open to any staff member, board member or volunteer working in the third sector with children, young people and families.
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Climate Know How
Tuesday 13 May, 9.30-4.30, New Volunteer House Kirkcaldy
This session is open to partners that are aware of the need to upskill the workforce to prepare for forthcoming changes in the employability landscape to meet the and manage response to the climate emergency.
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Other Training and Events
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Opportunities and Support Groups
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Volunteers' Week 2025 Webinar - Get Involved
Tuesday 29 April, 2.00-2.45, online
Volunteers’ Week is back and just around the corner, taking place 01-08 June 2025, and it’s time to start planning! Whether you're hosting an event, giving a shout-out to your amazing volunteers, or looking for new ways to get involved, they’ve got you covered.
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Age Scotland's Dementia Lived Experience Forum Information Session
Tuesday 06 May, 10.00-11.00, online
The forum is a place for people living with dementia or caring for someone with a dementia diagnosis to share stories, connect with others, and make a collective change for people affected by dementia in the future through the power of their voice.
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LinkLiving - Step On Pre-Employability Programme
Step On is a pre-employability programme offered by LinkLiving for 16–19 year-olds in Kirkcaldy. Participants have the opportunity to work on self-development, improve mental health, and gain employability skills with the help of a dedicated development worker.
The programme runs for 14 weeks, starting on Monday 28 April 2025.
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Fife International Forum - SQA ESOL Programme for Parents
Fife International Forum now offers a new SQA in English for Speakers of Other Langugages (ESOL) Programme for Parents called 'Build language skills for employment'.
This programme will equip the parents with essential communication skills and boost their confidence, opening doors to future job opportunities.
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Lead Scotland - Digital Skills training for Adult Carers
The project supports unpaid adult carers who are aged 16 and over. Support can be given on equipment already owned or an equipment loan can be offered if the carer doesn't own any equipment or would like to try something new.
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Barnardo's JOBS Project
This is a 10-week employability course hosted in collaboration with Amazon in Dunfermline, which can offer a supported route into paid employment.
It is geared towards those who are 18-29 years old who are currently not in employment, education, or training, and may face barriers to opportunities. The course starts on 07 May 2025.
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Moments in Time Dementia-Friendly Sessions
Moments in Time is a dementia-friendly group run by OnFife that brings people together to chat and reminisce over a cuppa.
The next set of sessions will be held in the 'Pub Reminiscence Pod' at Methil Heritage Centre, starting on 15 May.
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Mentally Healthy Workplace Training
Mentally Healthy Workplace training has been developed by NHS Healthy Working Lives specifically for managers and supervisors because of their crucial role in supporting the health and wellbeing of employees.
The training includes good practice in promoting positive mental health and wellbeing and practical examples of how to support employees experiencing mental health problems.
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Volunteers Needed - Victim Support Scotland
Do you enjoy helping others? Giving back to your local community? Victim Support Scotland (VSS) is looking for volunteers to join its team!
Whether you're a stay-at-home parent, full-time worker, student or retiree, you can support someone affected by crime in Scotland.
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Pint of Science Festival 2025
Monday 19-Wednesday 21 May, 7.00-9.30, St Andrews
Pint of Science is an international science festival that happens annually over three evenings in May.
From 19-21 May 2025, science researchers will be making their way from the lab to public venues such as cafes and pubs to share their research stories with the public over a nice cold pint of their favourite drink.
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ParalympicsGB Reunion Event
Saturday 31 May, 12.00-4.00, Stirling
The event provides an opportunity for those who have represented ParalympicsGB, including the loved ones of Paralympians who have now passed away, to unite as a community, for old friendships to be rekindled, and for new connections to be made.
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Exploring Barriers Faced by Social Enterprises in Scotland
The study aims to identify the factors that make it easier or more challenging for social enterprises to meet these standards, why some may find one easier to follow than the other, and the differences in awareness, interpretation, and adoption between the two.
Closing date: 02 May 2025
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There are 53 funding opportunities on our website at the moment.
New funding opportunities on our website this week (in order of closing date):
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Scottish Forestry - Forestry Grant Scheme
The scheme aims to encourage landscape-scale collaborative projects between two or more landowners by providing support for project facilitation and coordination.
Closing date: 15 May 2025
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SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund
The country’s leading tenancy deposit protection scheme has introduced a Community Fund designed to provide small grants to projects enhancing communities across Scotland.
Closing date: 30 May 2025
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The Theatres Trust - Small Grants Programme
The trust funds small projects that make a big impact to a theatre’s resilience, sustainability, accessibility or improving the diversity of audiences.
Closing date: 06 June 2025
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Historic Environment Scotland - Partnership Fund
The fund is open to applications from third sector organisations delivering strategic outcomes with national impact for Scotland’s historic environment or the Scottish historic environment sector.
Closing date: 15 August 2025
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Aberlour Urgent Assistance Fund
Aberlour’s Urgent Assistance Fund can provide immediate relief to families with children (aged 21 and under) who are suffering extreme hardship.
Closing date: apply any time
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There are 7 job vacancies on our website at the moment.
New job opportunities on our website this week (in order of closing date):
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