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The final report of the Scottish Older People's Assembly 2011 which took place in October 2011 can be viewed here.
National Youth Worker of the Year Awards 2012 - Nominations are now closed.
YouthLink Scotland announced the launch of the fifth National Youth Worker of the Year Awards 2012 to celebrate and recognise outstanding service and performance by managers, youth workers and peer educators in the youth work sector.
Generations Working Together wish everyone well in their nominations especially category seven - Youth Worker of the Year (Intergenerational Work).
This award will go to an individual or group whose work has consistently demonstrated that they have used creative and innovative approaches to bring young people and other generations together to share their skills/experience and to work to improve community
cohesion in the area in which they live.
An Awards Dinner to announce and celebrate the achievements of the finalists will be held on Thursday 15 March 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Glasgow.
Age UK has brought together leading experts in the field of ageing to create the authoritative guide to ageing better: Improving Later Life. With people living longer than ever and much of the existing advice often confusing or contradictory, the Charity has worked with the experts to bring together their top tips to help us all age better. The PDF is free and can be downloaded here.
At the same time, the Scottish Government has produced a report examining the health status of people aged 65 and over in Scotland, which can be accessed here.
Scotland's Regeneration Strategy
Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment on the 12th December 2011 set out the Scottish Government's blueprint for tackling Scotland's areas of deprivation and poverty.
Scotland's Regeneration Strategy sets out a £175 million programme of investment to support the country's most disadvantaged communities, transforming the prospects of the people who live there.
Part of the investment includes a £50 million SPRUCE Fund created with the European Commission and the European Investment Bank, through Scotland's JESSICA (Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas) Fund, which is now open for business.
Turn 2 Us are a charitable service which helps people access the money available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other help.
Congratulations to Alan Hatton-Yeo from the Centre of Intergenerational Practice, Beth Johnson Foundation for winning the Pioneer for all Ages Award. Alan has been chief executive of the Beth
Johnson Foundation since 1998 and has been tireless in his efforts to develop and extend the Foundation’s programme of intergenerational work. For more information regarding the awards please click here.
Book now to see the free theatre production from Baldy Bane!
Better Late Than Dead on Time is designed for performance to all generations within communities and covers many issues; such as teen drinking; various distractions to pedestrians and young drivers; parents parking too close to school gates; reaction times of older drivers; road rage etc.
For further information click here or check out Baldy Bane's website.
Intergnerational Activity - Research Summary 8
A list of key findings from research studies and evaluations that show the positive impact of mentoring and befriending (Mentoring + Befriending Foundation).
Glasgow Women’s Library What’s On Guide for Autumn & Winter 2011 now available view here.
A FREE, monthly expert funding and governance surgery for Glasgow's voluntary and community organisations has been set up by GCVS. First Tuesday is a new service, aimed at helping organisations survive and prosper in these difficult times. Click here for more details.
The Beth Johnson Foundation has published the results of a programme of young person led activity completed in 2011. The programme assessed the practical application of youth-led intergenerational initiatives in order ro develop working guidelines for future initiatives; it was supported throughout by The National Youth Agency Intergnerational Youth Learning Network. The report provides guidnace and direction for youth-led programme planning; click here to find out more and to download a copy of the report and summary.
Food & Health Scotland (CFHS) hope the Meals & Messages report will contribute to current debates on the future of Scottish public services, for example through the work of the Christie Commission, and ensure that consumers are placed at the heart of decisions made about how Scotland responds to these challenges. CFHS recommend that the Scottish Government work with COSLA and other key partners to develop a benchmark for food services for older people living at home across all local authority areas in Scotland.
NOTE: Check out our funding page for information on micro funding available till December 2011 from CFHS.
The 'Generations Talking Together' report from the event held at the City Chambers in Edinburgh on Tuesday 22 March 2011 is now available to download. The event, supported by the Scottish Centre for Intergenerational Practice, the City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Youth Parliament, was one of a series of regional events designed to showcase intergenerational work in Scotland.
To download the report, please click here (file size approx. 176KBs).
Could your charity or voluntary community organisation benefit from some free support?
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) runs an employee volunteering programme which has 10,000 staff days to offer. It is called Community 10,000 and gives staff the opportunity to work for a day (or possibly more) with voluntary organisations across Scotland which have links to the Department and its customers.
Participating staff want to learn more about their customers and make a real difference to charities and voluntary groups. All Community 10,000 partners represent the interests of DWP customers, such as pensioners, lone parents, disabled people, children and so on. Placements have included being an assistant in a day centre, hospice, charity shop, cafe, in a carers' organisation, at a homeless shelter and in major community projects, such as renovating gardens and communal areas. Sometimes help comes in the form of a single volunteer or a group.
Interested? Want to find out more?
Email: Jean McAllister DWP Volunteer Manager for Scotland. Tel: 07920 768 476.
How do you inspire leadership across generations? Click here to read the report by Common Purpose on their successful Generation Infinity event at Linlithgow in November.
BBC First Click is offering free resources to partner organisations to run introductory courses for people 55+. Register your organisation to run a beginner's computer course. This campaign will run from 2010 - 2012.
The UK Government has launched a consultation in which it is seeking your views on how it can improve the effectiveness of the advice and support that is available to frontline organisations. Fnd out how you can have your say and read about the new strategy.
AGE (European Older People's Platform) is currently involved in an awareness-raising campaign to attract the attention of politicians at European, national, regional and local levels on how to rethink the concept of solidarity between the generations, and on how to support civil society initiatives on intergenerational cooperation. Visit website for more details. A dedicated page provides examples of activities organised in 2010 and 2009.
