Partner Organisations
“It’s great that there are people out there who understand what it’s like to be in my situation”
We are proud to work with many partner organisations across North Lanarkshire and beyond…
Community Solutions
The Community Solutions programme is committed to building community capacity to support improvements to people’s wellbeing, with a focus on vulnerable groups and carers. The programme is the community delivery arm of Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire (HSCNL) which, in partnership with the host organisation, Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) oversees the £1.5 million a year programme, including governance, delivery and evaluation.
SDS Scotland
To promote Independent Living in Scotland by ensuring high quality, local, Independent Support on Self-directed Support (SDS) is available to all. We work to showcase good practice in social care and campaign to ensure that SDS truly becomes the mainstream approach to social care delivery across Scotland. Self Directed Support Scotland represents organisations run by and for disabled people, our members support thousands of people across Scotland.
SDS Collective
The SDS Collective launched in 2019. Recognising that Self-directed Support is the mainstream form of social care provision in Scotland, the Collective is about positively promoting the implementation of Self-directed Support, in line with the spirit of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2014. The Collective is for anyone who might be receiving social care support, carers, and third sector organisations that work on social care issues.
Inclusion Scotland
Our mission is to achieve positive changes to policy and practice, so that we disabled people are fully included throughout all Scottish society as equal citizens. We do this by influencing decision-makers, supporting disabled people to be decision-makers themselves, and developing capacity, awareness and engagement. Find out more about our approach and work. You can become a member of Inclusion Scotland by visiting our membership page.
“I feel as if we’ve put the world to rights”
Disability Confident
The Disability Confident scheme supports employers like you to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to your workplace. Join over 18,000 organisations that have signed up. Disability Confident organisations play a leading role in changing attitudes for the better. They’re changing behaviour and cultures in their own businesses, networks and communities, and reaping the benefits of inclusive recruitment practices.
United to Prevent Suicide
Take action today and sign up to the movement for change on suicide. United to Prevent Suicide is a social movement of people from all across Scotland, we are united in a shared belief that each and every one of us has a role to play in preventing suicide. 2153 people have joined the movement so far. They have all received a suicide prevention pack loaded with information on talking about suicide and showing support for the campaign.
Volunteer Friendly Award
The Volunteer Friendly Award is a simple, user-friendly quality standard designed by Volunteer Dundee to support, recognise and reward groups who are good at involving volunteers. Many essential services in Scotland’s communities are enhanced by volunteers. Volunteering also has a significant social value as it is increasingly being used to give excluded individuals the chance to build their confidence and skills through helping others.
Befriending Networks
Befriending Networks envisages a society that values befriending, recognises its importance, and provides befriending support to everyone who needs it. Since the late 1980s, we have offered support, training and guidance to hundreds of befriending projects across the UK and beyond and raising awareness about the ways befriending reduces social isolation and loneliness by improving wellbeing.
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Engagement and Participation
Supported People's Partnership
Partnership
North Lanarkshire Disability Forum (NLDF), Lanarkshire Links and Voice of Experience Forum (VOEF) are working together for better Health and Social Care for Supported People in North Lanarkshire.
NLDF, Lanarkshire Links, and the VOEF have officially formed a strategic partnership. This collaboration is a direct response to North Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care’s Engagement and Participation Strategy.
Our mission is simple: to ensure that the people who use health and social care services in North Lanarkshire are the ones helping to shape them. By combining our expertise and resources, we can provide a robust structure for representation, ensuring that your lived experiences reach the people making the big decisions.
As each of our organisations specialise in reaching those often considered under-represented, we have combined together our skills, knowledge, and resources, so that we can achieve more effective outcomes for our community than we ever could alone.
We believe that to truly enhance the lives of those living and working in North Lanarkshire, your voice must not only be heard but it must be valued.
Engagement and Participation Network
A key element to this partnership is creating a network of grass roots organisations who engage with supported people, and those under-represented to share their knowledge and experiences of statutory services.
The Engagement and Participation Network will offer collaborative opportunities, experiences and input from the Network members. Through this Network, we will work to highlight gaps in representation allowing us to tailor our communications and approaches to meet the needs of the under-represented groups.
As the Engagement and Participation (E&P) Network is set up as part of the University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire Engagement and Participation (UH&SC NL E&P) Strategy. The E&P Network has been established to support and compliment a strategic North Lanarkshire wide approach to involvement, engagement, and participation of all.
Vision: The E&P Network aims to ensure that local people with support needs, feel heard, engaged, and involved in the development of health and social care services in North Lanarkshire.
Remit of Group: The E&P Network will ensure that, the network partners work towards promoting best practice, delivering E&P activities, and recording such work and the outcomes across health and social care in North Lanarkshire.
Membership: The E&P Network will include and engage with statutory, community, and voluntary sector colleagues to achieve its aims.
From the Supported People’s Partnership and through the E&P Network we intend to use the ‘Growth Pot Fund’ to help widen participation through the provision of financial support to groups.
The Growth Pot Fund
The Partnership will administer a Growth Pot Fund, where organisations and grass roots community groups can apply for funding to increase their engagement and participation, as a result of their application they will be invited to the E&P Network.
Who can apply?
This fund is open to
· Charities, community groups and associations based in North Lanarkshire
· Organisations with an annual income under £75,000
· Groups that hold a bank account in the name of the organisation
· Groups that have a governing document (i.e. a Constitution or Terms of Reference)
We especially encourage applications from under-represented communities, including ethnic minorities, New Scots, and LGBTQ+ groups.