The Fearless Campaign, which launched this week, is a campaign raising awareness aimed at our young people by highlighting what Sextortion is and how to react if targeted or asked for advice by another young person. The campaign utilises the words of young people to talk to their peers and also provides advice to parents,...
Everyone has anxiety. We need it to survive. Join Healthy Valleys for four weeks from Thursday 28th November until Thursday 19th December to explore and understand anxiety. You will learn new techniques to help you manage your anxiety. Full details of the anxiety management course can be found on the attached flyer.
Home-Start works with families in communities right across the UK. Starting in the home, their approach is as individual as the people they’re helping. No judgement, it is just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. Being a parent has never been easy. It can be lonely, frustrating, heart breaking and over-whelming. Life-changing events can happen...
VIP Programmes are delivering two new groups for children and their family/carers. Little Outdoors is a group where children age 3-5 years old can participate in fun outdoor activities and songs and stories. The session is for children only and runs on a Thursday from 10am till 11am. The first six week blocks are free...
Once again Viewcare are organising a Christmas Hamper project to deliver food and gifts to people who need to feel a wee bit of extra love this Christmas. Last year just under 800 people were fed through the project and this year even more people need your help. Full details on the attached flyer.
Skills Development Scotland will share its latest Pupil Voice and Parent Voice research findings, which draws on the voices of nearly 11,000 young people and 4,000 parents and carers in Scotland. The largest of its kind in Scotland, this SDS research places the learner at the heart of the system, capturing their voices and experiences...
In early November, during Challenge Poverty Week, Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville visited Edinburgh Community Food to meet with families and urge them to make use of their Best Start Foods cards. Best Start Foods, a payment of up to £42.40 every four weeks, helps eligible pregnant women, parents, families and carers with children under the...
As part of Scotland’s legal ratification of the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child, children and young people are encouraged to share their opinion on the health care they receive through the Care Opinion Bear. Tell your story with help from Bear via this link: Tell your story with help from Bear...
Lanarkshire Deaf Crafts Group and Lanarkshire deaf Hub are hosting a Christmas Fayre on Saturday 23rd November at 1pm till 4pm at the Lanarkshire Deaf Hub in Motherwell. Full details are on the attached flyer.
Calling all Children! The North Pole Express exhibition at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, Motherwell opened on Friday 8 November. Come along and have a play! There are lots of fun activities such as the play train, a quiz to find the polar bears, dressing up and wheelie mice to ride around on. A great way...
