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Funding: MacRoberts Trust
03 Feb Support for projects in the UK in the following areas: science and technology; youth; services and sea; disabled; ex-servicemen's hospitals and homes; education; community welfare; agriculture and horticulture; arts and music; medical care.
Research: Poll finds 85 percent support provision of mentors to young people in custody
03 Feb The Centre for Social Justice(CSJ) has published a report on the youth justice system and recommends greater effort be made to encourage ex-offenders to contribute to the work of the Juvenile Secure Estate (JSE) through interventions such as mentoring.
Research: Mentoring siblings of gang members - learning from an evaluation
03 Feb A journal article from 'Children in Society' has been published which reviews and summarises research carrier out on mentoring siblings of gang members with a key focus on an evaluation that took place a few years ago which used paid mentors and ran for 4 months.
Employability: Youth Employment Strategy Published
02 Feb A draft Youth Employment Strategy has been published by Youth Employment Minister Angela Constance for discussion at the National Economic Forum. The strategy focuses on individual support for the wide range of young people in Scotland who are not in work.
Funding: BIG to award 2 million pounds extra to existing grant holders
02 Feb Existing Big Lottery Fund Scotland grant holders, that have lost funding from other sources as a result of the current financial climate, are now able to bid for part of an extra two million pounds. Scotland's biggest funder is offering projects currently receiving BIG funding, that are experiencing difficulty, some extra financial support in the first half of 2012.
SMN: Good Practice Guide available to all members
02 Feb A copy of the new SMN Good Practice Guide, which was launched at our annual event in November 2011, is now available for all members of SMN. The guide aims to raise standards and professionalism in mentoring, providing a benchmark for programmes across a range of contexts.
Research : Role Modelling
26 Jan YouthLink Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government are undertaking research that will highlight the role of youth work in role modelling, and lead to a training resource for the sector.
Recognition: Young Scot Awards 2012
26 Jan Nominations are now open for the Young Scot Awards 2012, sponsored by The Co-operative Foundation.
Award in Volunteering Skills
26 Jan An Award in Volunteering Skills at SCQF Levels 3, 4 and 5 provides formal recognition of volunteering activity. Through participation in volunteering activities, candidates will develop a range of skills and personal development experiences which will help to prepare them for responsibility, further education and employment.
Funding: The Baring Foundation
26 Jan The Baring Foundation was set up in 1969 to give money to charities and voluntary organisations pursuing charitable purposes. In 42 years they have given 102.5 million pounds in grants. Their budget for grant-making in 2011 is 2.2 million pounds.The Foundation operates three grant programmes which aim to strengthen the voluntary sector, international development and the arts.
