Posts by Ciara Maguire
Queer Families: LGBTQ friendly children’s books
Storytelling is an important part of our Queer Families group- not only is it a fun and engaging activity for young kids, it’s also a great way to share stories about LGBTQ families and children. We also found that a lot of schools and nurseries want to be more inclusive but aren’t sure where to…
Read MoreLocal People Linking: Human Rights training with Neighbourhood Networks
We are excited to deliver human rights training to Neighbourhood Networks this weekend, as part of our Local People Linking project. The training is an accessible way for us to: Bring people together with different experiences to share knowledge and learn more about the rights of people in their communities. Give people a space to…
Read MoreCommunity Insight Workshops
We would like you to join us in a discussion about how communities and health and care systems can work together in Scotland. Communities’ response when we went into lockdown in March in supporting people’s health, wellbeing and social care needs was incredible, with local people coordinating different responses quickly and effectively. Once again, we…
Read MoreEnd of Year Reflections
As we prepare to finish up for Christmas, we have been reflecting on the end of what has turned out to be a pretty challenging year for most people! We held a team reflection session to think about our work over the past year- what was challenging? What was good? What did we learn? What…
Read MoreMums Returning to Work: Resources, training and more
Resources for creating a Mum-Friendly Workplace Here you can find our Mums Returning to Work resources, including our new Support Pack for employers and training videos! Mums Returning to Work grew from our experience supporting different groups of Mums, parents and employers to develop equal policies, an inclusive culture, and the space and skills for…
Read MoreNew Queer Families Resources!
We are excited to launch our new resources, developed alongside our Queer Families group! We started the Queer Families group in Glasgow in 2018 after realising there was a gap for LGBTQ families who wanted to socialise and have friendships with other LGBTQ people, in a child-friendly space. Some felt they had lost their connection…
Read MoreCommunity Responses to COVID 19: An equalities perspective
Throughout the pandemic we have seen communities responding in creative and flexible ways. The urgency of the situation meant that many supports were put into place quickly to respond to the immediate needs of community members. The lack of red tape and bureaucracy meant that innovative solutions could happen quickly and at a local level,…
Read MoreHuntly Community Bus – continuing to support people during lockdown
Before lockdown, the community minibus in Huntly was used by groups of people to get around the area and for trips and outings. Responding to the crisis it has developed new ways of working to help older people and isolated outlying communities and has developed new practices to keep people safe. The bus now takes…
Read MoreCaring Communities Spotlight: Newtown St Boswell’s Phone Box Hub
Lately we have been hearing of all the amazing community initiatives happening across Scotland during this difficult time. One story that inspired us is from Newtown St Boswell’s, where a phone box has been turned into a mini community hub. The phone box was decommissioned some years ago and the Community Council took ownership for…
Read MoreScotland’s Caring Communities
At Outside the Box, as our regular ways of working and living continue to change, we have been looking at how communities are adapting and supporting one another. The COVID 19 pandemic has meant that we have had to adapt quickly to new ways of working and supporting each other and to seek new solutions…
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