Posts Tagged ‘Families Wellbeing’
Queer Stories: Starting a LGBTQ+ family (peer support workshop)
Queer Stories: Starting a LGBTQ+ family (peer support workshop) The experience of starting a family or giving birth as a Queer person can be varied, joyous and challenging. We need to make space to talk about it! This event will be a chance for LGBTQIA+ people in Scotland, at any stage in their journey, to…
Read MoreLINKS Scottish-themed upcycling session
LINKS Scottish-themed upcycling session The LINKS after-school club supports families in the Eyemouth area to share healthy cooking and other energy-saving ideas. Last week we took part in a Burns upcycle and creative session, having some delicious oat cakes with cheese and berries for snack. It was lovely to see our families return and take…
Read MoreLINKS Friday after school club
LINKS Friday after school club LINKS Eyemouth is a project for families in the Eyemouth area in the Borders. The focus is round healthy, lower budget eating and wider wellbeing as a means of promoting social connections. The project has helped strengthen community partnerships between different organisations, groups and small businesses, while sometimes making use…
Read MoreBy leaves we live: creating community in green spaces
By leaves we live Creating community in a green world ‘How many people think twice about a leaf? Yet the leaf is the chief product and phenomenon of Life: this is a green world, with animals comparatively few and small, and all dependent upon the leaves.’ This quote from Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) is equally,…
Read MoreTips for inclusive family groups and buggy walks
Tips for inclusive family groups and buggy walks New Tips guide for family groups Read and download our new resource: Tips for inclusive family groups and buggy walks. This blog shares why we think informal social connections and support among families is powerful – and ideas for shaping inclusive groups. Family connections and supportive peer…
Read MoreMoments of Freedom: International Women’s Day blog
Moments of Freedom: International Women’s Day blog ‘Even COVID can’t stop us: choose to challenge!’ The women from Moments of Freedom have decided to write a blog for International Women’s Day to share their journey over the past year …..and what a year it’s been! What have we achieved? “It’s been a tough year but…
Read MoreOutdoors for wellbeing #1 – Why it’s good to get outside
Welcome to our first blog in the “Outdoors for Wellbeing” series. We have heard about and witnessed first hand how spending time outside can improve our wellbeing. So we thought it would be a good idea to pull together what we’ve learnt from our own experiences, the people we work with and other organisations. …
Read MoreFamilies Wellbeing videos: storytelling
Families Wellbeing Videos Families Supporting Families: wellbeing in the pandemic Earlier in the Covid19 pandemic, Families Supporting Families worked with local creators to find new online solutions for family wellbeing. With support from the Scottish Government Wellbeing Fund, these projects were able to run engaging online sessions and create families wellbeing videos. These sessions were…
Read MoreOutside the Box Evaluation and Trainings
Outside the Box evaluation and trainings At Outside the box we believe that sharing good practices and ideas plays a part in building strong, caring, equal communities. We work together with communities, supporting them to address the challenges they face – and take steps to positively transform society! We also support community groups, services and…
Read MoreOur Response to Covid-19
When we entered the new decade I don’t think any of us would have believed what 2020 had instore for us. We have all had to adapt and learn new and different ways of working in a fast moving and changing environment. Here is a little insight into what we have been doing to respond…
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