Enabling, Facilitating, Championing

We are delighted that there will be a £30 million boost for the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund 2025/27.

We will be hosting two online information sessions about the next stage of this Fund ahead of applications opening. These sessions are an opportunity to learn more about the Fund, eligibility criteria and how to apply. We recommend that interested groups attend one of these sessions to find out more before applying. 

The sessions will take place via Microsoft Teams on the following dates:

We are excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 Third Sector Awards. Every year, we throw this celebration to showcase the outstanding achievements of individuals and organisations in South Lanarkshire. We want to recognise the tireless efforts and transformative change that the third sector has on our communities. 

This years categories are:

Following the momentum of the successful CPP Development Day on 14 May, South Lanarkshire Council and VASLan co-hosted a Strategic Engagement Workshop on 22 May, bringing together 35 third sector organisations committed to shaping a stronger, fairer South Lanarkshire.

This was the first in a series of partnership review sessions. This session focused on values, voice and vision with future workshops focusing on funding and commissioning. 

Over two hours of rich discussion we: 

The latest meeting of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Network (Children, Young People & Whole Families) took place on Tuesday 20 May. 

Over 70 participants attended the fourth network event, completing a rotation across all localities in South Lanarkshire. A big thank you to everyone who attended and supported the event. 

If you missed it, you can watch the highlights from the day over on our YouTube.

On Wednesday 14 May, VASLan hosted a powerful day of engagement between the Community Planning Partnership (CPP) and the Third Sector. 

The CPP Development Day brought together key voices from across the third sector and statutory bodies to explore how we can work better together to deliver real change for our communities. Three organisations represented the sector, with VASLan proud to host. The day focused on creating more genuine, resourced and inclusive collaboration within the Community Planning Partnership.
 

We can't wait to celebrate the dedicated and passionate volunteers' that are supporting people across South Lanarkshire. Come and join us for Volunteers' Week from Monday 2nd - Sunday 8th June 2025. 

At VASLan, we are hosting two special events - a celebration event in Lanark and a volunteer recruitment event in East Kilbride. You can find the details below.