Back in June 2023, we hosted the Supporting New Scots in Lanarkshire conference alongside Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire, NHS Lanarkshire, Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
We would like to warmly invite you to our Supporting New Scots in Lanarkshire Conference on 22nd June 2023, 9.00 am - 4.00 pm, at the Glo Centre in Motherwell (78 Muir St, Motherwell ML1 1LP).
The term New Scots includes people who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection and people seeking asylum. The purpose of this conference is to set a foundation for successful partnership working across sectors in accordance with the New Scots Strategy by:
NHS Led community engagement session where there will be a presentation by NHS Lanarkshire regarding the 'Our Health Together' campaign followed by the opportunity for questions and then individual group discussions on the engagement questions.
The subject of Community Wealth Building can also be approached, and insight is given from NHS Lanarkshire as an anchor organisation.
📅 Monday, 5th June 2023
⏰ 9.45 am - 11.30 am
📍 David Livingston Centre, 165 Station Road, Blantyre G72 9BY
Book your place today by clicking the “BOOK YOUR SPACE” button.
Season's Greetings!
We would like to let you know that VASLan staff will be taking days off throughout the festive season. Our office and phone-line will be closed on Thursday, 22nd December 2022 at 5.00 pm.
We will be back up to speed on Wednesday, 4th January 2023 at 9.00 am.
We are absolutely delighted to be launching our new strategy for 2022 to 2024, ‘Moving to Action’.
Our previous strategy ended in 2020, and whilst around 65% to 70% was achieved, we perhaps fell a bit short in a few areas, including our approach to volunteering, and to social enterprise. Through the pandemic, we have been playing our part in supporting South Lanarkshire’s third sector emergency response, our sector stepping up when our communities needed it.
VASLan is set to relaunch the Building and Celebrating Communities Programme
VASLan is now inviting applications from organisations and community groups across South Lanarkshire to apply for the small grant scheme Building and Celebrating Communities (BCC) programme. It is a program to get the community groups and grassroots organisations to get BCC appropriate initiatives off the ground.
The annual VASLan Third Sector Awards are back for 2022 and nominations are now open! VASLan are looking forward to hosting the award to recognise the incredible work and outstanding contribution of the Third Sector in South Lanarkshire. The award ceremony is expected to be held in October 2022.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) funded by South Lanarkshire Council is working with third sector employer organisations to create a range of paid work experience for unemployed individuals who are:
NHS Lanarkshire is asking patients to plan ahead for the Queens’ Jubilee holiday weekend when surgeries will be closed either Monday 30 May and Friday 3June or Thursday 2 and Friday 3 June depending on where the surgery is located.
For those practices where their patients would normally go to hospital in Glasgow, they will be taking the same public holidays as the Glasgow GPs which are Monday 30 May and Friday 3 June. These practices are listed below.
Do you work in retail, supply, logistics, public transport, education or health and social care?
Time for You is providing free mental health and wellbeing support to frontline workers across Scotland.
Frontline workers have been carrying out some of the most important jobs during the pandemic – and even as restrictions begin to lift, we know many are continuing to experience high levels of anxiety and stress.
Three levels of support – ranging from online self-help to therapy – are available right now.