The Clackmannanshire Alliance is hosting events in support of Challenge Poverty Week during 7-13 October with key themes of housing, transport, adequate incomes, food, communities and volunteering.
The themes chosen for our local sessions also reflect some of the priorities and drivers of poverty that partners have identified over the past year. They build on existing work to reduce the cost of living for families, increase income from employment for parents and increase access to benefits and entitlement for families.
We hope that as many people as possible attend these sessions, and feedback will be used in developing future action plans to tackle poverty.
Further support and advice for residents and families on cost of living help and support, please follow the link.
For more information, please visit The Poverty Alliance's Challenge Poverty Week page.
Venue: Kilncraigs Reception area | Time: 10.30am-12noon | Booking: No booking required - drop-in event
Venue: Kilncraigs Reception area | Time: 1.30-3pm | Booking: No booking required - drop-in event
Monday 7 October - Venue: Alloa Family Centre | Time: 9.15-11.15am | Booking: No booking required, drop-in event
Friday 11 October - Venue: Blue House, Tullibody | Time: 9.30-11.30am | Booking: No booking required, drop-in event
As part of the Family Support Collaborative in Clackmannanshire, we are launching two Family Support Hubs with a third to follow before December.
The aim of these hubs is to provide a community place based approach to accessing services and supports.
The hubs will offer a free, drop in style, non referral approach where families, parents, carers, young people can walk in a receive advice, sign posting and, in some cases, support there and then.
Services and supports already committed to the hubs include, Barnardos, Action for Children, Homestart, and employability supports.
We want to create spaces that have a no wrong door approach. If you are looking for advice or support with any matters that relate to a family we want to be able to help and support at the first point of contact.
The hubs have been completely designed by communities with co production and participation at the centre of them.
The hubs will not take away from any of the existing work that goes on around family support - it is an addition and a new easier way for people to access support and advice before it is reaching the level of crisis interventions.
Venue: Alloa Town Hall | Time: 11.30am-1pm | Booking: No booking required, drop-in event
CTSI and Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health & Social Care Partnership are jointly hosting this event to mark Active Aging Week (the first week of October) and Challenge Poverty Week (second week of October) to share knowledge and information on new ways that communities and the third sector are working together with our health professional colleagues to improve health and wellbeing of our elderly and disabled population in Clackmannanshire.
Our joint aims are to improve the outcomes for people by
CTSI will also be introducing the new CTSI Volunteer Portal (in partnership with Team Kinetic) for the first time to our volunteering involving organisations.
Venue: Kilncraigs Reception area | Time: 10am-3pm | Booking: email fuelenergyadvice@clacks.gov.uk or call 01259 450000 (home visits can be requested)
Fuel poverty and Energy Efficiency advice surgeries are available at Kilncraigs hosted by our Home Energy Advice Team (HEAT).
The team will also be in attendance at the Family Hub events which are scheduled to commence in early October (see below).
The team can provide information on