SCDC Supporting Communities Programme: People, Planning and Place
/We’re offering help to community organisations involved in community-led action planning and strengthening community engagement.
Read MoreWe’re offering help to community organisations involved in community-led action planning and strengthening community engagement.
Read MoreThe new £11.5 million fund is now open for applications until the deadline of Friday 14th June and is delivered as part of the Empowering Communities Programme.
Read MoreScottish Community Development Centre has been asked by a research partnership to give our assessment on whether we think Scotland is achieving goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We’d like to hear your view.
Read MoreIn this blog, SCDC’s Andrew Paterson reflects on the Strengthening Community Councils event held on the 23rd April 2019 and wonders if it’s time to rebalance how we thinnk of, and support, community councils.
Read MoreGet an insight into some of the work we’ve been doing across Scotland.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government is seeking views on the use and regulation of fireworks in Scotland.
Read MoreExploring how community councils can
contribute to democratic renewal in Scotland.
Mediation is a flexible and effective way of finding solutions to all sorts of conflicts and disagreements. Unlike many other ways of dealing with conflict mediation is quick, private, often free, and helps find solutions everyone can live with.
SCDC has previously worked with the Scottish Community Mediation Centre on training around managing conflicts in communities.
This training is no longer offered, but you can find out more on the SCMC website.
Invitation to the Official Launch of Connect Us Too: A Series of accessible Mental Health Awareness Videos.
Read MoreLast month our CHEX team had their #RightsIntoReality conference exploring how we can use human rights-based approaches in our work. Read the report here.
Read MoreScottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) and What Works Scotland have been conducting research to explore how community councils can be strengthened. We would like to invite you to this National Seminar to discuss the report findings and to help come up with some follow up actions.
Read MoreRegister your interesting in attending this event
Read MoreParticipation requests are a way for community groups to start a dialogue with public bodies about improving how services are designed and delivered. A new article by the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) summaries where they have been made, which groups have made them and what they led to.
Read MoreHere, CHEX looks at how community-led health organisations have a key role to play in the development of social prescribing.
Read MoreThis is an exciting opportunity for anyone who has an interest and experience in community development in Scotland.
Read MoreThrough our Supporting Communities programme we’ve partnered up with community organisations from across the country to help build skills and ideas important to them and their communities.
Read MoreThis new section of Communities Channel Scotland aims to provide straightforward introductions to legislation
Read MoreYouthlink Scotland is developing resources around ‘cyber resilience’ - this means people are better able to think about and protect themselves from risks online, including viruses and scams. They want to hear from you to inform the development of the resources.
Read MoreJoin the CHEX team for this participatory conference, 6th February in Glasgow.
Read MoreScottish Ministers are looking to appoint a new Chair of the Community Learning and Development Standards Council Scotland.
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