Latest news and events , 20 July 2017

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/ FVA launches online directory of employability services in Fife
/ DEADLINE EXTENDED: Third Sector as Employers Research - Strengthen the third sector's collective voice Updated!

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/ Scot-PHO Burden of Disease UpdateNew!
/ Disabilities Fife - Young Carers RespiteNew!
/ Health Promotion Training Programme 2017/18New!
/ Suggestions for use of Earlsferry Town HallNew!
/ Cosy Kingdom quarterly newsletterNew!
/ Journey through Justice: Online ResourceNew!
/ Capability Scotland - Fife Supported Living ServiceNew!
/ ‘What matters to you?’ health report
/ Scottish Fire and Rescue Warning: Paraffin-based emollients fire hazard
/ PROFOUND film released by PAMIS - learning disability resource
/ Equality Cat mascot design competition for young people
/ Learn Digital Skills to Help Your Creative Group or Project
/ Dementia friendly walks launched at Riverside Park, Glenrothes
/ Share your Health and Social Care Stories
/ Fife Life Summer 2017 Newsletter

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/ ENeRGI - P.A/One to One Support Employment OpportunityNew!
/ Fife Voluntary Action - Volunteering Development OfficerNew!
/ DEAP - Trainee Support Worker x 2New!
/ Fife Cultural Trust - Volunteering Development OfficerNew!
/ The Richmond Fellowship Scotland - Support Practitioner (Glenrothes)New!
/ The Richmond Fellowship Scotland - Support PractitionerNew!
/ The Richmond Fellowship Scotland - Support Practitioner (Male) x 8
/ Fife Women's Aid - Court Advocacy and Support Worker
/ Disabled Persons Housing Service - Self Directed Support Options Fife Coordinator
/ Fife Young Carers - Young Adult Carers Transitions Worker

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/ To Absent Friends - two small grants schemesNew!
/ Community Engagement Pioneer ProjectNew!
/ Good Finance - Social Investment New!
/ Big Lottery: Early Action System Change

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/ Our Minds Matter - Drop-in session for young people (Dunfermline) - Fife CouncilNew!
Friday 21 July 2017 - Duloch Leisure Centre
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Woods Exploring - Greener Kirkcaldy
Wednesday 26 July 2017 - Dunnikier Country Park
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Sew and Repair Classes - (Class 3 - Clothes Repairs) - Greener Kirkcaldy
Wednesday 26 July 2017 - Templehall Community Centre
August 2017
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Pond Dipping - Greener Kirkcaldy
Tuesday 01 August 2017 - Dunnikier Country Park
/ Saje Scotland - Freedom Hub Cafe, Dunfermline - Saje Scotland
Tuesday 01 August 2017 - TBC, Dunfermline
/ Saje Scotland - Freedom Hub Cafe, Kirkcaldy - Saje Scotland
Wednesday 02 August 2017 - TBC, Kirkcaldy
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Sew and Repairs Classes - (Class 4 - Clothes Repairs, Rips and Tears) - Greener Kirkcaldy
Wednesday 02 August 2017 - Templehall Community Centre
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Sew and Repairs Classes - (Class 5 - Upcycling and Customising Clothes) - Greener Kirkcaldy
Wednesday 09 August 2017 - Templehall Community Centre
/ Inverkeithing Advice Hub Grand Opening - Inverkeithing Advice Hub
Wednesday 09 August 2017 - Ballast Bank Community Centre
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Pots, Seeds and Herbs at Adam Smith Theatre - Greener Kirkcaldy
Thursday 10 August 2017 - Adam Smith Theater
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Sew and Repair Classes - (Class 6 - Upcycling and Customising Clothes) - Greener Kirkcaldy
Wednesday 16 August 2017 - Templehall Community Centre
/ Open day at Gilven House, Glenrothes - Scottish Christian AllianceNew!
Friday 18 August 2017 - Gilven House
/ Home-Start Dunfermline - Home Visiting Volunteers Required - Home-Start DunfermlineNew!
Wednesday 30 August 2017
September 2017
/ First Ever Fife Soup - micro funding event - Fife Soup
Friday 01 September 2017 - Townhill Bowling and Recreation Club
/ Falkirk Wheel Abseil for charity - Scottish Huntington
Saturday 02 September 2017 - Falkirk Wheel
/ Bring It In, Bring It On, Buckhaven - CLEAR Buckhaven
Wednesday 27 September 2017 - TBC

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August 2017
/ Deaf Action - Employability Interview Skills Workshop - Deaf ActionNew!
Tuesday 01 August 2017 - Fife Society for the Blind
/ Deaf Action - Employability Interview Skills Workshop, BSL Users - Deaf ActionNew!
Wednesday 02 August 2017 - Fife Society for the Blind
/ PAMIS - Bereavement and Loss Training - Promoting a More Inclusive Society (PAMIS)
Wednesday 09 August 2017 - PAMIS 15/16
/ One Parent Families Scotland - Child Maintenance Service - One Parent Families Scotland
Thursday 10 August 2017 - One Parent Families Scotland
/ One Parent Families Scotland - Universal Credit - One Parent Families Scotland
Thursday 10 August 2017 - One Parent Families Scotland
/ Communicating with Dementia - words and beyond (Leven) - Fife Carers Centre
Monday 21 August 2017 - Old Manor Hotel, 55 Leven Road, Lundin Links, Leven, KY8 6AJ
/ Scottish Transitions Forum - Getting Transitions Right, Glasgow - ARC Scotland
Monday 21 August 2017 - William Quarrier Conference Centre
/ Supporting Vulnerable Clients - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Tuesday 22 August 2017 - The Bay Hotel
/ Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee - Adult Protection Training - Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee
Tuesday 22 August 2017 - College of Midwifery
/ Course 1 - Volunteer Involvement, getting started - Fife Voluntary Action
Tuesday 22 August 2017 - New Volunteeer House
/ FVAWP - Stalking: A multi-agency seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 23 August 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Fife Council - People Make Places: Opportunities for Community Ownership and Management in Fife - Zahida Ramzan
Wednesday 23 August 2017 - New Volunteer House
/ Data Protection and Information Security now and in the future – an introduction - Information Commissioner's Office New!
Wednesday 23 August 2017 - Online
/ One Parent Families Scotland - Universal Credit - One Parent Families Scotland
Thursday 24 August 2017 - One Parent Families Scotland
/ One Parent Families Scotland - Child Maintenance Service - One Parent Families Scotland
Thursday 24 August 2017 - One Parent Families Scotland
/ FVAWP - See me not my mask: Understanding Individuals Reactions to Sexual Trauma - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Monday 28 August 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ FVAWP - Introduction to Domestic Abuse - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Monday 28 August 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Funding Bid Writing - Advanced (Glasgow) - NFP Workshops Scotland
Thursday 31 August 2017 - Jurys Inn Glasgow
/ Funding Bid Writing - The Basics (Glasgow) - NFP Workshops Scotland
Thursday 31 August 2017 - Jurys Inn Glasgow
September 2017
/ Funding Bid Writing - The Basics (Edinburgh) - NFP Workshops Scotland
Friday 01 September 2017 - Novotel Edinburgh Centre
/ Funding Bid Writing - Advanced (Edinburgh) - NFP Workshops Scotland
Friday 01 September 2017 - Novotel Edinburgh Centre
/ FVAWP - Understanding Men & Boys' Experiences of Sexual Abuse - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Monday 04 September 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ FVAWP - Rape and Sexual Violence: a multi-agency seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Tuesday 05 September 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Course 2: Effective volunteer recruitment - Fife Voluntary Action
Wednesday 06 September 2017 - Volunteer House
/ Kidz to Adultz Scotland exhibition - Kids to Adultz Scotland
Thursday 14 September 2017 - Royal Highland Centre
/ One Parent Families Scotland - Conditionality and Sanctions - One Parent Families Scotland
Thursday 14 September 2017 - One Parent Families Scotland
/ One Parent Families Scotland - Universal Credit - One Parent Families Scotland
Thursday 14 September 2017 - One Parent Families Scotland
/ Communicating with Dementia - words and beyond (Glenrothes) - Fife Carers Centre
Saturday 16 September 2017 - Rothes Halls, Kingdom Shopping Centre, Glenrothes, KY7 5NX
/ Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee - Adult Protection Training - Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee
Tuesday 19 September 2017 - College of Midwifery
/ Cognitive Remediation Therapy(CRT) in Mental Health - Fife Employment Access Trust
Wednesday 20 September 2017 - Education Centre
/ Scottish Transitions Forum - Getting Transitions Right, Edinburgh - ARC Scotland
Wednesday 20 September 2017 - Norton Park Conference Centre
/ FVAWP: Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferencing: Domestic Abuse and the Safety of High Risk Victims - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 20 September 2017 - Queen Anne High School
/ Course 3: Supporting your volunteers - Fife Voluntary Action
Thursday 21 September 2017 - New Volunteer House
/ Talk Action - Management Training - Talk ActionNew!
Thursday 21 September 2017 - The Melting Pot
/ Wellbeing Scotland - Supporting Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse/Trauma: Basic Awareness - Wellbeing Scotland
Friday 22 September 2017 - Teacher Building
/ Scottish Autism - Voice, Participation and Involvement
Tuesday 26 September 2017 - Lynebank Hospital
/ FVAWP - Young People, Relationships & Pornography - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 27 September 2017 - Fife Voluntary Action
/ One Parent Families Scotland - Universal Credit - One Parent Families Scotland
Thursday 28 September 2017 - One Parent Families Scotland
/ One Parent Families Scotland - Conditionality and Sanctions - One Parent Families Scotland
Thursday 28 September 2017 - One Parent Families Scotland
October 2017
/ Course 4: Fair and Equal Volunteering - Fife Voluntary Action
Monday 02 October 2017 - Craig Mitchell House
/ Communicating With Dementia - words and beyond (Glenrothes) - Fife Carers Centre
Saturday 14 October 2017 - Rothes Halls, Kingdom Shopping Centre
/ Fife Adult Support and Protection - Adult Protection Training - Fife Adult Support and Protection
Tuesday 24 October 2017 - College of Midwifery
/ Emergency First Aid at Work - Fife Voluntary Action
Wednesday 25 October 2017 - Craig Mitchell House
/ Course 5: Managing Risk in Your Volunteering Programme - Fife Voluntary Action
Wednesday 25 October 2017 - New Volunteer House
/ Your Briefing: Coproduction and Participation, Dundee - Glasgow Homelessness Network
Wednesday 25 October 2017 - TBC
/ Tools, Tips and Techniques for Effective Participation, Dundee - Glasgow Homelessness Network
Thursday 26 October 2017 - TBC
November 2017
/ FVAWP - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 01 November 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ FVAWP - The Impact of Domestic Abuse in the Early Years - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Monday 06 November 2017 - Fife Voluntary Action
/ FVAWP - Basic Awareness - Understanding Rape & Sexual Assault - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Monday 13 November 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Communicating with Dementia - words and beyond (Dunfermline) - Fife Carers Centre
Tuesday 14 November 2017
/ Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee - Adult Protection Training - Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee
Tuesday 14 November 2017 - College of Midwifery
December 2017
/ Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee - Adult Protection Committee - Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee
Tuesday 05 December 2017 - College of Midwifery
/ FVAWP - "Invisible Men" - Realities of the Sex Industry artwork - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 06 December 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Communicating with Dementia - words and beyond (Dunfermline) - Fife Carers Centre
Tuesday 12 December 2017 - King Malcolm Hotel, Queensferry Road
January 2018
/ Scottish Autism - Relationships and Sexual Health
Tuesday 30 January 2018 - Lynebank Hospital

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/ Fife Business Week 2017: 6-10 November 2017

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/ New Volunteering Opportunities across Fife
/ Fife volunteers recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours List
/ Voices of Volunteers' Week 2017

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Fife Voluntary Action
Tel: 0800 389 6046
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Fife Voluntary Action is the Third Sector Interface for the Fife Council area.
supporting, developing and representing community groups,
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Website:
Registered Office: Craig Mitchell House, Flemington Road, Glenrothes, KY7 5QF.
Fife Voluntary Action is a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in Scotland No. SC203613 and Registered Scottish Charity No. SCO28457.