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Funding for voluntary social services
30/04/2002
Voluntary organisations who provide vital social services support for the most vulnerable adults and children were given a half a million pound cash boost today.
These Section 9 grants will ensure the continuation of education and training in voluntary agencies who deal with issues such as HIV/AIDS, alcohol & drug abuse and, with vulnerable children and their families.
Announcing the awards Minister for Eductaion and Young People Cathy Jamieson said:
"Social services must be delivered by a highly trained and motivated workforce - no matter whether in the public or voluntary sector. The quality and availability of suitable training influence the quality of services provided to people in need of social care for those who organise and deliver these services.
"These grants have an important role to play in the improvement of practice in key areas of social work. The funding enables voluntary social work agencies to provide or secure training for paid staff, managers and voluntary workers which could otherwise not be available to them. This is an essential support to social work services in the voluntary sector who provide vital service for older people, for children, and for people with disabilities."
The Section 9 grant scheme (under Section 9 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968) is operated by the Social Work Services Inspectorate and provides support for national voluntary sector agencies to assist with the funding of training officer posts (with secretarial and administrative support as appropriate), assist access to training by voluntary agency staff and support training programmes for volunteers in national social work agencies. Funding is provided to national voluntary agencies in the following areas:
Frail elderly;
People with mental illness and learning disability;
People with problems associated with alcohol, drug and Substances misuse and HIV/AIDS;
People with physical or sensory impairment;
Children and families; and
Offenders and their victims.
Details of the awards are as follows:
Community Care£
Age Concern 44,550
Alcohol Focus Scotland 26,523
Alzheimer Scotland/Action on Dementia 18,035
Council for the Advancement of 10,609
Communication with Deaf People (CACDP)
Confederation of Scottish Counselling 31,827
Agencies (COSCA)
Deafblind (UK) 10,609
PAIN Association 15,914
Royal National Institute for the Deaf 15,914
Scottish Association of Sign Language 27,468
Interpreters (SASLI)
Scottish Council for Voluntary 53,066
Organisations (SCVO)
SENSE in Scotland 22,650
Shared Care 20,600
Scottish Human Services Trust (SHS) 18,035
Volunteer Development Scotland 37,132
Social Justice
CHANGE (Men Learning to end their Violence 36,050
To Women)
SACRO (Safeguarding Communities Reducing 33,949
Offending)
Victim Support Scotland 27,315
Children and Young People
Children in Scotland 30,607
Scottish Childminding Association 26,523
Scottish Women's Aid 25,750
Total New Funding for 2002-03 £543,126