Edinburgh Covid-19 Food Programme: Lessons Learned. (November 2020)
This report reflects the shared experience of voluntary and statutory partners delivering a city-wide programme. It provides an overview of this partnership work and takes into account the views of representatives from City of Edinburgh Council, third sector food providers and co… Read more
Lonely and left behind: Tackling loneliness at a time of crisis. (October 2020)
This report, Lonely and left behind: tackling loneliness at a time of crisis provides rich insight into how some of the people most affected by the pandemic are coping, and how they’re not. Its findings make the case for more action to tackle loneliness as we head into new restri… Read more
Report #1 Lessons from lockdown. (November 2020)
This is the first of three reports from phase one of the MoVE (mobilising volunteers effectively) project, exploring key lessons from the national lockdown. This report presents the first set of findings from 49 semi-structured interviews with a range of stakeholders from Engl… Read more
Inspiring Scotland Insights: October 2020.
Covid-19 Reflections: Covid has supercharged inequalities, underlining and increasing pre-existing areas of disadvantage. Organisations are resourceful, robust, adaptable and are striving to maintain quality services The voluntary sector is incredibly innovative and re… Read more
Learning from Lockdown: 12 Steps to Eliminate Digital Exclusion. (October 2020)
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 the scale of digital exclusion in the UK has been exposed and exacerbated beyond previous understanding. While new initiatives have been rapidly and successfully delivered, substantially accelerating progress, there is still much more to be done to… Read more
Beyond the Covid Crisis – Lessons from Lockdown. (September 2020)
Glasgow TSI Network have been carrying out research into the third sector’s response to lockdown in Glasgow. Back in March when the country was placed under lockdown the third sector were quick to act in providing essential services to their communities. The response was incredib… Read more
My Support, My Choice – major report on people’s experiences of Self-directed Support. (October 2020)
Research published by the ALLIANCE and partners Self Directed Support Scotland (SDSS) found that the majority of participants accessing SDS in Scotland believe that it had improved their social care experience. “My Support, My Choice” (MSMC), a project funded by the Scottish… Read more
‘Promising Approaches Revisited: Effective action on loneliness in later life. (October 2020)
This report is an update to the seminal report published jointly with Age UK in 2015, ‘Promising Approaches to reducing loneliness in later life’. Five years on, thanks to the work of many organisations, there are government loneliness strategies in England, Scotland and Wales… Read more
Scotland for a Fairer World: 2021-26 Policy Priorities. (October 2020)
SIDA have published their report outlining policy priorities for political parties to include in their 2021 Scottish Election manifestos. It covers five key areas most important to their members ahead of next year’s Holyrood Election. Members of Scotland’s International Develo… Read more
Learning through Lockdown – the impact of youth work summer 2020. (October 2020)
The youth work sector has continued to engage and support children and young people throughout the coronavirus pandemic. This has included providing crisis support for the most vulnerable families and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people’s mental health,… Read more