Edinburgh Development Group
Promoting Community Inclusion
Latest News From EDG
July 21, 2020
Independent Age Grant Fund
We wish to thank Independent Age Grant Fund for awarding us a COVID 19 grant which will enable us to offer practical tasks such as shopping, collecting prescriptions and supplying PPE. As the restrictions ease we will be able to support older carers to 'getting back out' hopefully become less 'withdrawn' and self-isolating.
June 11, 2020
Talking about the ILF Scotland Transition Fund
ILF Scotland is joining Thistle’s Zoom session talking about the ILF Scotland Transition Fund ilf.scot/transition-fund/ on Thursday June 18th 1.30-3pm. Please join us. Here is the Zoom link:(https://zoom.us/j/96058131706?pwd=NkRHUkdaSVpBc0U5Q1J6NzZTZHlxdz09
Any young person (aged 16-25) with a disability living in Scotland can apply for the ILF Transition Fund (up to £7500) for something that matters to them such as funding to pursue a new hobby or learn a new skill.
May 04, 2020
Edinburgh Development Group are continuing to support their community during the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to National Lottery funding
Edinburgh Development Group have received £11,920 from The National Lottery Community Fund for Schools Out Support at Home to provide telephone and email support to families of children and young people with learning disability who are at home due to special school and settings closure under COVID-19.
Edinburgh Development Group already have an existing grant from The National Lottery Community Fund for our project Our Future in our Hands – supporting 3 self-managing care cooperatives for young people and adults with disabilities. This additional money will cover costs associated with their community response to the current crisis.
Neil Ritch, Scotland Director, The National Lottery Community Fund, said: “In these uncertain times our priority is to ensure that National Lottery money continues to flow to charities, voluntary sector organisations and grassroots groups. I would like to congratulate Edinburgh Development Group on the work they are doing. Theirs is an important project that will support people now during the current crisis, and in the future when they can physically come back together to make great things happen in their community.”
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