Centre for Social Justice Awards

Date: 24th January 2011
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Applications for the CSJ Awards 2011 are now open. The annual CSJ Awards recognise effective poverty fighting groups from across the UK. Cash prizes of £10,000 are awarded to charities, small voluntary groups and other local projects that display innovation and effectiveness in addressing the causes of poverty, turning lives around and reversing social breakdown.

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Getting It Right Practice Briefings Published

Date: 24th January 2011
Category: General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms

The briefings build on the 'Guide to Getting it right for every child' and provide a wealth of useful detail on various aspects of the programme.

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Children's Hearings

Date: 12th January 2011
Category: General measures of implementation

Legislation to strengthen and modernise Scotland's unique children's hearings system, and improve the way it supports vulnerable children, has been given Royal Assent.

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Santander Foundation

Date: 7th January 2011
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The Santander Foundation helps disadvantaged people through their two charitable priorities: Financial Capability and Education and Training.

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Youth in Action

Date: 7th January 2011
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The European Commission has announced the 2011 call for proposals under its Youth in Action Programme. Youth in Action is the Programme the European Union has set up for young people. It aims to inspire a sense of active European citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union's future. It promotes mobility within and beyond the EU''s borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural background.

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Winter Seminars - book now!

Date: 16th December 2010
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review, Civil Rights and Freedoms

We would like to invite you to our 'Winter Seminars' which will draw on the findings of the State of Children's Rights (2010) report and will explore how progress could be made to improve children's rights across Scotland.

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Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired

Date: 13th December 2010
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Disabled children

The Trust supports activities that advance the education of children and young people with a hearing impairment; and other activities that promote the welfare of hearing impaired children and young people.

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UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women

Date: 13th December 2010
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

UNIFEM (part of UN Women) has launched its call for proposals through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) for programmes supporting country-level efforts to end violence against women and girls.

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The National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2010

Date: 13th December 2010
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

New national guidance to help social workers, police, health professionals and others better protect Scotland's most vulnerable children has been launched.

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The Family Fund

Date: 10th December 2010
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Disabled children, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Family Fund helps families with severely disabled or seriously ill children and young people aged 17 and under to have choices and the opportunity to enjoy ordinary life.

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