
Action for Children Scotland
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We support over 30,000 children, young people, and families a year through over 90 services across Scotland. Find out more 👇🏻
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https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/ 20-07-2016 12:52:59
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📣 Thanks Elena Whitham MSP for shouting about what our Lisalanna service has achieved over 25 years at Scottish Parliament this week! The expert loving team alongside East Ayrshire has supported 300+ families and almost 60,000 nights of care! 👏 Read her motion at: bit.ly/4gAbSng



Thank you Lanark Grammar School 👏 We so appreciate your ongoing support!!

Top standard of investing in young workforce? Completed it ✅ We're delighted to share AfC in Scotland has received its continued Investors in People accreditation for developing our young workforce at a Platinum Standard 👇 It's great to see young talent flourish... #MakeWorkBetter


Looking forward to joining this discussion Scottish Parliament shortly! 👀

Yesterday we joined the Education, Children and Young People Committee at Scottish Parliament alongside LAs and charities to shout about the truly positive impact of family support services which change lives. 📣The key message: We know early intervention and prevention works but we need to invest in it.


"A lot of the crimes that the young people that we work with is not linked to exploitation, but I would probably say the majority of it is." - Fiona Bradford, Action for Children Scotland Watch this week's evidence session on The Promise and who family support: ow.ly/rZr350UIiJq


Very much looking forward to tonight’s premier of a special piece of work undertaken by some young people. Pulling out all the stops with a red carpet screening at Cineworld in Falkirk Action for Children Scotland




Proud to partner w/ Action for Children Scotland Apex Scotland Circle Barnardo's Scotland Families Outside Sacro & Turning Point Scotland on a unified national service delivering voluntary throughcare to people moving from short-term custody/remand to community: bit.ly/4jD3QMm


We’ve just heard from Chery-Ann, Operational Director of Children’s Services, from Action for Children. Action for Children support families to visit loved ones at HMP Grampian, and thank you to them for welcoming us today to the Visitor Centre. Action for Children Scotland


📣 LAST CHANCE TO VOTE! 👉 We're proud to share that our film is nominated for the annual Smiley Charity Film Awards, and we'd love your vote... Watch Christopher's story and vote for us (before midnight tonight): bit.ly/42kvV5f #CharityFilmAwards #CFA25 Charity Film Awards

It was great to join sector partners this week including CYCJ Scotland and ScotGov Justice in Edinburgh to discuss the Age of Criminal responsibility. We spoke about how to raise community confidence including a clearer narrative on our joint response to youth behaviour.


🌟NEW: How baby Rosie is helping us build empathy among children Read this new blog from close supporter The Methodist Church who joined our Roots of Empathy session a few weeks ago in Glasgow 👇 bit.ly/4gA4kjF

Absolutely loved my visit with Action for Children Scotland to our Roots of Empathy programme! Our Tiny Teacher was on top form 👶 🤩

A few snaps from The Oversight Board event in Scottish Parliament last night. Our youth forum, InVoice, enjoyed meeting Ministers & asking questions important to them about housing, mental health & whether we'll #KeepThePromise by 2030. What a great experience!
