Latest News

• Aberdeenshire successful in bid for Future Jobs Fund
  Funding will allow up to 23 jobs to be created for people aged 18-25.
• Healthpoint launched in Peterhead
  A new service providing quality health information and advice for the public and health professionals.
• New Year LEADER boost for Aberdeenshire projects
  £310,000 allocated to 12 different projects.
• Agencies welcome child inspection results
  North East Scotland Child Protection Committee welcome positive report on multi-agency working.
• Café Connect shortlisted for award
  Fraserburgh café was shortlisted for 2009 Scotland Independent Regeneration Network (SURF) award.
• Aberdeenshire Live
  Find out how to advertise on Aberdeenshire Live.
• Tackling Poverty and Inequalities
  View report on money advice services and a guide to delivering financial literacy.
• Skills Development Scotland
  View the quarterly briefing for Aberdeenshire.
• Scottish Rural Development Programme
  View case studies for Grampian projects approved in November 2009.

Community Engagement and Research 

• Community Action Plans
  View the Making it Real documents for Banchory and St Fergus.
• Field of Dreams
  View report on the social and recreational needs for children who have an Autistic Spectrum Disorder who live in the Ellon area.
• Patient Experience, NHS Grampian
  8,000 people who had an overnight stay in a Grampian hospital in the last 12 months will be asked to participate.
• Mental Welfare Commission
  National survey of service user and carer views of the commission.
• Support needs of voluntary and community organisations
  Survey to provide evidence on support needs of groups working on ethnicity or sexual orientation.
• Better Community Engagement
  Development of a learning programme to support and improve practice in engaging with communities.

 Newsletters

• Community Empowerment
  View the Scottish Government's first Community Empowerment newsletter.

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