Welcome to this week's Financial Inclusion Network news

The Financial Inclusion Network is an informal group of over 250 members taken from the Public and Third Sectors which covers all areas of South Lanarkshire.  This network is to share information from a wide range of themes. We hope to provide a new update each week that can be accessed by all members at any time to see what is going on in the area under the headings below. If you would like an item included within our weekly news, please complete our short online form here: https://forms.office.com/e/Ht5w7iAuFi.  For further information, please email communities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 

Money is not the only problem – Food and healthy eating

A well-balanced diet is important to provide all the energy you need to keep active throughout the day and nutrients you need for growth and repair, helping you stay strong, healthy and help to prevent diet-related illness. If you are worrying about food there are different organisations that are able to support you. Select this section for different options that are available.

https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/directory/182/money_is_not_the_only_problem/category/523

Care and Repair Lanarkshire

Care and Repair run a number of projects for residents of Lanarkshire who are over the age of 60, or of any age if living with a physical or mental disability, long- term illness or are referred to the service as vulnerable.  Current projects include:-

• Small Repairs Lanarkshire
• Fire Detection Lanarkshire
• Key Safe Installation Lanarkshire
• Handrails, Grab Rails & Safety Rails Lanarkshire
• Digital Inclusion Project Lanarkshire
• Safe as Houses – Under 5s Safety Lanarkshire
• Dementia Enablement Project Lanarkshire
• Lifeline Tubes Lanarkshire
• Electrical Safety Lanarkshire ¨ Safe as Houses – Home Security South Lanarkshire
• Safe as House – Home Safety South Lanarkshire
• Community Alarms South Lanarkshire

For more information visit:-  https://careandrepair-sl.co.uk/

North Lanarkshire Disability Forum – We are hiring

North Lanarkshire Disability Forum have the following vacancies:

• Community Connector - full time position (part time hours will be considered)
• Senior Programme Officer - part time

Applications deadline: 26th July 2024

If you think you could be right for the job and would like to join our team, please use the links below for more information and to apply:

Community Connector with North Lanarkshire Disability Forum – Goodmoves

Senior Programme Officer with North Lanarkshire Disability Forum – Goodmoves

Money Advice Scotland – Debt advice handbook

We are delighted to launch the first edition of a new Debt Advice Handbook for Scotland in conjunction with Citizens Advice Scotland and the Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland.

The Handbook, supported by the Scottish Government, serves as a new tool for frontline advisers, and is available for free online. This resource details the key stages of money advice including interviewing clients, prioritising debts, and negotiating with creditors. There is particular emphasis on working with vulnerable clients as well as a focus on ensuring credit arrangements do not impact a client’s ability to pay essential living costs.

Welfare Rights | Debt Advice Handbook Scotland 1st - edition (askcpag.org.uk)

Money Advice Scotland – Financial wellbeing online webinar

Our new and improved course explores the meaning of financial wellbeing. We consider the foundational elements of financial resilience and the challenges to financial wellbeing, such as economic abuse and digital exclusion. We also look at how money guidance/financial education can be approached when working with a client, or in a group setting.

This course is free of charge and open to everyone. It will be particularly well suited to those working in a supportive capacity who would like to gain a better understanding of financial wellbeing and how to introduce money guidance into their current role.

Tuesday 23 July 9.50am – 12.30pm - Please book a place via Eventbrite.