New initiatives to fight dementia in Scotland
An ambitious set of initiatives has been announced which will see £2.5 million of investment delivered to support people living in Scotland with dementia. The initiatives, announced by the Life Changes Trust, will create a School of Leadership in Dementia along with a National Forum for Dementia Policy and Practice. Both initiatives will support people […]
£2.5m boost for ‘dementia friendly’ Scottish communities
Scottish charity the Life Changes Trust has doubled its national investment in communities that are dementia friendly, with a second wave of funding of £2.5 million. This brings their total investment to £5 million in the last three years. According to the Life Changes Trust, communities that are inclusive and dementia friendly play a crucial […]
Table Tennis Scotland becomes dementia friendly
Table Tennis Scotland has been awarded a funding boost of £45,000 to become dementia friendly. The money comes from the Life Changes Trust, who are contributing £35,000 and Sportscotland who have pledged £10,000. Table Tennis Scotland previously ran two pilot projects in Dundee and Haddington to see if there would be interest in sessions for […]
£1.4m investment in Scotland’s young carers
Care experienced young people in Scotland will be supported to have more say in the decisions that affect their lives, thanks to £1.4 million funding for Who Cares? Scotland from the Life Changes Trust. The money will be used over five years to give care experienced young people a voice so that improvements to the […]
