Georgina Bowyer 🧡

UK Shared Prosperity Fund Grants Manager, @CapitalCityPart (Edinburgh)
#poverty #inequality #communities #fairwork & personal snippets too. Views mine.

[Living Wage Foundation @LivingWageUK]

Some excellent new research out today from the @WorkFoundation on insecure work in the UK 👇

[Georgina Bowyer 🧡 @george_bowyer]

So much impressive work going on over @Spartans_CF, both on and off the pitch! If you’re interested in #Edinburgh, alternative education, or addressing child poverty, this is well worth a read 👇

[Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf_uk]

️ 🗣️ LAUNCHING TOMORROW 🗣️

🗓️ 23 Jan marks the launch of our annual #UKPoverty report, exploring the data behind the state of poverty in the country at the start of an election year.

Stay tuned to our website for the release ⤵️

https://t.co/5DaTGeCffe

[Georgina Bowyer 🧡 @george_bowyer]

It's a coffee & mince pies type of a week ☔️❄️! The UKSPF blog is filling up with articles from work across Edinburgh focusing on:
👉people & skills
👉 community & place
👉 supporting local business
Plenty of short easily digestible pieces for your coffee break browse 👇

[Georgina Bowyer 🧡 @george_bowyer]

Long-term commitment and willingness to listen to the needs of the community - two central values in Networking Key Services practice working with South Asian groups in #Edinburgh. More insights here 👇

[Living Wage Foundation @LivingWageUK]

The increase in the govt's legal minimum wage set out in the #AutumnStatement is good news in the #CostOfLivingCrisis, but the rate is not the same as our independently calculated #LivingWage. THREAD: 5 ways the ‘National Living Wage’ is different to the real Living Wage. (1/8)

[Georgina Bowyer 🧡 @george_bowyer]

It's been really positive to engage with #ChallengePoverty Week! The themes have felt so appropriate to our work and I've found the @PovertyAlliance policy briefings really useful (https://t.co/80tjzGbbsk).

This is my blog on today's food theme on behalf of @CapitalCityPart

[Joined Up for Families @JoinedUpforFams]

It's #ChallengePoverty Week and today’s theme is food. @CapitalCityPart supports a variety of community food projects in Edinburgh through the grants we manage. We’re highlighting the fantastic work that they do. Read @george_bowyer blog here: https://t.co/yY4ZjXki0P

[Joined Up for Families @JoinedUpforFams]

It’s #ChallengePoverty Week. Our Grants Manager, Stacey, shares her own experience of engaging with the third sector and reflects on the value of third sector organisations in empowering individuals and communities to progress. 1/2
https://t.co/sl6nSIsRET

[Georgina Bowyer 🧡 @george_bowyer]

Our new UK Shared Prosperity Fund #Edinburgh website is now live 🥳. It has info on 40+ projects supported by the fund & a blog area giving insights into the work. Great to share more on the breadth of the programme being delivered across the city 🥰.

https://t.co/mkA4pv4Pim

[One Parent Families Scotland @OPFS]

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📢 Our new report, commissioned by @ThePromiseScot, investigates the link between poverty and the care system.

‼️ It calls for urgent action from councils and @scotgov to boost chances family reunification.

➡️ https://t.co/NViLGdL2ZM

[One Parent Families Scotland @OPFS]

📈 Inflation is driving up the cost of food & other essentials.

👶 Babies with young parents are being put at higher risk of malnutrition + serious illness because <25s receive less in benefits.

📢 Support the campaign to #EndYoungParentPoverty: https://t.co/cJeMMI94zU

[Trussell Scotland @TrussellScot]

On Wednesday 28 June @TrussellTrust are releasing "Hunger in Scotland”, a landmark study of the scale and drivers of food insecurity here.

Please follow @TrussellScot for information on key findings and the full report on 28 June. #HungerInScotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Georgina Bowyer 🧡 @george_bowyer]

Yesterday our team visited 3 of the projects receiving #ukspf funding. Very grateful to @emptykitchens @FreshStartWeb & @Spartans_CFA for taking time to welcome us. Massive respect for each of these projects & the way they work alongside communities to make hope a reality 🙌.

[Poverty & Inequality Commission @povinequalscot]

"Be brave" - We've written about attending yesterday's @ScotGovFM anti-poverty summit, reflections from @MoragTreanor, and what our Experts by Experience panel member Danielle told delegates. https://t.co/E9uGZShYMp

[ESES Communities @EsesCommunities]

Thoughts on Community Wealth Building?
We welcome your feedback on Community Wealth Building.
Please complete our short survey, so we can better understand what it can look like in your area.
Survey https://t.co/KfxGXYJcXd
Video https://t.co/8ioMQVPBRL

[Georgina Bowyer 🧡 @george_bowyer]

Fab day at the Holistic Whole Family Support event with @CapitalCityPart @evoc_edinburgh & @Edinburgh_CC. Thanks to speakers & attendees for a healthy blend of realism and optimism #policyintopractice #familysupport #poverty #edinburgh

[Joined Up for Families @JoinedUpforFams]

Our panel begins - in this current context, is it possible for families to escape poverty? Resounding YES from the panel and an acknowledgement that campaigning will play a huge part of achieving positive outcomes for families #policyintopractice

[ESES Communities @EsesCommunities]

Friendly volunteers needed 10th of February.
Richmond's Hope - Edinburgh, the children’s bereavement charity, to help with a Night to Remember event at Duddingston Church & Gardens
Friday 10th February🌈 5pm-8pm
Please contact Rebecca [email protected] for more info.

[Georgina Bowyer 🧡 @george_bowyer]

Informative discussion on the progress of #LevellingUp with @instituteforgov today - worth a listen 👇

[IfG events @ifgevents]

That's all we have time for, a recording of the event can be found at https://t.co/3QZura45pz

#IfGlevellingup

[Georgina Bowyer 🧡 @george_bowyer]

@AnjaNielsen_ Wow! 😍 Welcome back Anja 🙂

[Carla Cebula @CarlaOnion]

In Poverty in Scotland 2022, we found that roughly 1 in 2 people said that the Cost of Living Crisis had a negative impact on their mental health. Yesterday we showed the impact of the crisis on people with a mental health condition has left them particularly precarious.