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Volunteering
- Volunteer Development Scotland Works strategically and in partnership to promote, support and develop volunteering in Scotland.
- Parents Talk 2 is a new project open to all parents and carers in Glasgow. We offer support to help you feel prepared to talk with your children and teenagers about growing up, puberty, relationships and sexual health.
- Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the national body representing the voluntary sector. SCVO seeks to advance the values and shared interests of the voluntary sector.
- Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sectory (GCVS) Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector is the main development agency and advocate for voluntary and community organisations in Glasgow. We work alongside community and voluntary organisations, responding to needs through a range of services and training to help them be best equipped for their service users and wider community.
- Infobase The number one resource for information about the community and voluntary sector in Glasgow.
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Housing
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Learning
- North Glasgow College Information on part time and full time courses, order a prospectus, apply online.
- Glasgow's Learning Glasgow’s Learning is the name of the Glasgow Community Learning Strategy Partnership's adult literacy and numeracy initiative. The Partnership is working to develop a strategic approach to community learning planning.
- North Glasgow Learns Information on where you can do courses and training in the North of Glasgow.
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Internet
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Local Maps
- Multimap - Online maps of Glasgow North and Elsewhere. Here you can find maps of the area by keying in a postcode or address. Map of North Glasgow and other UK and European cities.
- Streetmap - Online maps of streets in North Glasgow and elsewhere. Here you can key in a postcode or address to find street directions in the North Glasgow area, and elsewhere in the UK.
- The AA Online Route Planner - Get directions and maps for places in North Glasgow. With this site you can get access to a free route planner. Key in where you are and where you're going to get directions and a map.
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Financial Advice
- Myvesta UK. Access the many free resources, including money advice forums, online instructional videos, self-help resources and frequently asked questions. For those that have a personal question, they can chat confidentially with a senior debt adviser online for free through our site.
- IVA Advice. The site is maintained by a group of UK debt counsellors and is intended to provide information about IVA's, Trust Deeds and other solutions to debt.
- Finance Hub. Find out more about the Finance Hub’s programme of research, development, training and information on issues such as procurement, trading, contracting and grants.
- Public Tender Information on Public Tenders.
- Full Cost Recovery. Full cost recovery means recovering or funding the full costs of a project or service. In addition to the costs directly associated with the project, such as staff and equipment, projects will also draw on the rest of the organisation. For example, adequate finance, human resources, management, and IT systems, are also integral components of any project or service. The full cost of any project therefore includes an element of each type of overhead cost, which should be allocated on a comprehensive, robust, and defensible basis.
- Debt Advice Centre. The UK Insolvency Helpline is a service for people with debt problems. The service also operates teams of outreach debt advice workers working across Scotland The service is free, confidential and independent. The service has existed since 1986 and was set up in conjunction with the credit industry. The service provides self-help advice to its callers and also produces written self-help packs and fact sheets to back this up. The service can also assist callers with the setting up of Protected Trust Deed, Debt Management Plans and Bankruptcy for England, Wales & Scotland.
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Transport
- NATA transport. NATA deliver a door to door service for community and statutory organisations as well as corporate clients who require mini bus transport hire within Greater Glasgow and the surrounding area.
- Glasgow's Evening Visitor Service. Free evening transport service to Glasgow Hospital's
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Community Safety
Community Development
- Community Planning Partnership (CPP). GCP Ltd has been tasked with delivering on the Objectives of Glasgow's Community Plan, as well as managing area-based regeneration activities across the whole of the city. GCP Ltd supports Community Planning at a citywide, area wide and local level through a network of area teams, as well as thematic partnerships. Staff of GCP Ltd also serve the network of 10 local Community Planning Partnership Boards across the city.
- Scottish Community Development Centre. The Scottish Community Development Centre is the designated National Development Centre for community development in Scotland. We are an innovative partnership between the Community Development Foundation (a UK non-departmental public body funded by government to support community development) and the University of Glasgow. Our main function is the delivery of a range of large scale contracts on behalf of national agencies such as Communities Scotland, NHS Health Scotland, Greenspace Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Carnegie Trust.
- Senscot. Senscot started in response to Scotland's many social problems - mainly concentrated in areas of chronic poverty. Our particular role is to recognise the contribution of individual leaders in tackling injustice and to support them and their endeavours.
- Governance Hub. The Hub offers a range of services and ideas via this website, as well as through a partnership programme, commissioning research, publishing new resources and organising events.
- Supplier Route to Government Portal. Supply2.gov.uk is the first portal of call to consolidate access to lower-value opportunities from across the whole of the UK public sector. Supply2.gov.uk opens up the market to all types of business including small businesses, start-up companies and social enterprises to search and view open lower-value contract opportunities, typically under £100,000, and promote themselves to the UK public sector.
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Social Economy
- Social Economy Scotland. This website contains a wealth of resources for social economy organisations and social enterprises.
- Third Sector. Third Sector is the UK’s leading publication for everyone who needs to know what’s going on in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector.
- Trustfunding. Trustfunding details all trusts included within DSC and CAF publications and is updated regularly throughout the year. It includes information on over 4,200 grant-making trusts with a total of over £3.1 billion a year.
- Social Enterprise Academy. The Social Enterprise Academy was set up in 2004 as a responsive social business with the capacity to tailor learning and development for people working in, or towards, a leadership role in the social economy. Our approach is to encourage innovation and creativity by focussing on individual participants and their personal development as entrepreneurial leaders.
- Key Procurement Contacts (Social Economy Scotland). The Key Contacts List has been developed for organisations that are interested in accessing public procurement opportunities in Scotland.
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Charity
- Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is the independent registrar and regulator for Scotland's 23,500 charities. We are a Non-Ministerial Department and form part of the Scottish Administration.
- UK Regulator for Community Interest Companies. Community interest companies (CIC) are a new type of limited company designed specifically for those wishing to operate for the benefit of the community rather than for the benefit of the owners of the company. This means that a CIC cannot be formed or used solely for the personal gain of a particular person, or group of people. CICs can be limited by shares, or by guarantee, and will have a statutory “Asset Lock” to prevent the assets and profits being distributed, except as permitted by legislation. This ensures the assets and profits are retained within the CIC for community purposes, or transferred to another asset-locked organisation, such as another CIC or charity.
- First Port. Firstport is a registered charity working to support new and emerging social entrepreneurs throughout Scotland.
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Community Arts
- Toonspeak. Drama and Theatre activities for 11-25 year olds in North Glasgow.
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Children's Health
- BBC A-Z of Children's Conditions. A to Z listing of all the children's ailments covered by BBC Health Online/
- Childline. Free national helpline for children in trouble or danger, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. the Helpline number is 0800 1111.
- Beating Eating Disorders. Information and help on all aspects of eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and related eating disorders.
- Healthy Kids. A fun site for kids from ages 3 to 8+. Learn about what food is good or bad for you and how to stay healthy.
- Kidscape Advice for those worried about bullying.
KidsHealth.org. An American site that has information on different health subjects like eating disorders.
- The Yuckiest Site! Fun site with lots of gruesome hiccuping/belching etc. Weird and wonderful facts about bodies.
- Up to You. A healthy eating site for kids aged 7 to 9 from BBC Northern Ireland. Food facts, tips on nutrition, a quiz - and lots more!
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Electricity and Gas
- Energylinx Limited. A free online electricity and gas price comparison service for the domestic consumer.
- Scottish Gas. Electricity and gas suppliers in Glasgow and other parts of Scotland. iscounts available to those who pay their bills online.
- Scottish Power.Electricity and gas suppliers in Glasgow and other parts of Scotland. Pay your bills online.
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Family Sites
- Childnet International.Childnet International’s mission is to work in partnership with others around the world to help make the Internet a great and safe place for children.
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Food and Healthy Eating
- BBC Food. The basics of eating well, with recipes that prove eating healthily doesn't have to compromise on taste.
- The Medi Fast Plan Information on healthy eating and different food groups.
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Glasgow City Council
- Glasgow City Council. Home page of Glasgow City Council.
- A-Z Guide of Council Services. The A-Z provides a list of Council Services and links to further information on their website.
- Pay Your Council Tax Online. You can now make council tax payment via their online payment service.
- Councillor's Information and Feedback. Try these pages for information on your local Councillor and how to get in touch with them.
- Major Roadworks. An interactive map and list of current roadworks in the City.
- Council News. Keep up to date with news from Glasgow City Council.
- What's On An online database of events happening in the City.
- Your Opinion Contact the Council if you wish to add your voice to their regular consultation exercises.
- Glasgow City Council Social Economy Team Within the Council’s Development and Regeneration Services, the Social Economy Team supports: A range of Employment and Training Initiatives which help people into work and to sustain employment. Initiatives to tackle Financial Exclusion including the development of credit unions in Glasgow. Anti-Poverty Initiatives and highlights policy issues on poverty. Project Development on current social economy issues.
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Council Services Online
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Health
- NHS Direct. Information on illnesses and their treatments.
- Scotland's Health on the Web. Online Health Information provided by NHS Scotland.
- BBC Health Online. Extensive and easy to use resource from the BBC. Keep up to date with the latest health news.
- Lifelink (working in North Glasgow). Crisis Intervention project working in the North Glasgow area with people 12+ who are in crisis, self harming and/or feeling suicidal.
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Employment / Jobs / Careers Advice
- Global Experience. A Gap Year/Career break services business offering young adults the opportunity to volunteer and work with community and conservation projects worldwide. We also offer teaching projects as well as sports programmes for poor or needy communities.
- my glasgow jobs. A a local jobsite purely for Glasgow, with 100's of jobs online from local companies and agencies. We offer local jobseekers the ability to register and apply for jobs, create job alerts and free career advice.
- Career Jet. A job search engine for the United Kingdom. In one simple search, Careerjet gives job seekers access to a huge selection of jobs that are sourced from various internet sites, saving the trouble of having to visit each site individually.
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Information & Advice
- Glasgow North Regeneration Agency. Do you need assistance with finding a job, writing a CV, money or benefits advice, or learning new skills? If you are unemployed and live in the local area, Glasgow North Regeneration Agency may be able to assist you in finding a job.
- Job Seeker Direct. Tel: 0845 606 0234 (local rate, weekdays 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-1pm).
- Learndirect Scotland. Learndirect Scotland are here to help you get into learning the pain free way - to help you decide what, where and how you want to learn.
- Modern Apprenticeships Scotland. Modern Apprenticeships offer people aged over 16 the chance of paid employment linked with the oportunity to train for jobs at craft, technician and management level.
- PlanIt. A guide to educational opportunities and careers in Scotland.
- Trouble at Work Onsite advice for people with work related problems
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Help with your CV
- BBC One Life's Guide to CVs. One Life's guide to CVs. Includes advice on the different types available and how to write them.
- CV Builder. Build your CV online - a special online tool on the Careers Scotland website. With hints and tips.
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Searching for a Job
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Scottish Vacancies
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UK Wide Vacancies
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Free e-mail accounts
- Yahoo! Mail When applying for a job online, you sometimes need your own e-mail address. Yahoo! offers free e-mail accounts and instructions for setting them up.
- Hotmail. When applying for a job online, you sometimes need your own e-mail address. Hotmail offers free e-mail accounts and instructions for setting them up.
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For people with disabilities
- Opening. The OPENING Project supports unemployed people across Glasgow who have a disability, health problem or impairment and who want to work for 16 hours per week or more.
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Post
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Telephone
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BT. Phone company, plus directory enquiries.
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Phone Co-op. A phone company which belongs to its customers.
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uSwitch Compare prices for phone, gas and electricity, and digital TV.
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Water
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Young People
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BBC One Life. Radio 1's advice site providing impartial and practical advice and information on love, life and living for 15-24 year olds.
- Caledonia Youth. The service is aimed at any young person (male or female) who wishes advice, information and support on any aspect of sex, contraception and relationships.
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Junction 49. Social networking site for young volunteers.
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