Supporting Communities - Sponsored Editorial

Community Link Scotland

The overarching role of Community Links Scotland (CLS) is to work with individuals from fragile deprived communities, developing partnership projects to: support the transition into further employment; develop new skills and opportunities; create social connections; increase income; sustain homes.

We do this through a combination of consultancy work across the west of Scotland and the delivery of targeted programmes in West Dunbartonshire.

We have been based in Clydebank for 23 years and our local programmes engage with the most isolated and vulnerable households.

Our programmes aim to support individuals and households to develop knowledge, skills, and confidence, to build their social connections reducing isolation and loneliness, and to take
greater control of their household, their energy, and their finances.

Our West Dunbartonshire Energy Advice Service provides direct local support to all residents of West Dunbartonshire that are in vulnerable situations with regards to energy consumption.

We do this by providing direct support to residents of West Dunbartonshire in fuel crisis and promote resilience against fuel poverty and we empower households to improve their energy
use, reduce fuel consumption, tackle fuel debt, and reduce fuel poverty.

If you want to speak to an energy advisor – call 0141 952 4382 or e-mail energy@comlinks.org.uk

Thanks to National Lottery Community Funding, our Healthy Pathways programme has secured an additional three year funding.

Healthy Pathways aims to help local people step out of their comfort zones, build greater self-confidence, and actively engage with their community.

Our aim is that the project will support local people to connect with others who share similar experiences, build confidence and developing lasting friendships.

Through Healthy Pathways we will offer a diverse range of engaging and therapeutic activity sessions, including pottery, and various arts and crafts.

New classes will be run with participants as the project develops.

Peer support will be on hand from Mindful Moments which is a group of ladies who have been past Healthy Pathways participants.

They have a wide range of knowledge, skills and personal experiences and will be on hand to listen and offer support for those starting their journey with the project.

If you want to chat to us about taking part – call Lisa on 0141 952 4382 or e-mail lisa@comlinks.org.uk