New Service at Improving Lives Hub - Sponsored Editorial *Improving Lives formally known as The Big Disability Group Working together with the SDS team at West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (WDHSCP), Improving Lives, are excited to announce they are creating an independent advice and guidance service for Self Directed Support (SDS). Self Directed Support is for everyone Clydesider Editor • Issue 25
Follow Your Dream: Sponsored Editorial Sponsored Editorial A local charity helped a young girl with Cerebral Palsy follow her dream by believing in her when she didn’t believe in herself. Molly McCready always wanted to work in an office. However after leaving school she found it difficult to talk to people. She was anxious Clydesider Editor • Issue 25
Trust The Trust - Sponsored Editorial Sponsored Editorial West Dunbartonshire Environment Trust, operating locally as ‘The Environment Trust’ is a local charity which aims to tackle disadvantage and improve individual and community wellbeing through environmental regeneration. The Trust works in partnership with West Dunbartonshire Council and other community organisations to develop environmental improvement ideas based on Clydesider Editor • Community
Civic Reception Marks Charity’s Third Birthday: Sponsored Editorial Sponsored Editorial At the start of the pandemic an Old Kilpatrick couple looked for ways to help people struggling to get food and everyday essentials. With a large elderly population in the village, they knew many residents were scared to use supermarkets and public transport. So, Maureen and Gordon Cummings Clydesider Editor • Community
Community Links Regeneration Services Sponsored Editorial As a small Clydebank based community regeneration charity, we have been supporting our local West Dunbartonshire community for 21 years. Across West Dunbartonshire we primarily work with community-controlled Housing Associations to develop and deliver projects that support their tenants who are the most vulnerable to social isolation and Clydesider Editor • Community
Celebrating Success - Sponsored Editorial Join West College Scotland in celebrating 30 fabulous years since their HND (Higher National Diploma) Makeup Artistry qualification was first launched at their Clydebank campus. This qualification was a first of its kind in Scotland at the time.Since then, the programme has enjoyed significant growth and diversification across the Clydesider Editor • Education