@DOSsimonscot

Director of Services @SimonCommScot | cyclist, hedgehog-lover, director of all things SCS.

 Glasgow, Scotland
Joined July 2019
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We're at the UK #SocEntAwards24 in London and we're over the moon at being awarded Public Service Social Enterprise of the Year! An incredible testimony of the commitment to trauma informed practice across our teams #oneteam
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Today is #WorldDiabetesDay2024 and we're super excited to welcome @kennon_judith Specialist Diabetes Adviser to Simon Community to lead a project on improving recognition, support and treatment for people experiencing homelessness who have Diabetes @WDD
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90% of TV enforcement officers are men. Prosecutions target the poorest communities and the most vulnerable within those Our license fee pays @CapitaPlc £100 million a year to criminalise 1000 people a week, 750 women. @carolvorders
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#Gambling - an industry out of control doing enormous damage to individuals and communities We need an advertising ban now theguardian.com/society/2024…

Proportion of children in Great Britain with gambling problem has doubled, data reveals

Gambling Commission figures show shock rise to 85,000 in number of young people suffering gambling harms

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Wow!!!! Huge thanks to @SASCapital for nominating us
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And here it is! Simon Community Scotland, winner Health and Social Care Award🥰🥰🥰 Huge thank you to the SASC team that nominated us, to our teams who act with such care and compassion towards people and to @SocEntScot for this award. Thank you! #oneteam
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On that we can agree, along with everyone else who has more than two neurons. Farewell Janey.
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The increase in NI will cost the charity over £100k. This hits our services, people who are homeless and on the streets and the working people Labour claim to be protecting. @PaulMcLennan7
Coalition of Care & Support Providers@ccpscotland31 Oct 2024
New blog: Our response to the UK budget. 👇 ccpscotland.org/ccps-blog/ci… @r_cackett @neilcgray @MareeToddMSP @jackiebmsp
A card showing a quote from Rachel Cackett, CEO of CCPS: “Adding the double whammy announcement yesterday of increased employer NI contributions and a reduction in the NI threshold will be catastrophic for CCPS members and many other charities, unless some form of exemption is set or contracts are increased to fully fund the policy. “So this is a plea to both the Chancellor and Scottish Ministers. Please, please work together now to ensure that a social care sector that is already at breaking point is not sunk by baking in inequities in the application of NI relief.”

ALT A card showing a quote from Rachel Cackett, CEO of CCPS: “Adding the double whammy announcement yesterday of increased employer NI contributions and a reduction in the NI threshold will be catastrophic for CCPS members and many other charities, unless some form of exemption is set or contracts are increased to fully fund the policy. “So this is a plea to both the Chancellor and Scottish Ministers. Please, please work together now to ensure that a social care sector that is already at breaking point is not sunk by baking in inequities in the application of NI relief.”

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Sun, sand and the Indian Ocean. G'day to you #fremantle
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On yonder hill there stood a coo. Must have gone hame, cause it's no there noo. #fluffyfriday
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Inspiring discussion with Minister Social Care/Mental Health @MareeToddMSP & Minister Public Health & Women's Health @jenni_minto at our Access Hub in Glasgow today. How to centre relationships within complex systems through a gendered lens, and make it easy #humancentric
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This week we will be releasing a new film about our pioneering @streetreads library in Edinburgh. To help us provide safe places, support and hope to people experiencing homelessness, please visit - justgiving.com/campaign/safe…
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eventbrite.co.uk/e/jack-blac…

Jack Black and Mindstore for Simon Community Scotland

Take part in training for the brain to improve mental wellbeing - delivered by Jack Black & Mindstore. Advance tickets are recommended!

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Calling all Glasgow doggy & cat people. We are desperately short of pet food. If you have any spare pet food please drop off at our Hub at 74 Brown Street, off Argyle Street. We can also turn donations into food at bit.ly/3ZqFHRT #paws4thought
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Ayr beach, light warm breeze, sun going down and a Lancaster Bomber turning into the coast. Not a bad end to the week #ayrshow
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Manarola, not to shabby for a Saturday afternoon
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Friday finish with the Glasgow team at @CGI_Global mapping out our digital journey. Huge thanks to Chris, Jen and CGI for their support with our own complex challenges #digital #Homeless
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The unregulated drug supply is increasingly toxic and unpredictable. Know what to do in an emergency response to a drug overdose by reading our resource developed with @SimonCommScot Get your copy of ‘How to save a life’ here🔽 publichealthscotland.scot/pu…
A graphic with information on how to recognise a drug overdose, including checking if the person is unresponsive, have blue or pale lips and skin, is snoring or has noisy breathing, and is having a seizure or a fit. In an emergency, call 999 and ask for an ambulance.

ALT A graphic with information on how to recognise a drug overdose, including checking if the person is unresponsive, have blue or pale lips and skin, is snoring or has noisy breathing, and is having a seizure or a fit. In an emergency, call 999 and ask for an ambulance.

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Our Edinburgh Support Hub before opening. Up to 100 people experiencing homelessness will walk through the door to a warm, friendly, safe and inclusive space offering emotional and practical support. simonscotland.org/
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