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New Models of Community
Although they are often small and
fragile, churches in priority areas are often key
groups in tackling the causes and symptoms on poverty.
Cranhill community cafe |
In this area of work, the Priority
Areas Committee supports churches - and increasingly
faith communities - to be as effective as possible.
Much of this work is undertaken through Faith
in Community (Scotland), a separate organisation
which the Priority Areas Committee helped to establish
in 2005. |
On this page, you can find out about:
Faith in Community (Scotland)
Interfaith Storytelling and Participation
Centre
Interfaith Community Fund
Prison Throughcare
Women's Leadership Network
Faith in Community (Scotland)
Faith in Community (Scotland) (www.faithincommunityscotland.org)
is an anti-poverty organisation working through
individuals and communities of faith. Its directors are
drawn from across the Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh
communities.
Its principal work is currently in Glasgow where it
employs a staff of ten people in its
Transformation Team (www.transformationteam.org)
which supports
local faith communities to develop anti-poverty work
in the poorest 38 neighbourhoods across the city. Plans
for a similar team in Dundee are currently under consideration
as well as a range of other innovative and exciting
initiatives.
As well as funding from the Church of Scotland, Faith
in Community (Scotland) also receives funding from a
range of other faith communities, charitable trusts
and the Scottish Government.
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Interfaith Storytelling & Participation Centre
Faith in Community (Scotland) is currently working with
a range of other partners to develop an Interfaith Storytelling
& Participation Centre in Govanhill - Scotland's
most multicultural community.
| The Centre will encourage greater
understanding between faiths, and tackle poverty
as well as supporting work designed to help people
struggling against prejudice and poverty to become
more involved in their local communities. |
Storytelling Centre at St James, Pollok |
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Interfaith Community Fund
In late autumn 2008 Faith in Community (Scotland) will
launch a new fund designed to support local faith communities
across the poorest rural and urban areas of Scotland
to establish new pieces of community work.
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Prison Throughcare
There is a clear relationship between poverty and prison.
Too many people from Scotland's poorest communities
end up in prison. Faith in Community (Scotland) is currently
working with a range of other partners to develop up
to 12 throughcare centres in priority areas as part.
These centres will support ex-prisoners and their families
and help to reduce both the number of people entering
prison and also the levels of re-offending.
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Women's Leadership Network
Women can always be counted upon to be the ones who
come forward to exercise leadership in their churches
and communities. Despite this, women's leadership is
often taken for granted and can be undervalued.
Women at Toryglen |
The Women's Leadership Network supports
lay women in the priority areas who are leaders
in their church and community.It promotes collaboration
among women engaged in |
ending the social problems that result from the poverty
in their communities. It builds confidence and supports
women to lead in ways that are consistent with their
values.
The network is a web, a strong bond that connects women
one with another; companions to other women engaged
in a similar struggle, supporting and nurturing them
in their leadership. Facilitators are Gayle Irvin, Leadership
Trainer from New York, and Jayne Scott, CEO, Safe Space
in Fife. If you wish to more about the network, please
contact our office.
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