Challenging Poverty
These practice examples describe ways that Community Learning and Development (CLD) can support community responses to the cost-of-living crisis. Challenging the causes and effects of poverty across Scotland.
Service managers, practitioners, and third-sector providers have shared insights from their areas . This has informed our consideration of the challenges that CLD providers face. We also considered CLD and wider community responses, and the impact of this can have on learners and communities.
We discussed:
- ways that CLD providers are signposting learners and communities
- other local services and sources of support
- ways CLD providers can partner with other initiatives to mitigate the current cost of living crisis
All practice examples have used CLD approaches. However, we recognise that CLD services are different across Scotland. As such, service names and individual roles may vary.
Challenge poverty week webinar
Further resources
Visit the CLD Standards Council for Scotland for more information on the values, ethics, and competencies of CLD.
The CLD, Poverty and Social Justice - Wakelet links to a collection of online professional learning, information and resources on the subject of poverty and social justice.
The Discover programme, Edinburgh
The Discover programme is an example of a partnership approach to supporting children and families during the school holidays to reduce food and financial insecurities, the poverty related attainment gap and social isolation.
Stirling let’s get together programme
An example of a Local Authority collaborating with charities to deliver local services within a rural community.
Midlothian trusted partners network
An example of a local authority and third sector partnership providing food and fuel support.
North Ayrshire Connected Communities Service
An example of young people’s participation in influencing local authority commitments to mitigate against child poverty and the cost of the school day.
Airdrie Action Partnership
An example of local authority CLD officers working with local families, community groups, and public and third sector organisations to support collective responses that challenge poverty.
Open Doors Programme Dundee
An example of ‘open doors’ provision across a city, offering accessible, free or low-cost activities in local communities.
Wester Hailes Youth Agency
An example a third sector agency supporting young people, in an area of urban deprivation, to mitigate the impact of poverty and the cost of living crisis.
Glasgow Life Universal Credit Advisory Service
An example of how CLD approaches are being effectively used to support adults to claim Universal Credit and access community learning opportunities.
Cost of Living Roadshows Angus
An example of local communities accessing information and advice through a ‘roadshow’ style series of events.
Affordable Child Care Project Inverclyde
An example of local authority CLD staff working with low-income families to help them shape the development of community-based childcare in their area.
Buckie Community Hub Moray
An example of a CLD team supporting the volunteers who lead on a ‘cost of living’ community hub identified through the locality plan with progress reported through the CLD strategic partnership.
Cost of Living Fund Perth and Kinross
An example of a local authority funding process, designed to provide applicants with money to support communities through warm spaces and warm home/food packs.
