Two groups in Orkney have had a welcome funding boost from the National Lottery Community Fund.
Home-Start Orkney has received £7000 from the National Lottery Awards for All Scotland. The funding will be used to recruit a volunteer co-ordinator to help support the work of the group which relies heavily on its volunteers.
Home-Start Orkney is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age.
Hoy & Walls Community Garden has received £5916 also from the National Lottery Awards for All Scotland. The funding will be used to setup a therapeutic community garden on disused ground in the town leased to them by NHS Orkney.
In Scotland a new partnership project aiming to break the cycle of homelessness for patients being discharged from Glasgow’s oldest hospital will go ahead thanks to funding by The National Lottery Community Fund.
The Marie Trust receives £54,910 to pilot a 12-month hospital outreach service at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary for patients who are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness.
The charity, which supports people affected by homelessness and poverty is one of 303 community projects across Scotland sharing in over £7,690,005 from The National Lottery Community Fund.
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