MVA News
Bonnyrigg Rose Community Football Club: Championing Football and Mental Health
Bonnyrigg Rose Community FC (CFC) is a football club that is gaining recognition for its work championing mental health and wellbeing in Midlothian. As such, it was one of four…
Resist potential cuts to third sector budgets
We are once again concerned that there will be cuts to third sector budgets by statutory funders. We wish to strongly resist this, and we are keen to make sure…
TSI Statement on the Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the afternoon of Thursday 8th September 2022. The Queen dedicated her life to serving…
Midlothian: Shared Prosperity Fund Recording
If you missed our event about the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the proposed grants programme for Midlothian you can now watch the full video recording here:
Recognising and supporting unpaid carers in your workplace
There are an estimated 1.1 million carers in Scotland and an estimated 1 in 8 people in the workforce are unpaid carers. Many carers juggle employment alongside their role as…
MVA AGM & Review of Midlothian TSI’s work in 2020/2021
Join us for the joint Midlothian Voluntary Action Annual General Meeting and Review of Midlothian TSI’s activities in 2020/2021 We’ll be showcasing the achievements in 2020-2021 of both MVA and the wider…
Preparing for winter
Winter can be a hard time for older people – from trying to stay warm to dealing with dicey pavements. With Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership we’ve published a…
Midlothian’s Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund is NOW OPEN
A new fund to support mental health and wellbeing is being launched in Midlothian today with £241,000 to be distributed to local third sector organisations and community groups. Social enterprises…
Forward Mid have released their 2022 disabled people’s directory
The Forward Mid 2022 directory contains up-to-date information for service users across Midlothian. Free copies can be picked from the MVA office, local libraries in Midlothian and online at www.forwardmid.org.uk.
Welcome to our new graduate intern
I’m Jill Bunyan, 24, from Glasgow. I recently started my new role at Midlothian Voluntary Action as a Social Justice and Financial Inclusion Graduate Intern. I’m thrilled to start my graduate career…
Welcoming a new face thanks to the Kickstart Scheme
We’re delighted to be part of the Kickstart initiative, created as part of the government’s coronavirus response to provide paid employment and career support to Universal Credit claimants aged 16-24.…
Make a change in your community
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the best in Midlothian communities. We’ve seen people banding together to look after neighbours and the environment. Now is time to think about the…
