Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter. News and events from across the Third Sector Fri 19/06/2026

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Here is your weekly round-up of content from our website, www.fva.org.

Click on any of the purple text below to be taken to the item on our website.

Headline News

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Anti-Racist Practice in the Third Sector- What Does Real Change Demand of All of Us?

This blog post reflects on an intersectional and anti-racist approach in practice, drawing on experience of working across the third sector.

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Food Standards Scotland Updates Guidance on Those Most at Risk from Foodborne Illness

It also lists medications such as immunosuppressants, taken for a wide range of autoimmune conditions and after an organ transplant.

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Barnardo's: The Impact of Online Misogyny on Children and Young People's Attitudes and Behaviours

The research aims to help ensure that children’s voices about misogyny and masculinity are heard.

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Phone-Free Learning in Scottish Schools

School learning environments across Scotland will become phone free under measures announced by Education Secretary Màiri McAllan.

Digitally Excluded: How Families Raising Disabled Children Are Being Left Behind

Family Fund work with thousands of families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people across the UK. 

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Anstruther Repair Cafe Opens at Dreel Halls

At their first-ever session, a small team fixed 17 items in just two hours! 

FVA Training Events

Lunchtime Learning: Fife and The Forth Green Freeport

Tuesday 23 June, 12.00 - 1.00pm, online

The Forth Green Freeport is an area of land linked to a port where normal tax and customs rules are varied to promote growth and trade. Tune in to this session to learn about what this means for the Forth Green Freeport, how it can help support Fife's employability vision, and how we can learn from each other's development strategies.

Roles and Responsibilities of a Trustee/Committee/Board Member

Wednesday 24 June, 6.00 - 9.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes

This free training session is designed to help new or potential Trustees to understand their role and responsibilities so that they can enjoy and thrive in their role free from stress or worries by understanding what they can and should be doing.

Third Sector Engagement Event (Core Grant Funded Services Review)

Monday 29 June, 1.30 - 3.30pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes

This event is aimed at third sector organisations currently supporting children, young people and families in Fife. It will be the third engagement event as part of the core granted funded services review process being undertaken by Children & Families Social Work.

Training and Development

Date

Session

Time

Location

Monday 22 June

PVG - Your Signatory Role

2.00 - 4.00pm

Online

Tuesday 23 June

PVG - Regulated Roles

2.00 - 4.00pm

Online

Tuesday 23 June

Scottish Network for Volunteering Research

11.00am - 12.00pm

Online

Tuesday 23 June

Befriending Networks 2026 Roadshow

1.00 - 3.30pm

Online

Tuesday 23 June

Supporting Birth Families Service (3 workshops)

9.30am - 12.00pm

Glenrothes

Wednesday 24 June

An Introduction to Financial Wellbeing: Training for Third Sector Practitioners

9.30am - 12.30pm

Online

Wednesday 24 June

PVG - Recruitment and Referrals Training

2.00 - 4.00pm

Online

Wednesday 24 June

A Complete Guide to PVG and Your Signatory Role

10.00am - 4.00pm

Stirling

Thursday 25 June

Fife Health & Social Care Partnership: Online Intercultural Awareness Workshop

10.00am - 1.00pm

 

Thursday 25 June

Consortium Bidding Webinar for SMEs and Social Enterprises

10.30am - 12.00pm

Online

Tuesday 30 June

Volunteering - A Human Rights and Equalities First Approach

1.00 - 4.00pm

Online

Wednesday 01 July

Fife Adult Support & Protection: Professional Curiosity and Disguised Compliance

9.30am - 1.00pm

Online

Thursday 02 July

A Complete Guide to PVG and Your Signatory Role

10.00am - 4.00pm

Stirling

Tuesday 07 July

Young Trustees Movement Champion Training

12.00 - 1.00pm

Online

Wednesday 08 July

PVG - Your Signatory Role

10.00am - 12.00pm

Online

Wednesday 08 July

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (2 day course)

9.00am - 5.00pm

Kirkcaldy

Thursday 09 July

PVG - Regulated Roles

10.00am - 12.00pm

Online

Friday 10 July

PVG - Recruitment and Duty to Refer Training

10.00am - 12.00pm

Online

Tuesday 14 July

HVG Events - Award Nomination Writing: Confidence-building Session

12.00 - 1.00pm

Online

Thursday 16 July

PVG - Your Signatory Role

6.30 - 8.30pm

Online

Community Events

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How to Become An Impactful STEM Volunteer

Tuesday 23 June, 8.30 - 9.15am, online

Join STEM Ambassadors for this 45-minute introduction to the STEM Ambassadors Programme to find out how you can get involved in valuable STEM outreach with young people. 

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Canine Partners' Virtual Open Day

Saturday 27 June, 10.00 - 11.30am, online

If you're curious about life-changing assistance dogs, interested in volunteering, or exploring ways to support an organisation, join Canine Partners for their virtual open day! 

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The Muirhead Project AGM

Wednesday 01 July, 5.30 - 7.00pm, Glenrothes

Join Muirhead Outreach Project for their AGM.

Discover what they got up to in 2025 and what their plans are for the future. 

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Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Fife Peer Gathering

Wednesday 01 July, 12.30 - 3.30pm, Cowdenbeath

Are you, or someone you care for, living with a long-term health condition? 

Come along to the Maxwell Centre to meet groups and clubs in Fife supporting members living with chest, heart, stroke, or long Covid-related conditions and chat to others who know exactly how you’re feeling

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Afro-Caribbean Summer Festival 2026

Saturday 04 July, 11.00am - 6.00pm, Dunfermline

The Afro-Caribbean Summer Festival is a celebration of culture, music and food - come along and experience a fun day full of fun activities and delicious food! 

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Craigtoun Country Fayre (weekend event)

Saturday 04 and Sunday 05 July, 10.30am - 5.00pm, St Andrews

With free entry, free parking and free entertainment, it's a great budget-friendly way to start the holidays. They will also have a wide variety of craft stalls to suit any budge plus charities, displays and all their regular seasonal paid attractions.

Consultations

Fife Health & Social Care Partnership: Improving Support For Transitioning to Adult's Services

The Partnership is keen to hear the voices of those who support young people to transition from children’s services into adult’s services are at the heart of the process. 

Closing date: 06 July 2026

Help Shape the Future of Volunteers’ Week

As Volunteers' Week planning begins for 2027, the organisers want the campaign to reflect what matters most to you.

Funding Opportunities

Becoming a Lead Delivery Partner for the Scottish Government's Jobs Guarantee Programme

Grants will be made to organisations with relevant experience of working with long-term unemployed and disadvantaged young people and an understanding of the local labour market conditions.

Closing date: 13 July 2026

Firstport - Social Innovation Challenge

The Social Innovation Challenge is a programme that funds and supports innovators to kick-start solutions that tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our time.

Closing date: 20 July 2026

Round 4 of the Youth Arts Open Fund is Now Open for Applications

Funded projects are expected to engage children and young people in high-quality and accessible arts activity that empowers them through self-expression, enhances their health, wellbeing and personal development, and builds their confidence and skills.   

Closing date: 21 July 2026

The Swan Mountain Trust

For the next three years they will focus on organisations concerned with refugees and asylum seekers, with particular emphasis on the mental health of young people in these categories.

Closing date: apply at any time

Job Vacancies

Project Worker - Rock Trust

35 hours per week, £27,107 - £30,527 per annum

Closing date: 24 June 2026

Property and Factoring Services Manager - Kingdom Group

36 hours per week, £61,221 - £68,028 per annum

Closing date: 25 June 2026

Youth Worker - Families First St Andrews

25 hours per week, £26,417 - ££27,321 per annum

Closing date: 08 July 2026

Customer Support Advisors (Temporary) - Kingdom Housing Association

36 hours per week, £30,129 - £32,760 per annum

Closing date: 12 July 2026