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Thousands of families in Aberdeen are set to benefit from winter clothing payments totalling up to £100,000.
Anyone already in receipt of a school clothing grant for the financial…
Businesses are being invited to free event to celebrate ‘Year of Disabled Worker’ on Thursday 8 December at the Beach Ballroom.
Attendees will be able to gain practical insights in recruiting, retaining and including disabled people at work, and to learn about the advice and…
Aberdeen City Councillors today (Monday 21 November) endorsed two new pledges to support female employees who have experienced pregnancy loss or are going through the menopause.
…Progress has been made in supporting individuals and communities in Aberdeen through the Warm Spaces initiative.
Aberdeen City Council’s Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee welcomed an update on progress, that showed that Warm Spaces is available in Central and 16…
A Health and Wellbeing Summit was held today at the Town House to discuss how best to support children and young people in Aberdeen following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Elected Members, MSPs, the education service and children’s social work were joined by representatives from…
Aberdeen City Council today approved the appointment of six external advisers to work with the new Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee in progressing its aim and objectives.
The representatives are made up of a cross section of people working across a variety of sectors with…
Aberdeen City Council has been awarded funding of £5M over 5 years to establish a Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) in partnership with NHS Grampian, The University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University (RGU), funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR…
As part of this year’s Challenge Poverty Week, Aberdeen City Council joined four local third sector organisations at the Belmont Filmhouse to call for action based on social justice and compassion in turning the tide of poverty in the North East.
The event [October 3] showcased…
Aberdeen City Council is to introduce enhanced support for staff affected by a disability or medical condition.
“Reasonable Adjustment Passports” (RAPs) will capture details of their impairment and how that can be best accommodated in…
Aberdeen City Council’s Education Operational Delivery Committee has approved a £173,000 programme of play activities for children and young people during the forthcoming October school holidays.
The…
Aberdeen City Council’s continued commitment to providing access to free period products was agreed yesterday at a meeting of the Operational Delivery Committee.
Free period products have been provided by the council at 99 access points across the city (Access to period…
Progress on the Aberdeen Autism Strategy and intended work which will inform the future strategic direction on the next plan were yesterday agreed at committee.
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