Social care charity Quarriers to receive huge three year grants to support people with epilepsy, their carers and young people
Social care charity Quarriers has received a £1 million funding boost after it successfully applied for two grants from the Big Lottery Fund (BLF) Scotland.
Paid across three years, the grants will be used to sustain and develop the charity’s Epilepsy Fieldwork service and its Coaching for Life initiative which was launched as part of its 2014 Ryder Cup Appeal.
With an increase to its number of fieldworkers, strengthened management, new service delivery approaches and a much stronger focus on evaluation and networking, the grant will enable Quarriers to an estimated extra 1000 people with epilepsy and 500 carers by expanding its current reach across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Fife out to the Highlands and Tayside.
Both services are extremely important to the charity and it’s exciting to think of what the new funding will help us achieve
Quarriers’ Coaching for Life initiative will expand beyond its current Glasgow, Edinburgh and Moray bases and roll out the service to Renfrewshire and Falkirk. With more one-to-one life coaching, new group work elements, and an enhanced opportunity for young people to influence the design of the service, the expanded initiative will benefit 300 young people, helping them attain their goals, make sustainable progress towards a positive future and increase their motivation, confidence and emotional resilience.
“The Big Lottery Fund offers a fantastic opportunity for third sector organisations and these grants will have a significantly positive impact on our services,” said Alice Drife, Quarriers’ chief executive.
“The grants will help us remain at the forefront of epilepsy support in Scotland and enable us to help even more vulnerable young people across the country. Both services are extremely important to the charity and it’s exciting to think of what the new funding will help us achieve.
“We are extremely grateful to the Big Lottery Fund for showing such faith in our work and we’ve no doubt it will go a long way to helping the people we support reach their full potential.”
Maureen McGinn, Big Lottery Fund Scotland chair, added: “This money will help them expand the vital support service they offer for people with epilepsy and their carers into Highland and Tayside; and will also enable them to work with young people right across the Central Belt of Scotland facing a crucial time in their lives.
“This is life changing money, going to projects making a real difference where and when it is needed most.”
