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Read our Connecting Communities in Aberdeen booklet!
Read our 2024 ACVO booklet featuring our highlights from the past year Read the booklet online now at acvo.org.uk/connect As the ACVO Team wind down for the upcoming festive break, we would like to share our Connecting Communities in Aberdeen booklet...
Aberdeen’s Trades Widows’ Fund Charity Surpasses £1 million Milestone
Aberdeen charity, the Trades Widows’ Fund Charity, celebrated a major milestone yesterday (Wednesday, December 18th) having donated more than £1 million to local groups and charities. The charity marked the occasion with an event at Trinity Hall, the home of The...
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The December 2024 edition of ACVO News is out now!
All the latest news, updates and opportunities from Aberdeen's third sector! Read the magazine now at acvo.org.uk/acvo-news/december-2024 Take a look at one of our latest films with Ten Feet Tall Theatre's Encore group. Supported by the Communities Mental Health...
HOPE Beyond the Walls: CFINE’s Project Helping Prisoners Rebuild Lives
For individuals transitioning from prison back into society, the path forward can often feel uncertain, overwhelming and fraught with challenges. To support people experiencing this, CFINE (Community Food Initiatives North East) launched the HOPE (Happily...
Why are we helping young men in financial crisis through Cash First?
This year, ACVO worked in partnership with community groups and public sector bodies across the city, to design and secure a 2 year project focussed on improving the financial situation of individuals through direct cash payments as an alternative to emergency food...
Aberdeen Science Centre reaches milestone in virtual reality project
Visitors to Aberdeen Science Centre will soon find themselves in the mouth of a shark, on top of a wind turbine, and inside a vein, thanks to the latest virtual reality (VR) technology. The centre is to introduce VR into its interactive experiences, thanks to...
Local Businesses Come Together To Create Festive Fun For Northfield Children
A group of children from Northfield Community Centre enjoyed an early festive treat yesterday evening, thanks to the generosity of Christmas tree grower, Scottish Christmas Trees at Tyrebagger (SCT Retail). Some 30 youngsters headed to Tyrebagger, located on the...
So Why Don’t You: November 29th with Andrea, Emma and Smrithi from Rape Crisis Grampian
The latest programme with the superb Andrea, Emma and Smrithi from Rape Crisis Grampian joining Mike on the Mic in the shmu studio as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence.
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