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Barnardo’s Child and Family Support Service (Fife)
Barnardo’s Child and Family Support Service (Fife)
Barnardo’s Child and Family Support Service (Fife). Barnardo’s Children’s Rights Service, Fife, provides a Children’s Rights and Advocacy Service for children and young people (up to 18)  who are  looked after at home, in foster care, purchased residential placements, secure…
Circles Network
Circles Network
Unpaid Carers – providing information and support through the process of financial and welfare power of attorney and/or guidance on how they can begin the process of gaining guardianship. Recovery Project- providing a voice to those who are experiencing drug…
Dunfermline Advocacy
Dunfermline Advocacy
Dunfermline Advocacy provides support for Citizen Advocacy partnerships across West Fife. Citizen Advocacy matches local people with vulnerable adults in the community to provide invaluable support and friendship, giving each individual a chance to have their voice heard and represented.…
Fife Forum
Fife Forum
We provide advocacy support for those that are 65 years and older, living in Fife, who either live in care homes or find themselves in community hospitals. Within this client group there will be those that feel vulnerable. This client…
Include Me
Include Me
Include Me is a Citizen Advocacy project. Citizen Advocacy is when responsible citizens leading full lives in our communities get to know a vulnerable adult who experiences exclusion from their community or unfair treatment and who needs help to make…
Kindred in Fife
Kindred in Fife
Kindred supports families of children and young people with disabilities or serious illness. To find out more about the service in Fife please visit Community Team – Fife – Kindred Advocacy You can contact the Fife office directly: You can call…
People First (Fife)
People First (Fife)
People First (Scotland), Fife Community Groups, the independent collective self-advocacy organisation, run by and for adults with learning difficulties aged 16 and over.  The organisation is based on clear values of independence, involvement and peer support. Self-advocacy can change lives and…
Equal Voice
Equal Voice
Equal Voice is a Citizen Advocacy project. We are a registered charity and we support citizen advocacy partnerships between vulnerable adults and ordinary members of the central Fife communities. Who do we work with? Working within the new eligibility criteria…

New Carers Project for Circles Network Fife

Do you need support and guidance to understand and navigate the processes surrounding power of attorney, capacity or guardianship? Circles Network have a team of independent advocates ready to help you gain access to information, raise concerns or queries and…

Tricia SmithJune 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Latest News
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Fife Young Carers

Fife Carers and Fife Young Carers continue to offer on going telephone support to carers. We can be contacted on our  main office numbers: Fife Carers – 01592 205472 Fife Young Carers – 01592 786717 All calls will be diverted…

adminApril 15, 2020April 15, 2020 Latest News
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VoiceAbility

VoiceAbility provides advocacy for everyone who is eligible to access advocacy services in Fife. If you are in urgent or immediate need please contact VoiceAbility. Phone: 0300 303 1660Email: helpline.scotland@voiceability.org

adminApril 14, 2020October 9, 2024 Latest News, Support Organisations
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Important Information from Dunfermline Advocacy

Following the latest developments in the spread of the COVID-19 and taking into account the guidelines and directions from Fife Council, the Scottish Government and Westminster, Dunfermline Advocacy will move to working practices which minimise the risk of spreading infection…

adminApril 14, 2020April 14, 2020 Latest News
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Kindred Fife

Kindred Fife are providing their service as normal the only difference is that there are no face to face meetings, all support is via email and telephone. Kindred continue to be able to support any family that cares for an…

adminApril 14, 2020April 14, 2020 Latest News
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Circles Network Fife

Circles Network Fife provide Advocacy for unpaid carers and those experiencing substance misuse issues. New Volunteer House,16 East Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1XT Phone: 01592 645360 Email: carolann.haddow@circlesnetwork.org.uk

adminApril 14, 2020October 9, 2024 Latest News
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Important Information from Include Me

Following the latest developments in the spread of the Corona Virus and taking into account the guidelines and directions from the Scottish Government and Westminster, Include Me will move to working practices which minimise the risk of spreading infection within…

adminMarch 17, 2020March 17, 2020 Latest News
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Important Information from People First (Scotland)

People First (Scotland) have taken a decision to close our offices and cancel all groups and meetings including those with external stakeholders until the end of April. This is a difficult decision but we know that many members have underlying…

adminMarch 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Latest News
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Email Issues

As a temporary measure if you require to contact us via email please use tricia@dunfermlineadvocacy.org as we are currently experiencing some changes to our email system.

adminOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Latest News
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People First Newsletter

People First (Fife) Scotland’s Spring/Summer 2019 Newsletter is now available. If you would like a copy of the newsletter please contact kate@peoplefirstscotland.org

adminMay 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Latest News
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Advocacy Organisations

  • Barnardos Child and Family Support Service Fife
  • Circles Network
  • Dunfermline Advocacy
  • Equal Voice
  • Fife Carers
  • Fife Forum
  • Fife Young Carers
  • Include Me
  • Kindred in Fife
  • People First
  • Voiceability
  • Advocacy.scot

Fife Advocacy Forum

The Fife Advocacy Forum supports the development of advocacy across Fife and represents the views of local advocacy providers.

To help meet the needs of different people at different times in their life there are several different types of advocacy. We are really pleased that such a range of types of advocacy are supported by Fife Council and NHS Fife and are available to people in Fife.

Our website explains the range of advocacy available to people in Fife and provides details about the organisations that provide these services and how to contact them.

Who is Eligible to access Advocacy in Fife?

Adults (16+) and older people in Fife can access advocacy if they are affected by:

Disability
Chronic illness
Mental illness
Dementia
Learning disability
Personality disorder

and need help to safeguard their
well-being
rights
care
or other interests

Children in Fife under the age of 18 can access advocacy if:

They are looked after by Fife Council (at home, in Foster Care, Kinship Care or Residential Care)
There are Child Protection procedures in place (aged 5-18)
They have a mental health issue and/or a learning disability

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