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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
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
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 additional needs. To find out more about the service in Fife please download the Kindred In Fife, How Can We Help? leaflet with general information about our Fife office . You can contact the Fife…
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…

Welcome to Wilson

Wilson Macduff has joined Fife Carers as their advocacy development worker, supporting adult and young carers across Fife. Wilson came along to our Forum meeting last week and will be out and about meeting colleagues over the coming weeks.  We…

Annie BuchananNovember 26, 2018 Latest News
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Month 2 of my job

Month 2 into my new role and thanks to expert tuition from the very talented Tricia, I’m slowly getting to grips with the technology.  Still meeting forum members, attended my first SIG meeting and to inform my work plan, I’ve…

Annie BuchananNovember 7, 2018 Latest News
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Getting to know you

Week 4 and I’m getting out and about to meet forum members.  I’ve met with Robyn from WhoCares?, Andrea and Kate from People First and Camilla from Include Me.  More appointments in the diary and I’m rediscovering the back roads…

Annie BuchananOctober 22, 2018 Latest News
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People First (Scotland) Fife Community Group’s Winter Newsletter 2018

Available now by clicking the link below Winter 2018

Tricia SmithOctober 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Latest News
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People First (Scotland) Fife Community Groups 2018

Local collective self-advocacy groups, run by and for adults with learning disabilities. Groups meet once a month. Please contact us for dates. kate.croft@peoplefirstscotland.org 01383 624885 andrea.ladyka@peoplefirstscotland.org Crossgates Thursday 10.30am – 12.00pm Crossgates Community Centre Dunfermline Wednesday 1.30pm – 3.00pm Dell…

Tricia SmithOctober 9, 2018 Latest News
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Say hello to our new Training and Development Worker!

Say hello to our new Training and Development Worker!

    Please meet Annie Buchanan, the new Training and Development Worker for Fife Advocacy Forum. Annie is based within Dunfermline Advocacy Office and will be making contact with Advocacy Services in Fife over the next few weeks. Welcome to the team…

adminOctober 8, 2018 Latest News
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Refreshing Fife’s Advocacy Strategy – Public Drop-in Consultation Events across Fife!

Refreshing Fife’s Advocacy Strategy – Public Drop-in Consultation Events across Fife! Please pop along to any of these drop-ins and make sure your views, suggestions and ideas are heard!

adminOctober 30, 2017October 30, 2017 Latest News
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Kindred Fundraising Coffee Morning – 30th November 2017

The Fife team of Kindred are having a fundraising Coffee morning./ Christmas sale on 30th November between 10am-12pm at the Flexspace Building in Dunfermline. Linda & Lindsay  will also be available to give information on the work Kindred do in Fife,…

adminOctober 30, 2017 Latest News
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Advocacy in Fife Booklet 2016

Advocacy in Fife Booklet 2016

The Advocacy in Fife Booklet has been updated and is now available to download: advocacy-in-fife-a5-booklet-aug-2016 To order a copy please email admin@fifeadvocacyforum.org.uk or call 01383 624382.

JoannaOctober 12, 2016 Latest News
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Fife Forum Spring / Summer 2016 Newsletter

Fife Forum Spring / Summer 2016 Newsletter

Read Fife Forum’s Spring / Summer 2016 Newsletter: http://www.fifevoluntaryaction.org.uk/downloads/Newsletter-May2016.pdf

JoannaJune 8, 2016June 8, 2016 Latest News
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  • Fife Young Carers
  • Include Me
  • Kindred in Fife
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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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