View the full list of awards below, including our award in focus with Moira Anderson Foundation 👇

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A full list of our awards can be viewed below 👇

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This latest round includes awards from our Briefing and Analysis open call this year, which seek to inform policy and public debate related to the financial well-being of people living on low-to-middle incomes in the run-up to the Scottish Parliamentary Elections of 2026.

Our Programme Awards are designed to back work that is bold, innovative, and built to last - supporting projects with the potential to make a significant and sustained impact on the root causes of poverty and trauma. 💡

You can explore the programme of events, discussions, and activities happening across Scotland here:

🔗 www.povertyalliance.org/cpw/

@povertyalliance.org #ChallengePoverty #WeDemandBetter

Challenge Poverty Week is an important reminder that by working together, across communities, charities, businesses, and policymakers, we can create real change.

This marks the final piece of our funding jigsaw, with applications having opened within our other funds – Wee Grants, Community Spaces and Community Transport – earlier in the year.

Find out more below 👇

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Works+ strapline is 'doing it differently', aiming to tackle not just job readiness but the wider, often hidden, barriers that stand in the way - including trauma, poverty, lack of transport, and the digital divide.

Watch the full Voices story with WorksPlus below👇

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From building skills and confidence to securing long-term jobs, Works+ shows what’s possible when young people are given the right environment to thrive.

Read more about the lasting difference Works+ is making 👇

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In our latest Voices feature, Scott Wight, Project Manager of WorksPlus (from Galashiels, Scottish Borders), reflects on how aftercare and continued support are opening up sustained opportunities for young people. 🌱

It explores patterns in practice, relevance to impact, and includes case studies throughout that shine a light on emerging practice, where grant holders are adapting to challenges and testing new ways to increase impact.🌱

Read the full report below 👇

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This report provides a deep dive into what we are learning about supporting people into work, helping with retention and progression, and embedding fair work practices to prevent and reduce poverty and trauma in #Scotland.