Altrum - fostering creativity, community and citizenship for all

We have a range of projects promoting and researching Inclusion in Scotland

Please click on any of the projects below to find out more:

Altrum Voices is a group set up to support a dialogue between people who use different types of services in Scotland, to share ideas, find common learning and build agendas for change.

Dates and Mates is an accessible membership based dating and friendship agency run by and for people with a learning disability.

in Control Scotland was set up to transform the organisation of social care and support in Scotland so that people can gain more control over their support and their lives, and fulfil their role as full citizens.

Partners in PolicyMaking is an internationally recognised leadership development programme for disabled adults and parents of disabled children. It h e c graduation

focusses on skills, knowledge and confidence, building the qualities needed to work effectively as a change agent in one's own life and to influence and create policy locally or even nationally.

The Higher Education Certificate in the Person Centred Approach was developed as a collaboration between Altrum, and Queen Margaret University. It is now delivered by the Thistle Foundation in partnership with QMU, and with support from the Scottish European planning together

Social Fund. The quality and value of the course was recognised in 2005 by a Scottish Award from the National Training Awards and a Lifelong Learning Best Practice Award from ESF ObjectiveThree Partnership.

The Five Dimensions of Inclusion Evaluation Team is a three year Altrum Project to develop evaluation and feedback processes for organisations that are working for more inclusive services and communities. Nine organisations are part of the project and people who use services, family members and others are being trained and coached to become evaluators. on a training course

The Altrum Sexuality Project has been running since 2005 when a group of Altrum organisations began to talk together about finding ways to offer support in this important area of life.

Our The Altrum RISK Project , explores what the people think. Many approaches to risk are skewed towards the view that organisations and funders have about risk taking. This innovative project uses drama to find out what people who have disabilities want in their lives.

	Dates-n-mates 2nd Anniversary
	Dates-n-Mates is 2! There will be a Party on Thursday 5th August 2010 7.00p.m – 12.00 p.m. Check out the Dates and Mates read more >>

	Researching Risk Recruitment Days
	The Altrum Risk Research Project is holding two recruitment days in July. There are two fliers explaining the days which will be held in the Glasgow ... read more >>

	Risk project takes to the stage with Big Lottery funding
	A ground-breaking project that uses theatre to ... read more >>

	Heavy Load on Tour
	Heavy Load hit Scotland! Heavy Load is a band from Brighton with a growing ... read more >>

	dates-n-mates project worker
	dates-n-mates is now recruiting a project worker, find out more on the dates and mates project page. Go to Our Projects on the top menu of this page. ... read more >>

	Independent Voices Heard
	Members from the Altrum Voices ... read more >>

	dates-n-mates in the news
	Read about dates-n-mates and Bob and Lorraine's story in the Big Lottery Scotland Issue 4 Newsletter it's on line here a read more >>

	Five Dimensions Team Members Training
	In December, 9 new recruits to the Five Dimensions Evaluation Team will begin their induction training. About half of this group will help with ... read more >>

	In Control Scotland Advisory Group
	The in Control Scotland Advisory Group is scheduled as ... read more >>

	Altrum Voices Visioning Day
	Jaynie and Pat helped the group facilitate a PATH and vision day on the 23rd October. The next meeting on the 11th December is looking at ... read more >>

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