We’re recruiting for Year 2 of the Community Leadership Collective! A programme for community leaders across Scotland - especially grassroots & emerging leaders - offering peer support, coaching, skills, and an ILM Level 6 qualification.

"We’re trying to build something that reflects the hopes, realities and wisdom of the people shaping it." Cath McNally reflects on the all learning in bringing the Community Leadership Collective to life. Head to our website to read all about learning in the open: www.corra.scot/learning-as-...

Boost Fund is back!📣 Now open to community-led organisations across Scotland supporting local people affected by poverty or disadvantage. ✨£500 - £3,000 to constituted groups and charities with an annual income of £50,000 or less. ✨£250 - £1,500 available to unconstituted groups

This story highlights the My Care Record project & the digital tool they designed with young people to allow them to access their information, own their stories, & have their experiences accurately reflected when interacting with services. Read more: ow.ly/6kLx50XW4vX @dhi-scotland.com @corra.scot

This year, we are pleased to be supporting the Gathering by offering to fund travel and subsistence bursaries to support staff, volunteers, and community members from Black and racially minoritised-led organisations.

We'll be exhibiting at the hashtag#SCVOGathering on 10 & 11th February 2026!🎉📣 This year come join us at the Catalysing Community Leadership workshop on Wednesday 11th February 2026 in Moorfoot Room from 13:30-14:30pm!

@corra.scot very good memories from the SHAAP/Scottish Families event today… and a call to action. (Part 1/3)

Very happy to be here representing @corra.scot at the SHAAP/Scottish Families event today: Cultivating Cultural Recovery Pathways for Black and Asian Communities in Scotland.

Our Applicant and Grant Holder Survey 2025 is now open!🎉 Listening is key to Corra’s work, and we strive to ensure that applicants are heard, supported and well connected. Our Applicant and Grant Holder survey is central to this. 1/4

Today is Carbon Literacy Action Day. Coinciding with the COP30 conference in Brazil, today is all about putting our carbon literacy awareness into practice. I’m so proud that over 80% of staff members at Corra are trained in carbon literacy. carbonliteracy.com/carbon-liter...

"Joining the board at Corra nine years ago gave me a different perspective into the challenge and responsibility of being a funder in Scotland." We can think of no better way to celebrate Trustee Week than with this brilliant blog written by Corra's trustee Claire Gibson. 1/2

🚩Challenge Poverty Week: Some final reflections As we reflect on the themes of this year's Challenge Poverty Week, we see just how important collective action based on justice and compassion is in creating solutions to reduce the affects of poverty. 1/3

✨Thursday was day 4 of Challenge Poverty Week!✨ 👨🏽‍👩🏼‍👧🏻‍👦🏽Better Investment In Our Communities "Communities can hold and heal us, they can build and renew, they can weave bonds and bridges between us. And they can challenge poverty." 1/2

🌟It's Day 3 of Challenge Poverty Week! Today we are thinking about better Investment in Life's Essentials. We recently published The National Drugs Mission Funds Impact report 2024-25 that highlights the role of multiple disadvantages on an individuals quality of life. 1/3

📣Challenge Poverty Week 🚩Day 2 - Better Jobs, Pay, Hours, Conditions & Worker Voice "Adequate incomes are key to challenging poverty because they provide a foundational level for people and families to achieve a sense of stability and not have their dignity eroded..." 1/2

📣It's Challenge Poverty Week!📣 📌This upcoming week, we will be taking part in the Poverty Alliance's Challenge Poverty Week (6-12th October 2025). 1/2

📣Do you have an idea you want to turn into action? Boost Fund might be for you! ✨Offering small grants to community-led organisations across Scotland supporting people affected by poverty or disadvantage. 1/3

The National Drugs Funds Report 2024-2025 is now available to read! 📣📖 ➡️This year, £13 million was distributed in grant payments supporting over 51,000 people through 225 projects across the country. To find out more, read this year's report: www.corra.scot/national-dru...

Our Annual Report and Accounts 24-25 are now available on our website. Thank you to all the people, communities, and organisations who've worked alongside us this year. Without you, this work would not be possible. Grab a cuppa and have a read at www.corra.scot/corra...

1/2 🌟Want to know more about Corra's Racial Equity Fund? We are hosting information sessions to answer all questions on the fund, criteria and application process. 1/2

✨🎉Corra's Racial Equity Fund Opens today!✨🎉 📣The Corra Racial Equity Fund provides unrestricted funding to organisations that are led by, and working with, people from Black and racially minoritised backgrounds. 1/4

1/2 In August 2024, we made a statement on racist violence in the UK in response to the racist riots which were impacting many communities across the country. A year later, we are saddened to see a further escalation of racist, Islamophobic, and anti-migration rhetoric and violence.

Molly, Debbie and I are looking forward to chatting with lots of community groups at the Hawkhill community Centre in Alloa this morning. @corra.scot

🌟Last Tuesday, we had the pleasure of meeting with our 2024 Henry Duncan Grant Holders to hear all about the amazing work their organisations are doing to support women and young girls across Scotland! 1/2

We are so grateful to Scheme Livi for hosting the Ministerial Visit today. The Mjnister, Maree Todd, has been speaking to all the people who make their work possible. Such a dynamic project and I’ve been so impressed to see the impact they have in the lives of their service users. @corra.scot

Awesome catch up with @corra.scot Be Different Make A Difference advisors from @sfadroutesyp.bsky.social. supporting them to complete their @youthscotland.org.uk #Silver YAA, was brilliant hearing them talking about their experiences from being part of this awesome project 1/3

📢 Funding news - inquire by 7 November 2025 📅 This @corra.scot Fund is focused on improving the lives and outcomes for children, young people and families in Scotland who are affected by drugs and alcohol 👪 Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4fQXlnU

This is just some of their comments & thoughts, it's been a pleasure working with everyone. Really looking forward to the next part of their leadership journeys @corra.scot @youthscotland.org.uk @sfadroutesyp.bsky.social

📣🎉🌟You’re Only Young Once Fund - now open! For local community organisations with a track record of supporting children, young people and families affected by drugs and alcohol. For more information and the full criteria, head to our website: www.corra.scot/grant...

🔎We have been sharing annual updates from the communities we work alongside via our People in Place programme. 📍Take a read of the Methil Annual Update to find out more about the achievements made over the last year: www.corra.scot/methi...