It was great to welcome Scotland’s First Minister, @JohnSwinney, to Fit & Fed. He learned about the impact of the programme and spoke with our team about how football can support young people’s development.
💬 “It’s a fantastic organisation that’s taking the love of football
Natalie Don-Innes
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Renfrewshire, Scotland
Joined August 2015
- Natalie Don-Innes repostedThe result of the Stage 3 vote on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill is: ✅Yes - 111 ❌No - 0 🟣Abstain - 0 The bill is therefore passed. You can find out more online at: ow.ly/keaW50Ywv3Z
- Natalie Don-Innes repostedSpending time with care experienced young people in Parliament, hearing their voices, their strength, their hopes - that’s what The Promise is all about. This Bill matters, because these young people matter. We owe them not just our words, but action. We will #KeepThePromise.
- Natalie Don-Innes repostedBacked by £150,000 from @scotgov, @saiaorg's Wee Breathers project helps teachers to support children - including those with care experience - in a caring, trauma-informed way, while caring for their own mental resilience. Promise Minister @NatalieDon_ met the project leads.
- Natalie Don-Innes repostedAhead of the final vote on the Children (Care, Care Experience, and Services Planning) Bill, First Minister @JohnSwinney, Promise Minister @NatalieDon_ and Fiona Duncan from @ThePromiseScot met care-experienced people to reflect on the positive changes so far.
- Natalie Don-Innes repostedWe've made improvements to the support available for unpaid carers including 💚introducing a new payment for carers who look after more than one person 💚extending the time carers are supported if the person they look after dies Read more ⬇️
- Natalie Don-Innes repostedI'm proud we have delivered 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare. If re-elected, the SNP will go further - expanding childcare from 9 months to the end of primary school, for every child in Scotland, year round. Helping families and growing our economy.
- Natalie Don-Innes repostedPromise Minister @NatalieDon_ met kinship carers at Children First as @scotgov’s offer for kinship carers launched during #KinshipCareWeek. It aims to ensure consistent support for kinship families across Scotland, as part of #KeepingThePromise. ➡️ bit.ly/4lt8uy6
00:00 - Natalie Don-Innes repostedMinister @NatalieDon_ welcomes a refreshed Additional Support Needs Toolkit which gives childcare professionals easier access to high quality, inclusive learning resources all in one place – including guidance & CPL opportunities. 🔗cpldirectory.elc.sssc.uk.com/wp-content/upl…
00:00 - Natalie Don-Innes repostedChildren’s Minister @NatalieDon_ visited employability and wellbeing charity @CERTClacks to discuss economic inactivity among young people @scotgov is committed to ensuring all young people can access the support they need to achieve their potential
- Natalie Don-Innes repostedFirst Minister @JohnSwinney has thanked emergency services following a serious fire in Glasgow city centre. The Scottish Government will support Glasgow City Council and all partners in recovery efforts in the coming weeks and months. Watch for more.
00:00 - Natalie Don-Innes repostedIt’s #KinshipCareWeek, recognising the extraordinary contribution of carers providing stability for children within their family network. @scotgov funds the Kinship Care Advice Service, offering tailored support to carers. 📞0808 800 0006 🔗Kinship.scot
- Natalie Don-Innes repostedAs we prepare to launch Carer Additional Person Payment and make other improvements, some of our services will be unavailable this weekend. Online benefit applications and document upload service will be unavailable between 8am on 14 March until no later than 8am on 16 March.


















