South Lanarkshire’s ‘First Steps’ are One to Watch.

Women expecting their first babies and new mums from some of South Lanarkshire’s poorest areas are being helped to ensure their children get off to the best possible start in life – thanks to the First Steps Programme.

Renfrewshire’s Public Sector Academy helps Secure a Workforce for the Future.

Renfrewshire Council has recognised the enormous potential of those who want to work but are furthest away from the labour market offering real employment opportunities to long term unemployed.

Aberdeen City Council’s “Transition Extreme” embraces Local Democracy.

Purpose built as part of Aberdeen City Council’s regeneration programme, the Transition Extreme project engaged with the city’s young people to find out what they wanted and worked with them to deliver over and above this.

Promoting Sustainability in North Lanarkshire Council.

Current work required to maintain roundabouts, central reservations and approaches was not sustainable. Relying heavily on cyclical maintenance and changing the maintenance regime or reducing it drastically has had a massive impact, improving maintenance costs, sustainability of works and reducing the council’s carbon footprint.

Peer Education Tackles Health Inequalities and Improves Health in Dundee.

The Dundee Peer Education Project (DPEP) has successfully developed and delivered peer education across Dundee. The project has developed an effective model in Dundee to tackle issues relating to drugs, smoking and alcohol using peer-led methods to inform and educate young people.

Community and Citizen Well Being in Perth and Kinross.

The multi-disciplinary North Perth Community School Team has worked with schools and communities in North Perth (within the 15% most income deprived areas (SIMD)) to produce innovative family support and family learning opportunities over the last 10 years.

Glasgow City Council and Cordia scoop Service Innovation and Improvement Award.

In order to improve the efficiency of Cordia and its level of service to local citizens, the IT team developed a Blackberry Smartphone application for the Care Tracker system named “E-Router”. This application gives home care coordinators secure and direct access to customer records on their BlackBerry smartphones and informs them in real-time of any customer changes.