Category: News
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Corporate Volunteer Day
Supported and introduced by the corporate volunteering platform On Hand, Family Journeys are delighted to have recently welcomed a few team members from Baringa, Edinburgh to give our little outdoor city oasis, some fresh love. Sadly, our little Gorgie children’s garden was vandalised last year, and it had begun to look really sad over the…
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Our new website
Welcome to our new rebranded website and organisation. Over the last three years Family Journeys services and supports for children, young people and families have grown and developed in response to need and demand. It was felt that our current ‘look and feel’ also needed to evolve to reflect who Family Journeys are today.
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Embedding Children’s Rights into Practice
With huge thanks to all the participants who attended our recent ‘Embedding Children’s Rights into Practice’ event, kindly hosted by the Faculty of Law at Napier University with generous hospitality enjoyed during our day spent at the Rivers Suite (event accredited Substantive Law CPD for Advocates).
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Expansion of Family Connections in West Lothian
Family Journeys are excited to start expanding our Family Connections service in West Lothian offering additional tailored supports to children and families impacted by substance use.
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Thank you to Burness Paull
Welcome to our new rebranded website and organisation. Over the last three years Family Journeys services and supports for children, young people and families have grown and developed in response to need and demand. It was felt that our current ‘look and feel’ also needed to evolve to reflect who Family Journeys are today.
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Welcome to Gorgie Garden
Creating a calm oasis for children We have been fortunate to receive funding from Cash for Kids (2024) to completely transform a small, derelict patio area at our Gorgie venue into a little outdoor children’s oasis. Now a well-loved area complete with sensory play stations, sand and water play, bikes, plants, a playhouse and lots…
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The Den, Duddingston
A safe space for families to connect with each other and nature We are delighted to have access to a special space at Jock Tamson’s Gairden that we can use for some of our family connections work that takes place out in the community. A perfect location for children and their families to come for Family Connections,…
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Peer Leadership Project
A project to bring together children and young adults and improve our centres. In 2022/2023 we ran a Peer Leadership Project for some of our older children and young people. We want to ensure that our spaces and online content speaks to and represents the children that use it. So, we let our Peer Leadership…