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Aberlour supports children, young people, and families across Scotland with practical and emotional help. Services include:

• Support for families affected by addiction

• Residential care and fostering

• Early years and disability support

• Early intervention

• Urgent Assistance Fund – providing emergency cash grants for families struggling with food, heating, clothing, and other essentials. Families must have a child under 21 and be facing extreme hardship. Applications are made by a professional (e.g. social worker or health visitor) through the Aberlour website.

Includes 'Parent Talk' page - down-to-earth parenting advice you can trust. 

Beyond Your Limits is a free two-year programme by the EY Foundation supporting care-experienced young people (16–19) with paid work experience, training, mentoring, and personal development. It helps boost skills and employment chances. 

Children First works to keep children safe, loved and well and together with their families. They offer practical, emotional and financial support to prevent and protect children and their families from harm and to support them to recover from trauma and abuse. If your family are feeling stressed or anxious Children First Support Line can help.

Future Pathways supports adults who were subject to abuse in a care setting as children by providing support with work and education, housing and benefits, counselling and trauma support, and access to records.

Scotland’s national mentoring programme for young people aged 7–18 who are in, or at risk of, care. It helps children, young people, and their families build and maintain positive, trusting relationships while supporting confidence and opportunities to thrive. In West Dunbartonshire, the intandem service is delivered by Y Sort It.

Scotland’s Redress Scheme is for survivors of historical child abuse in care in Scotland. It has been set up to recognise and acknowledge what happened, and the harm this abuse caused. The scheme covers physical abuse sexual abuse emotional abuse neglect You can apply for Scotland’s Redress Scheme if you were abused as a child (when you were 17 years old or younger) before 1 December 2004 in Scotland in a relevant care setting.

The Champions Board supports care‑experienced young people by giving them a voice and helping them build positive relationships with their Corporate Parents. The Board provides a space for young people with experience of care to share their views, influence decisions, and work with the council and partner organisations to improve services and shape better outcomes for current and future care‑experienced young people.

Your Right to Continuing Care (CELCIS) empowers care-experienced young people in Scotland to stay in foster, kinship, or residential care until age 21 if that’s right for them. It explains legal rights, what support should be provided, and encourages young people to take time exploring their options before leaving care. Aimed at ages 16–21, it helps ensure more confident, supported transitions into adulthood .

The only charity in Scotland dedicated to the health and wellbeing of children and young people with health conditions. They provide information, support, and self-management programmes for young people and families, including help with anxiety, hospital stays, and healthcare rights. The charity also works with professionals to promote child-friendly, rights-based healthcare across Scotland.

Provides support for kinship carers in West Dunbartonshire. They offer a network of resources, advice and community connections to help those raising children who cannot live with their parents.

dedicated to helping children and young people aged 3-18 stay safe online. They provide free, expert-backed resources tailored to different ages, online activities, and specific needs, including support for neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, and care-experienced children. Their tools include age-specific guides, conversation starters, and digital safety checklists, all designed to empower parents, carers, and professionals to navigate the digital world confidently 

Compass is for young people preparing for change, and for parents and carers of young people aged 14-26 who have additional support needs of any kind, including learning disabilities, physical or mental health difficulties, autism, complex or profound disabilities, and experience of care (either as a young carer or a care experienced young person). Compass helps you explore choices and make confident decisions about your future.

Compass also supports parents and carers of young people in Scotland who need help as they make the transition to young adult life.

There is also a version of Compass for professionals and practitioners who are supporting young people and their families through the transition to young adult life.