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More Support for Young Carers Offered

12 young BME girls aged between 12 and 16 who have caring responsibilities for a family member in Edinburgh are set to benefit from an award of £6,001 made to the Yolo Sistas project at MCFB.

The money, from the Creative Breaks Fund and provided by the Scottish Government, will be used to help improve the emotional well-being and confidence of the young people by offering them an opportunity to discuss issues affecting their lives, try out new activities and build support networks.

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Art Sale brings in vital funds for work with young people

To celebrate an additional 3 years' of funding for our Banyan Project, we held a launch and art exhibition at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall on 24th May. Speakers at the launch included Prof Viviene Cree of University of Edinburgh Social Work department and Claire Cochrane, engagement manager at Stills Gallery.

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Banyan Launch and Art Sale

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To promote the work of our Banyan Project and to celebrate the new wave of funding recently received from Comic Relief, MCFB is hosting a Banyan launch and art sale on 24th May 2016 at Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Leith. 

The launch will take place at 4pm and will be open to invited guests. It will include speeches as well as a short drama performance by some of the young people attending groups at MCFB. A full list of speakers will be announced closer to the date of the launch.

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Exhibition Opportunity - Call for Submissions

MCFB Exhibition 24-27th May 2016 at Out of the Blue Drill Hall
 
The Multi Cultural Family Base is holding an art event/ performance on May 24th at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street, Leith.
We are looking for wall based submissions in any medium for the exhibition, with a sale value of £300 or less, on the theme ‘Relationships’. 
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Banyan Project to receive Three Years of Funding.

We are delighted to announce that we were successful in securing a grant of £109,277 from Comic Relief to be used over 3 years for our Banyan Project. Boon Drysdale, Project Leader, said she was looking forward to continuing the valuable work with young people affected by domestic violence and wanted to thank all staff, students and volunteers who have been involved in the project over the past six years since the project's inception. There are plans to have an official launch of the Project in the new year.

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