See our short film Friendship Changing Lives for an insight into Dunfermline Advocacy’s Citizen Advocacy Partnerships.  The films tells the story of some of the valuable relationships that can develop between Advocates and their Partners and aims to raise awareness of the vital work Dunfermline Advocacy carries out in communities across West Fife. 

It’s often hard to explain to people what a Citizen Advocacy Development Worker actually does.  No two days are ever the same.  But here’s what one day this week looked like for me… 8 am An earlier than usual start to deliver some training to hospital staff about ‘non-instructed’ advocacy.  I have matched a patient with severe autism with a […]

“I move out next week”  Those words were music to my ears when I recently had a catch up with my advocacy partner.  My name is Phil and I have been a Citizen Advocate with the Dunfermline Advocacy Charity since early 2012. My advocacy partner has been resident at Lynebank Hospital in Dunfermline for 17 years. To have finally reached […]

In this short film, one of our Citizen Advocacy Partnerships, John & Willie, talk about their experience at the Queen’s Garden Party at Holyrood Palace on 1st July: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INwYWmyBB0w John and Willie were invited to the Garden Party as part of a group representing Dunfermline Advocacy, in recognition of our recent Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – The MBE for […]

“The Scottish Government is inviting you to have your say on what a fairer Scotland should look like in 2030, and the steps that should be taken to make this vision a reality.” – This is the conversation that the Scottish Government is attempting to have with the Scottish people about the future direction of the Country. I’ve worked long […]

Wednesday 1st July 2015, and a group of very excited representatives from Dunfermline Advocacy headed off to the Queen’s Garden Party at the Palace of Holyrood House, Edinburgh, in all their finery. What an experience it was for us all!  A great atmosphere at Holyrood awaited: from the formality of the arrival of The Queen and members of The Royal […]

Dunfermline Advocacy was lucky enough be invited to The Queen’s Garden Party at Holyrood Palace on Wednesday 1st July. Longstanding Citizen Development Worker, Barbara McKenzie, and Board of Trustees Chairman, John Swift, attended, along with a few of our Advocates and Partners. Originally a presentation party for debutantes, The Royal Garden Party now serves to reward and recognise public service. Each year, The Queen and […]

I feel compelled to react to the press release issued on Friday 26 June from nfpSynergy entitled ‘2 in 3 people say rebrands and London offices are a waste of charities’ money’ . The survey also features in Third Force News in an article entitled ’10 things your charity should and shouldn’t do according to the public’. In January 2015 nfpSynergy’s Charity Awareness Monitor […]

As election fever grips the nation, we are asking you to cast a vote of a different kind in order to change the lives of vulnerable adults living in West Fife. Dunfermline Advocacy is in the running to receive funding from the Aviva Community Fund – but only if it receives enough votes. If successful,  we will be able to […]

DA would like to say a big thank you to the Rotary Club of Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay, especially to Helaina Cunnea, for organising and hosting the Ceilidh on Saturday night. We raised a grand total of £380! Thanks also go to Mac for his interesting talk on the history of Dunfermline Advocacy, which has inspired more people to get […]