Supporting birth parents whose child(ren) have been permanently removed from their care
Supporting birth parents whose child(ren) have been permanently removed from their care was a fund from the Scottish Government, administered by Corra. The fund provided one-year grants of up to £100,000 to community-based organisations with significant experience in supporting parents affected by child protection proceedings and which deliver frontline services.
The fund closed to applications on 27th January 2022.
18
Applications received
13
Grants made
£774,771
Distributed in funding
72%
Success rate
If you’d like any further information about this fund, please contact john@corra.scot.
Which organisations received funding?
View the organisations who received funding. We also upload our grant holder data to 360 Giving.
In the most recent funding round (announced August 2024) the following grants have been made:
| Grant Fund | Organisation Name | Grant Purpose | Grant Amount | Grant Date | Local Authority |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
Glasgow HSCP
Martha’s Mammies |
Funding to support work to address the mental health, emotional support, and risk and resiliency needs of women who have experienced having a child removed from their care. | £245,347 | 31.03.2023 | Glasgow City |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
NHS Grampian
The Time for Us Group |
Funding to build on work already underway and relationships that have already been developing to develop a peer support network, to co-produce resources as learning and training tools for professionals and to continue to share their experiences in order for services to learn. | £232,769 | 31.03.2023 | Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
The City of Edinburgh Council
Sparrow Project |
Funding to continue to provide support to birth parents through a collaborative approach between the local authority and third sector partners. | £308,249 | 31.03.2023 | City of Edinburgh |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
Aberlour
Family Matters Project |
Funding to continue to deliver support for birth parents with learning disabilities, mental health or autism needs, whose child(ren) have been permanently removed. | £273,384 | 31.03.2023 | South Ayrshire |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
Scottish Adoption
First Steps Project |
Funding to contribute to the cost of a multi-strand support service for birth parents who no longer have the care of their children. | £240,151 | 31.03.2023 | City of Edinburgh |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
Tayside Council on Alcohol
Beyond Mentoring Project |
Funding to contribute to the delivery costs for the Beyond Mentoring programme. | £93,932 | 31.03.2023 | Dundee City Council |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
Stirling Council
|
Funding to contribute to the delivery of services, including group work and 1:1s for people who no longer have care of their children. |
£92, 417
|
31.03.2023 | Stirling Council |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
Alternatives Dundee
|
To contribute to the delivery costs of a tailored therapeutic support project for people who no longer have care of their children. | £56, 571 | 31.03.2023 | Angus |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
Barnardo’s ‘
The Nurture Project |
Funding to support co-design of services for and with birth parents and to deliver a pilot support service. | £128,595 | 31.03.2023 | Inverclyde |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
Children 1st
|
Funding to support the delivery of a service and explore the ways in which peer support and the role of volunteers can support stronger emotional wellbeing of birth parents as they navigate the processes and decisions relating to the permanent care of their child. | £215,599 | 31.03.2023 | Moray |
| Supporting Birth Parents |
Renfrewshire Council
|
Funding to develop and embed models of care for Birth Parents in Renfrewshire. | £140,688 | 31.03.2023 |
Decision making process
Application is assessed by a Corra Grants Advisor who checks for eligibility and fit with the fund themes.
Applications were then reviewed by a panel of birth parents with experience of the permanence process.
Applications were then aseessed by a group of people whose work focuses on children, and families, and the policy context for birth parents.
Why were some applications unsuccessful?
Applications were unsuccessful due to weaknesses in partnership working, lack of co-production and not having previous experience of working with birth parents.
What next?
At this stage, we do not know if further funding will be available within this fund. If the fund does reopen, we will post details on our social media and website.