CEO – 15th Anniversary

This week is my 15th Anniversary with Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service. I started in 2003 as a volunteer and then successfully applied for the post of Generic Advocacy Co-ordinator in 2005, this was a role which supported our volunteers as well as working with...

My Self Directed Support Story by Joe McGurk

On Wednesday afternoon Joe came along to our Support Group Meeting and spoke to us about his  experience of  his Self-Directed Support story. Joe is a 35 year old male, who, at the age of 9 was involved in an almost fatal car accident, which has left him with an...

Best Practice Award for Valuing Volunteers

We are delighted to announce that Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service have won the Best Practice Aware for Valuing Volunteers! Pamela Deans, Chief Executive, said “We were recently awarded the Best Practice Award for Valuing Volunteers by Third Sector D&G and...

How to Beat the January Blues

For many, January can be the first page of a new adventure; a fresh start filled with resolutions, for others it can be the most depressing time of the year.January is a cold and (usually) wet month and the festivities leave us feeling sluggish and tired after over...

The Importance of Advocacy

Advocacy is so important and can help people have a voice and understand what is happening when they are at their most vulnerable. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-42081861

My First Year As An Independent Advocate Volunteer

At Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service, we would not be able to carry out the work we do without the help of our wonderful volunteers. The role of a volunteer is not only crucial to our charity work but it is also an incredibly fulfilling and interesting role that...