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Vital Glasgow service for lone parents in jeopardy

A lifeline charity for single parents in Glasgow faces a perilous future after its application for funding was rejected, pending a vote by councillors on Thursday (3 September).
Clyde Arch, Glasgow
Clyde Arch, Glasgow

One Parent Families Scotland’s (OPFS) flagship local service has received an annual grant from Glasgow City Council for the past 14 years but this year it has been turned down for the £90,000 a year grant that it applied for.

OPFS was informed by e-mail on Friday (28 August) that funding will cease in September, in light of recommendations made on the council’s new Glasgow Communities Fund, previously the Integrated Glasgow Fund. It is one of 136
charities and agencies that have been rejected for any support by the new fund, the list of which was tweeted by Paul Sweeney, ex Labour & Co-operative MP for Glasgow North East on Monday. 

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