In 2010 a local Steering Group was brought together by Faith in Community Scotland (link to website) to form a local initiative – Faith in Community Dundee. As 1 of 5 teams under the umbrella of Faith in Community Scotland the local team worked with faith communities across the city to develop local relevant responses to poverty.
As a community development organisation, it was always the intention that Faith in Community Dundee would become an independent SCIO with local Governance. In 2020, despite the challenges that the pandemic threw at us, we took that step and, under the strong lead of the local steering group (now Board of Trustees) and the Director, and with the support of our colleagues at Faith in Community Scotland, we made the transition.
In September 2020 Faith in Community Dundee was awarded SCIO status bringing all our governance and operational systems under local Governance. Who are we?
Team
Director
Jacky Close joined Faith in Community Dundee in 2015
Project Lead - Dundee Community Food Network
Danny Ogierman joined Faith in Community Dundee in 2014
Project Coordinator - Dundee Fighting for Fairness
Danielle Hinton joined Faith in Community Dundee in 2017
Community Development Worker
Alex Sandison joined Faith in Community Dundee in 2021
Community Development Worker
Debbie Johnstone joined Faith in Community Dundee in 2021
Bookkeeping and Administration Assistant
Megan Appleton joined Faith in Community Dundee in 2021
Cash First Coordinator
Ross Middlemiss joined Faith in Community Dundee in 2023
Community Development Worker
Petra Baker joined Faith in Community Dundee in 2022
Board of Trustees
We are governed by an incredible Board of Trustees, each bringing unique experience, energy and enthusiasm.
Chairperson: Gordon Sharp
Vice-Chair: Allison Honeyman
Secretary: Efi Papagianni
Treasurer: John Ralfe
Trustee: Rev Elizabeth Thomson
Trustee: Maggie Powell
Trustee: Rev Nick Baker
Trustee: Neil Campbell
Trustee: Rizwan Rafik
Funders
We want to thank all our funders, who see the value of deep rooted community transformation and support our role within that. Our current funders: