The funding for PALS has now finished and unfortunately the project will not be continuing.

We would like to thank all the members, volunteers and staff for all of their hard work and dedicatation over the past three years.

We would also like to thank the Big Lottery Fund, Cashback for Communities and South Lanarkshire Council for their support.

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Project for Advocacy in Lanarkshire South (PALS) was a collective advocacy and peer education group for young people with learning disabilities who live in South Lanarkshire.  The project closed in June 2011 after three very successful years.

PALS was managed by Lanarkshire Ace and funded by the Big Lottery Fund.

PALS was split into two age groups. The older group was for people aged 16 to 25. The younger group was for people aged 11 to 16.

Collective advocacy is where a group of people join together to speak up for their rights and campaign on issues that affect more than one person. Some of the things PALS campaigned on included moving on from school, looking for a job and social activities.

Peer education is where young people teach other young people about different issues which are important.

Peer education is not about telling people what they should do. It is about giving them the information they need to make safer choices.

As part of our peer education service, groups of our members passed on information about alcohol, drugs, sexual health and relationships, and bullying to other young people in South Lanarkshire.