Top tips for people involved in community food activity

Raising funds for your project

How can you find funds to make a difference to the food and health of communities in Scotland? Find out where the money is, how to get it and the resources available to help you on your journey.
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Looking at legal responsibilities

If you handle food, you must be aware of certain regulations and guidelines. Working with the public, becoming a charity and employing people also require an understanding of your legal responsibilities.
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Making a difference

How do you demonstrate that you are making a difference to food and health in Scotland’s communities? Find out more about how to conduct research, what outcomes are and how to evaluate your work.
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Being business-like

Tips on catering, buying and selling food. Support for taking a business-like approach to setting up and running a food and health project in Scotland. Useful information about social enterprises.
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Networking and making links

Help with making local and national links to support your work in food and health. There are loads of community food and health initiatives across Scotland as well as agencies willing to assist you. Find out who can help you.
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Training and development support

Find out how to improve your skills and discover new approaches to your work.
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Latest news

Steering group recruitment

Added on: Monday 5 Jul 2010

We are looking for two more people working in the community and voluntary sector to join our steering group. We would like to invite applications from volunteers, lay workers and professional fieldworkers within Scotland based on their knowledge, experience and...

Investing in Communites open for business

Added on: Monday 5 Jul 2010

The Big Lottery Fund has recently reopened its Investing in Communities programme. Investing in Communities has three investment areas, based around previous investment areas of Growing Community Assets, Life Transitions and Supporting 21st Century Life. Grant of between £10,000 to £1...

CFHS Evaluation: Invitation to Tender

Added on: Friday 2 Jul 2010

We invite tenders for an impact evaluation of Community Food and Health (Scotland) - CFHS.  The evaluation will examine the difference CFHS makes and the learning we should take on board for the future.  The evaluation will involve analysis of...

CFHS annual networking conference

Added on: Wednesday 23 Jun 2010

Our annual networking conference, Healthy Goals, will take place on Thursday 21 October at the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock. Giving community food and health projects a platform to tell others, either doing the same as you, or wanting to find out...