North Glasgow Community Food Initiative is currently recruiting for a Volunteer Support Worker (Sessional & Temp.) For more information and details of how to apply visit www.goodmoves.org.uk
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Funding for Food Safety Week activities
As part of this year’s Food Safety Week from 10-16 June, the Food Standards Agency Scotland is keen to fund food safety activities by community food initiatives. Further details and an application form are available. Please note that applications need to be returned to Jill Gay at the Food Standards Agency Scotland by Friday 17 May.
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Knowledge, attitudes and motivations to health 2008-2011
The report, Knowledge, attitudes and motivations to health 2008-11 (KAM)m was published by NHS Health Scotland on 24th April 2013 on the ScotPHO website. This is the third and final report in the series, which ran between 2008 and 2011 as a module of the Scottish Health Survey. This module examined the links between knowledge, »
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Vacancy with North Glasgow Community Food Initiative
North Glasgow Community Food Initiative is currently recruiting for a Food Hub Activator. Full details of the post, application pack and form are available at http://www.goodmoves.org.uk/jobs/13413?page=5&role=4
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Support and Connect – Big Lottery Fund Scotland
The Support and Connect Fund aims to help tackle poverty by improving local support for people experiencing hardship in Scottish communities. This might include funding welfare and rights advice, financial services, food and fuel poverty activities as well as projects providing clothing, starter packs and household goods. Revenue costs as well as some capital costs »
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Launch of new volunteering grant programmes
The Voluntary Action Fund (VAF) has recently announced the launch of two new grant programmes to support third sector organisations with an income under £50,000 create new or enhanced volunteering projects. The grants aim to increase the diversity of volunteers and improve opportunities for skills and personal development through volunteering. The grant will also support third sector »
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Learning and development programme 2013–2014
An evaluation of CFHS’s learning and development programme for 2012–2013 is now available. It is planned to run a similar programme throughout 2013/2014. More details will be available soon. For more information, contact Anne.
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The future is local
The Scottish Community Alliance (SCA) is co-ordinating a Communities Day at the Scottish Parliament on 26 April. The day will offer a mixture of debate and discussion on some of the key issues facing Scotland’s communities as well as providing an opportunity to celebrate achievements. Delegates from different parts of the sector have been invited »
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Third sector and NHS engagement
Effective engagement between the Third Sector and the NHS is more important than ever and two recent developments will hopefully be of assistance to both sectors. The Engagement Matrix provides tools and guidance and will be backed-up by a new on-line resource called Discover the Third Sector. Both have been produced by Scottish Government working »
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Revised Nutritional Guidelines for Early Years
NHS Health Scotland is looking for the views of community groups working with young children and their families, who are likely to use the revised Nutritional Guidance for Early Years. The draft document and questionnaire are available from [email protected] until 21 June.