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A focus on food and older people publications and micro funding
CFHS and Consumer Focus Scotland will launch their report into food services for older people Meals and messages at the Norton Park Conference Centre in Edinburgh on 21 June. A report on lunch clubs, A bite and a blether>, and information about micro-funding will also be available.
Meals and messages outlines the main findings from the study together with recommendation for action by the Scottish Government, local authorities and local communities. A bite and a blether brings together material from six lunch clubs in different parts of the country most of which are run by older people for older people.
As of July, CFHS will be offering a limited pot of micro funding (one-off investments of up to £1500) for community and voluntary organisations to work around food, wellbeing and older people. Full details are available in the Current Work section.