This publication highlights the important contribution that community food initiatives are making towards achieving Scotland’s national outcomes.
Research and evaluation
Evaluation of the Edinburgh Community Cafe Capacity Building Pilot Programme
With the Edinburgh Food and Health Training Hub, we ran a capacity building pilot for community cafes between March and June this year, with nine cafes in total taking part in the programme, which has now been evaluated.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: capacity building, community cafes, Edinburgh, evaluation, pilot
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Mapping Exercise of Third Sector Food and Health Initiatives with Minority Ethnic Communities
CFHS commissioned REACH Community Health Project to undertake research into community-based food and health work among black and minority ethnic communities across Scotland. Interviews with 790 organisations have identified a wide range of food-related work taking place within minority ethnic communities and also substantial unmet need.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, REACH Community Health Project
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community food activity, inequalities, mapping exercise, minority ethnic, policy, research, third sector
Areas of Work: Minority ethnic communities, Research and evaluation
Evaluation of social enterprise activities
Since 2008 CFHS has offered a range of learning and development opportunities around social enterprise. An evaluation of these activities was recently carried out with the participants.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Business and project development
Related topics: evaluation, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Research and evaluation, Social enterprise
An evaluation of Happy Jack
This report by Blake Stevenson, commissioned by Community Food and Health (Scotland) in partnership with Edinburgh Community Food and the City of Edinburgh Council, is based on an evaluation of the Happy Jack project in terms of its economic value.
Publishers: Blake Stevenson, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: economic, evaluation, evidence, research
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Evaluation of the Food Train in terms of its economic value
This report, commissioned by CFHS from Rock Solid Social Research, is based on an evaluation of the Food Train in terms of its economic value.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, Rock Solid Social Research
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: economic, evaluation, evidence, older people, research, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Older people, Research and evaluation
Making the Case
Making the Case is the final report from the Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative, a three-stage pilot support programme provided (over 2 years) by CFHS and Evaluation Support Scotland to support six community food and health initiatives improve their evaluation skills
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Children and young people
Related topics: collaboration, early years, evaluation, Glasgow
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative Stage Two Interim report
This report gives an account of how the Early Year Self-evaluation Collaborative has continued to embed evaluation systems into its work with parents and children. Five projects completed Stage Two and have written up individual evaluation reports that describe how they are demonstrating the impact of their work.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Business and project development, Children and young people
Related topics: children, collaboration, early years, evaluation, outcomes, parents and carers
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Summary of Scottish Grocers Federation healthy living pilot evaluation
Brief summary of the findings from the evaluation of the Scottish Grocers Federation healthy living pilot
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: evaluation, fruit and vegetables, Healthy Living initiatives, pilot, sales and marketing, shops, training and qualifications
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Report on research into community cafes in Scotland
This research report on community cafes, produced for CFHS by Clarity, looks in detail at the operation and management of 12 community cafes from across Scotland.