Managed by SCVO, this Scottish Government fund provides up to £8,000 a year for 2 years, for community-based voluntary organisations to pilot projects that increase capacity to deliver core services tackling poverty and social inequality. Closing date 26 August 2022. More information, details of eligibility and how to apply on the SCVO website.
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Building Community Food Resilience
The Food Ethics Council has written this guide to unpick and understand what a path to building community food resilience could look like in the UK, moving away from emergency food aid towards approaches that build long-term community food resilience. The report can be downloaded from the Food Ethics Council website
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Food bank use, poverty and mental health
Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Independent Food Aid Network have just published a new report exploring the impact of poverty and food bank use on people’s mental health. The report is available on the IFAN website.
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Home from Hospital guide
Sustain has published a new guide: Home from hospital: ensuring people have access to food at hospital discharge and beyond. This guide summarises five key elements of ensuring people have support in place and includes examples of good practice from around the country. The guide can be downloaded from the Sustain website. A recording of …
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Grants to help communities tackle food and climate change
A programme of new grants has been recently launched by Sustain as part of the Food for the Planet project. The grants aim to support communities to campaign and advocate to make food in their area better for people and the planet Funding of up to £5,000 is available for local food partnerships, local authorities …
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The Arnold Clark Community Fund
In March 2020, Arnold Clark launched its Community Fund to offer charitable organisations financial support in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The Fund has now reopened, accepting applications until June 2022. Grants of up to £1,000 are available. More information on eligibility and how to apply on the Arnold Clark website.
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Investing in Communities Fund
The next round of the Scottish Government Investing in Communities Fund, part of its Empowering Communities programme, is due to open in April 2022. The fund supports disadvantaged or fragile communities to tackle poverty on their own terms. More information on the Scottish Government website.
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New resources from Food Standards Scotland
Food Standards Scotland has produced a new online resource, Eat Well Your Way, to help us eat better by providing tips for when we are out shopping for food, eating out, or preparing food at home. https://www.eatwellyourway.scot/ Also new from Food Standards Scotland is Cookin’ Castle, an online interactive website intended to teach and promote …
Views sought on strategy for older people
The Scottish Government has recently launched a consultation on improving health and social care for older people in Scotland. Responses are sought from older people and the organisations that support them, as well as health professionals and social care staff. The consultation is available on the Scottish Government website.
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Climate Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund is now accepting applications to its Climate Action Fund from community projects that focus on the link between nature and climate. Up to £1.5 million over 2-5 years is available. More information is available on the National Lottery Community Fund website, including details of virtual events being held over the …