Volunteer Scotland is publishing Quarterly Bulletins to provide up-to-date trend information on the impact of the cost of living crisis on volunteering and volunteers using information from YouGov surveys and …
Author archives: Alice Baird
CFHS e-bulletin April 2023
Our latest e-bulletin has details of our pilot learning collaboration project, as well as news on policy, funding, and forthcoming events and recent reading and podcasts. You can access the …
Posted in CFHS updates, News
Area of Work: Information provision
Community food initiatives help needed to try out Eat Well, Your Way resource
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has developed Eat Well, Your Way, an online resource to help people in Scotland make healthier food and drink choices when planning, shopping, preparing food at …
Posted in News, Research and consultations
Inverclyde Cost of Living Support Grant Programme
The Inverclyde Cost of Living Support Grant Programme is a small local grant programme funded by Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and is being delivered on their behalf …
Posted in Funding news, News
Publication of new Food Standards Scotland reports
Food Standards Scotland have recently published the following: An overview of The Out of Home food Environment in Scotland (2021) drawing comparisons with data for 2019 and 2020. A report on Monitoring Retail …
Posted in News, Publications news
Running Costs Crisis campaign
This resource hub from SCVO offers information, advice, news and policy updates to voluntary organisations that are facing higher costs, falling incomes and an uncertain future during the cost of …
Posted in News, Websites
Area of Work: Information provision
Community Action Fund
The Community Action Fund exists to support grassroots campaigning and community organising in the UK, and will provide one-off grants between £2,500 and £20,000. These grants are available to grassroots …
Posted in Funding news, News
Area of Work: Funding
Going under and without – JRF’s cost of living tracker winter 2022/23
This report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation provides the current state of play for households on low incomes during the cost of living crisis. It is the third in a …
Posted in News, Publications news
Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Recent blog posts
Mitigating long term impacts of the cost of living crisis Public Health Scotland PHS) has published a rapid assessment on the health impacts of the rising cost of living. Margaret …