A new briefing from the Independent Food Aid Network examines the learning from the use of food vouchers instead of or alongside food provision during lockdown. Its Cash First Project in Scotland involves co-developing practical tools and resources to improve access to cash-based options for those experiencing food insecurity, as well as working collaboratively with …
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Use of shopping vouchers by food banks
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Areas of Work: Covid-19 information and resources, Food poverty and access
Ready Scotland
The Scottish Government’s recently refreshed Ready Scotland website provides a range of information for anyone looking for support during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as advice on preparing for winter weather. It also provides guidance for those who wish to help out those around them, whether on an individual basis or through volunteering with local …
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Area of Work: Covid-19 information and resources
#CommunityFoodNearMe: reflections on community food work in my area
#CommunityFoodNearMe is our social media campaign to recognise local community food activity, which we launched in September 2020. It came from a conversation with colleague, Jacqui. We were having a phone walking meeting, discussing our social media presence. We started to chat about the importance of community support around food during lockdown, and as I stopped at …
Scotland Loves Local Fund
Details on the new Scottish Government £1 million fund to support ‘small scale improvements that will help motivate people to shop, eat and relax within their community whilst ensuring public health safety’ are available on Scotland’s Towns Partnership website
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New reports from Public Health Scotland
Two recent outputs from colleagues in Public Health Scotland should be of interest. In collaboration with the Scottish Government, international literature has been reviewed to identify potential impacts of COVID-19 outbreak control measures on diet, weight and physical activity. You can download the report from the Public Health Scotland website. You may also be interested in …
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Co-op Food Fund
The new Co-op Food Fund aims to support organisations or projects that provide access to food and sustainable solutions to food poverty in Scotland. Grants between £1,000 and £5,000 are available. More information on the Foundation Scotland website.
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Sustainable Food Places development grants
Sustainable Food Places programme has just launched an application round for a limited number of six-month £5,000 development grants (Jan – June 2021) for places in Scotland interested in or already in the process of developing a local food partnership and plan. You can find more information and the application form on the Scotland page of …
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Protecting Scotland in a Changing Food Environment
Food Standards Scotland has opened a public consultation on its new five year strategy. The consultation runs until Friday 18 December. Details can be found on the Food Standards Scotland website.
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£30 million to tackle financial insecurity
The Scottish Government has announced £30m flexible funding to local authorities to support households experiencing financial insecurity over the winter months. Local authorities will be able to use this to top up their Scottish Welfare Fund, to provide financial support to tackle food insecurity or to meet fuel costs, or boost local funding for Discretionary …
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Preventing obesity in early years
Ten initiatives around Scotland, from Ayrshire to the Western Isles, are to receive a share of £600,000 funding from the Scottish Government, supported by Public Health Scotland, as part of an ambition to halve childhood obesity by 2030 and significantly reduce diet-related health inequalities. Further information available from the Scottish Government website.