Public Health Scotland’s Workforce Development Team has launched two new learning hubs: · Challenging poverty stigma · Making communication even better The Challenging poverty hub creates an opportunity to develop …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) funding and support
As Scotland starts to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, there is an opportunity to focus on a green recovery by aiding economic activity that puts tackling climate change and our …
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Access to Childcare fund
This Scottish Government fund is being administered by Children in Scotland and will provide grants to test models of delivering accessible and affordable school age childcare for low-income families, allowing …
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The right foundations – new CHEX briefing
Our colleagues at CHEX have produced a new briefing on how we can use the community-led response to Covid-19 to help build back better in Scotland. CHEX, part of SCDC, highlights …
Posted in CFHS updates, Covid-19, News
A snapshot of Covid-19, food insecurity and community food initiatives: What happened and what can we learn?
About the snapshot In March 2020, the community and voluntary, private and public sectors responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lock-down. Community food initiatives either closed because of lock-down …
Posted in CFHS updates, Covid-19, News
Areas of Work: Covid-19 information and resources, Food poverty and access
CFHS blog: Food insecurity research conference – learning from across the globe
We recently attended the second ENUF (Evidence and Network on UK Household Food Insecurity) UK conference on research, food and poverty. Around 200 people attended this virtual conference, including a …
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Areas of Work: Covid-19 information and resources, Food poverty and access
Social Enterprise Network Scotland
As of 1st July, Senscot and Social Firms Scotland (SFS) will merge into a new, single entity – Social Enterprise Network Scotland. Both Senscot and SFS have played their respective …
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COVID-19: Food, diet and healthy weight: community-centred ideas for Scotland’s whole system recovery
This webinar organised by Obesity Action Scotland and Public Health Scotland explored how advocates, strategists, and practitioners might yet place communities at the heart of the decisions that determine their …
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Local action in Scotland to tackle food insecurity during the coronavirus crisis
The Poverty and Inequality Commission has now published this report of the results of its recent survey of community organisations providing emergency food across Scotland . The report and the …
Posted in CFHS updates, Covid-19, News, Research and consultations
Area of Work: Covid-19 information and resources
Charity Survival Fund
This £10m Fund from the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust will provide core funding to help charities, especially small and medium sized, to offset lost income in the current financial …