Author archives: Alice Baird

Food Insecurity Resources Spaces

Members of the Community Food National Reference Group; Edinburgh Community Food, Community Food Initiatives North East, Glasgow Community Food Network, and Lanarkshire Community Food and Health Partnership, have worked collaboratively to develop a resource …

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Vacancies at Glasgow Community Food Network

Glasgow Community Food Network is currently recruiting for two part-time (21 hours)  Coordinators for its Shared Future project (Fair Food for All Coordinator and Community Food Co-ordinator). More information and …

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Public Diners

Nourish Scotland has published a second report on its public diners project, Public Diners: By the public, outlining the consultation process for its planned pilot public diner in Dundee. A video …

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Scotland-wide Money Counts training

This training session from the Independent Food Aid Network and Citizens Advice Scotland is designed for frontline staff and volunteers working across Scotland who may have brief conversations with people …

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Ethnic Minority Development Fund

The Ethnic Minority Development Fund (EMDF) supports grassroots ethnic minority‑led organisations in Scotland to access funding, strengthen capacity and build long‑term sustainability.  In the 2026 round, the EMDF offers grants of …

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Climate Action Fund – Food Systems

The National Lottery Community Fund has released a video presentation, introducing the latest round of the Climate Action Fund, which offers funding to strengthen food systems and reduce food insecurity. …

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Financial support in Scotland

The National Lottery Community Fund is developing new funding programmes, part of which will focus on financial inclusion. To help develop this funding, they want to hear from organisations that …

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Fixing Food for Good

The Good Food Bill: Fixing Food for Good, Preventing the next cost-of-living crisis This new briefing from the Food Foundation sets out the case for a Good Food Bill as …

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Advancing Green Health Framework

greenspace scotland, NatureScot and Public Health Scotland have published A Framework for Advancing Green Health in Scotland – a joint commitment to ensure that Scotland’s natural environment plays a full …

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Community research cafes

The Centre for Health Policy at Glasgow’s Strathclyde University is running community research cafes, informal spaces where third sector and community led organisations can access support on research, evaluation and …

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