Scottish Islands Federation is a network of island community organisations that aims to share ideas and innovations between the islands as well as give a voice to some of the common challenges that are felt on the islands. It is carrying out a survey to gather thoughts from island communities on their main challenges and opportunities. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KFVMVCP …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Living at the sharp end: CAB clients in crisis
New report from Citizens Advice Scotland looks in detail at the causes of gaps in income, particularly with regards to the benefits system; the impact of gaps in income on CAB clients; and the adequacy of existing crisis assistance provided by statutory agencies. www.cas.org.uk/publications/living-sharp-end
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Polishing the Diamonds’: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Scotland
ScotPHN has recently published a report on Adverse Childhood Experience. The report is available on the ScotPHN website www.scotphn.net/projects/adverse-childhood-experiences/introduction/
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Chewing things over .. CFHS annual networking conference 2016
Wednesday 26 October 2016 Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh Food, health and inequality – taking a compassionate and dignified approach. Come and share your knowledge and experience, hopes and concerns, with volunteers, fieldworkers, planners, policy makers and academics from across Scotland and beyond. We have already engaged a number of stakeholders in the planning of this event, …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
What did groups awarded Capacity Building Funding in 2015 do with their funding?
This short report outlines the activities undertaken by applicants to the CFHS capacity building fund in 2015.
Posted in CFHS updates
Area of Work: Funding
Climate Challenge Fund Development Grants
Development Grants are available from the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund to help community-led organisations develop an application for future climate action funding or to support peer-to-peer learning activities that build their capacity to tackle climate change. Development Grants of up to £1,500 are available now. More information available on the Keep Scotland Beautiful website.
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One Stop Carriers for Causes Grants Programmes
This funding programme offers grants to local non-profit organisations and groups for projects within two miles of a One Stop store in Great Britain that benefit local communities by helping to improve lives and local places. The One Stop’s ‘Carriers for Causes’ grants programme is funded through the money raised from the 5p bag charge …
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What is community capacity building?
This video produced by SCDC and CHEX explores community capacity building and explains how it can help communities achieve the change they want to see. Click here to watch the video on Youtube.
Posted in Misc food and health, News
Dignity
Following the launch of the Fair Food Fund on Monday, today saw the publishing of Dignity: Ending Hunger Together in Scotland, the report of the Independent Working Group on Food Poverty. “These recommendations are founded on the principles of dignity and inclusion. People with lived experience of food poverty must be at the heart of …
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
CFHS community cafe visits
CFHS is holding three more community café learning visits, on 4, 12 and 19 October. The three community cafes hosting the visits – the Annexe Café, Windmills Café and Fly Cup Catering – have been running successfully for several years. The aim of the visit is to provide opportunities for café staff, volunteers and managers …