Communities from across Scotland are set to benefit from further funding to support local action to tackle climate change, as part of the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund. Cabinet Secretary …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Tackling child poverty
Communities and charities with new ideas to tackle child poverty will be given the opportunity to bid for part of a new £7.5 million Innovation Fund. Announced as part of …
Posted in Funding news, News
A seat at the table
There is increasing interest in the commencement of the official consultation around a Good Food Nation Bill. Watch out for details.
Posted in News, Publications news
Mapping participation requests one year on
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) would like to hear from community groups and organisations about their experience of participation requests so far, even if, before reading this, you had never …
Posted in News, Research and consultations
1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health
Florence Dioka from Central and West Integration Network (CWIN) and our colleague Jacqui presented the poster below at the 1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health, on 18 May …
Posted in CFHS updates, News, Publications news
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
CFHS blog – How can you support people with learning disabilities to eat better?
Finding good resources suitable to help people with learning disabilities to eat well can be a real challenge. The healthy eating, healthy living training pack is a unique tried-and-tested resource …
Posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, Recruiting and working with vulnerable groups
Areas of Work: Food and nutrition training, Information provision, Learning disability
Knowledge is Power: a new report on the importance of community-led action research in Scotland
Starting in 2017, the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) and the Poverty Alliance worked with ten community organisations to co-design a resource framework which could be used to support communities …
Posted in News, Publications news, Research and consultations
Scottish Government publication: independent analysis of responses to the consultation on a draft diet and healthy weight strategy
The Scottish Government has recently published an independent analysis of responses to the consultation on a draft diet and healthy weight strategy, held between October 2017 and January 2018. Over …
Posted in News, Policy news, Research and consultations
Best Start Foods: making the most of Healthy Start reform
Join Nourish Scotland and Voluntary Health Scotland at this event in Edinburgh on 22nd May to discuss how the reform of the Scottish Government Healthy Start scheme into Best Start …
Posted in Events and conferences, News
Empowering Communities Fund
Recently launched by the Scottish Government’s Communities Secretary, Angela Constance, this fund, which has £20 million available for 2018/19, comprises a number of targeted funds and programmes: the Strengthening Communities …