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 …
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 …
Posted in News, Publications news
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/
Posted in News, Publications news
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, …
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
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 …
Posted in Funding news, News
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 …
Posted in Funding news, News
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 …
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 …
Posted in News, Publications news
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 …