The Scottish Community Development Centre has just launched a brand new software package to support participatory, outcome focused planning and evaluation. LEAP – Learning Evaluation and Planning is a values based approach …
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Communities and Families Fund
The Communities and Families Fund is a grants programme funded jointly by the Scottish Government and the Big Lottery Fund Scotland. The fund will support local projects that help families …
Posted in Funding news, News
RSPH Diploma in Nutrition and Health
Due to a cancellation, we have a place available on the RSPH Diploma in Nutrition and Health course being run by the Nutrition Training Company in Glasgow from 11-15 June. Further …
Posted in CFHS updates
Microfunding – increasing access to local food
CFHS is looking for applications for funding from community food intiatives that want to increase access to locally grown fruit and vegetables in their communities. Groups can apply for up …
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Volunteering Development Grant
The Voluntary Action Fund is seeking applications from registered charities working in Scotland for its Volunteering Development Grant. The grant is available to charities that want to improve and develop …
Posted in Funding news, News
Community Spaces Programme
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has announced that its Community Spaces Programme will re-open for applications in June 2012. Through the programme, grants of between £10,000 and £250,000 are available …
Posted in Funding news
Savour the flavour – the African Kitchen
The Co-operative Savour the Flavour roadshow is travelling round Scotland at the end of June and the beginning of July. The African Kitchen will give Co-operative Members useful ideas and recipes using …
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World Health Day
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for urgent action to ensure that, at a time when the world’s population is ageing rapidly, people reach old age in the best …
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Map of community retailing
CFHS is compiling a map of community retailers and would like to include as many community food co-ops, fruit and vegetable stalls and barras and community shops as we can. Our map, which can be found here, now contains over 140 community food retailers. If your community retailing outlet is missing, and you would like it included, please contact Anne.