Information and advice is available from your local Fareshare hub on the application of the Scottish Government’s recently announced additional £1 million investment to support organisations responding to food insecurity. Fareshare has hubs in Tayside and Fife, Central and Edinburgh, Glasgow and Grampian.
Author archives: Kim Newstead
Community Food Health Scotland (CFHS) annual networking conference, Priceless
We are delighted to announce that registration is open for the Community Food Health Scotland (CFHS) annual conference, Priceless: the networking event for everyone who values the contribution of low- income communities in addressing food insecurity, health inequalities and social exclusion, which will take place at COSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh on Monday 4 November …
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Communities as leaders for public health
Communities as leaders for public health is the theme of an engagement event hosted by the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh on October 21st. Places can be booked on Eventbrite.
Posted in Events and conferences
How does community development practice tackle inequalities in our communities?
This is the theme of the Community Development Alliance Scotland conference on Tuesday 10th September in Edinburgh. You can find out more about the conference and register here (The event is free if your organisation has an income of under £50,000).
Posted in Events and conferences, News
Food security, diet and obesity – community-led research
Central and West Integration Network were supported by CFHS/NHS Health Scotland last year to lead a community-led research project. The research explored the experiences of ethnic minority communities around food security, diet and obesity. Specifically, the aim was to learn more about: Cultural understanding and awareness about diet and obesity Differences or factors that may affect attitude to diet and obesity, such …
Posted in CFHS updates, News, Research and consultations
Areas of Work: Minority ethnic communities, Research and evaluation
Investing in Communities Fund
An Investing in Communities Fund has recently been launched by the Scottish Government. The new streamlined fund includes the former Fare Food Transformation Fund and is intended to encourage “community-led development, design and delivery of sustainable local solutions addressing local issues, circumstances and aspirations across a broad range of community led activity”. The funding is …
Posted in Funding news, News
Area of Work: Funding
Community meals procurement opportunity
Community Meals are the subject of a major procurement opportunity. Details available on the public sector contracts website. Partnership for Procurement (P4P) and Senscot are good sources of help if you are interested but unfamiliar with the process.
Posted in News, Other opportunities
‘It’s not just a wee cooking group’: Community cooking skills courses – train the trainers workshop
This Community Food and Health (Scotland) workshop will be held on Thursday 9 May. 1.30pm – 4pm (lunch 12.30) Stirling Come and hear from three organisations who train people to run community cooking skills courses, on how they have cascaded learning from a CFHS realist evaluation of community cooking skills courses. Share and learn from …
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
Area of Work: Cookery skills
Bringing Food to the Table – Citizens Advice Scotland report
The Citizens Advice Scotland’s Food on the Table report is based on its survey completed by 2,651 people in Scotland, through an online survey and through local Citizens Advice Bureaux campaign activity across the country. The aim was to better understand the day-to-day realities that people face when accessing, affording and choosing food for themselves and their families. …
Posted in News, Research and consultations
FareChoice Issue 80
Issue 80 of our newsletter, Fare Choice, is now available to download from the publications library.