This £10m Fund from the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust will provide core funding to help charities, especially small and medium sized, to offset lost income in the current financial year due to the Covid-19 crisis. More information and details of how to apply on the Trust website.
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Area of Work: Covid-19 information and resources
The right foundations – new CHEX briefing
Our colleagues at CHEX have produced a new briefing on how we can use the community-led response to Covid-19 to help build back better in Scotland. CHEX, part of SCDC, highlights how the reaction to coronavirus has shown what is possible in terms of radically shifting our emphasis towards the things that really matter. You can …
A snapshot of Covid-19, food insecurity and community food initiatives: What happened and what can we learn?
About the snapshot In March 2020, the community and voluntary, private and public sectors responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lock-down. Community food initiatives either closed because of lock-down restrictions and others rapidly changed their services to meet a rise in the need for food delivery or food aid services. This snapshot attempts to …
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Areas of Work: Covid-19 information and resources, Food poverty and access
CFHS blog: Food insecurity research conference – learning from across the globe
We recently attended the second ENUF (Evidence and Network on UK Household Food Insecurity) UK conference on research, food and poverty. Around 200 people attended this virtual conference, including a good mix of people from academia, public health and community food projects. This two day conference covered many topics. In this blog we provide a …
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COVID-19: Food, diet and healthy weight: community-centred ideas for Scotland’s whole system recovery
This webinar organised by Obesity Action Scotland and Public Health Scotland explored how advocates, strategists, and practitioners might yet place communities at the heart of the decisions that determine their diet and healthy weight. It featured Corinna Hakes, Kelly McBride, Kevin Ditcham and Lesley Forsyth, and explored three recent case studies to find lessons that …
Local action in Scotland to tackle food insecurity during the coronavirus crisis
The Poverty and Inequality Commission has now published this report of the results of its recent survey of community organisations providing emergency food across Scotland . The report and the Commission’s response to it can be found on the Poverty and Inequality Commission’s website.
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COVID-19 Scottish Government SMS shielding service and national helpline
UPDATE 4 June 2020 The Scottish Government website includes a COVID-19 section with guidance on support, information, food and other essentials for individuals, as well as a wide range of sectors. This week, the Scottish Government launched a National Assistance Helpline for people who are over 70 or receive the flu vaccine for medical reasons, …
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Food Power webinars – support during Covid-19
Food Power and Sustainable Food Places (SFP) are jointly hosting weekly online forums for food alliance coordinators to connect and share with each other, hear national updates on food-related issues, and feedback their experiences to national network coordinators and campaigners. They run every Wednesday from 10:00 – 11:30am. More information and details of how to register on the Sustain …
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Independent Age Grants Fund
Independent Age is offering funding for small organisations across the UK working with older people hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Four rounds of funding of £500,000 will be made available; the first of these will be open for applications until 4 June. Organisations can apply to receive up to £150,000 each. More information on …
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Scotland’s food system and Covid-19
The Scottish Food Coalition wants to hear about the impact on the ground of the Covid-19 crisis on Scotland’s food system. It is looking for stories 100-200 words with one picture, or a 1-1.5 min video, sharing your exerience of the Covid-19 emergency and its effect on the food system. Visit the Scottish Food Coalition …