CFHS updates

CFHS Annual Development Fund (formerly known as the Annual Small Grant Scheme) to open soon

Our Annual Development Fund will open on Friday 14 June and close on Friday 9 August 5pm. Groups and agencies in Scotland are welcome to apply for funding between £500 and …

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Learning and development programme 2013–2014

CFHS’s learning and development programme for 2013/2014 is now available. It includes half and one-day courses on customer care, health and safety, marketing and social enterprise, and a RSPH Level 3 …

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Learning exchanges

In 2012 CFHS, in collaboration with two health intermediaries, the Community Health Exchange (CHEX) and Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) and the Scottish Government Third Sector Unit, created opportunities for structured dialogue …

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Capacity building training

Following on from discussion at the meetings in 2011, CFHS funded learning opportunities for staff and volunteers involved in community food work with minority ethnic communities in Scotland. In autumn …

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Networking meeting for organisations working to strengthen food work across minority ethnic communities

CFHS held a national networking meeting for organisations working to strengthen food work across minority ethnic communities on Friday 15 March in Glasgow. Tanveer Parnez and Emilia Petka from  BEMIS …

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Maternal and infant nutrition across ME communities in Scotland

CFHS worked in partnership with BEMIS to look at the specific needs of community and voluntary sector organisations supporting work on maternal and infant nutrition across minority ethnic communities in …

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Theory of change research

Rock Solid Social Research has completed its work looking at the ‘theory of change’ that underpins the work of community food initiatives that are looking to improve food access for older …

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Publications giveaway

We have lots of copies of really useful publications to share with you and due to space limitations when we move we will not be able to take all of …

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Come visit us at The Gathering

We are pleased to announce that CFHS and our colleagues at the healthyliving award are taking part in The Gathering 2013 on 27-28 February.  The Gathering is one of the key events in …

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New CFHS funding available

CFHS is inviting groups working with families with young children to apply for funding to deliver basic nutrition training – the REHIS elementary food and health course – for their …

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