CFHS and Edinburgh Community Food are holding an event for Scotland’s community cafes on 8 August in the Well, the Square Centre, Edinburgh from 12.30 to 4.30 pm. Our community …
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Community cafe event
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Investing in the legacy of national initiatives
In late 2012 and early 2013 CFHS awarded funding to 14 community food initiatives that applied to build on their investment with one or more of the following three Scottish …
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Area of Work: Funding
CFHS annual development fund now open
Our annual development fund (previously known as the annual small grants scheme) is now open for applications to groups and agencies in Scotland who would like to improve access to, …
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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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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
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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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
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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Areas of Work: Food and nutrition training, Minority ethnic communities, Networking and learning development
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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Areas of Work: Minority ethnic communities, Networking and learning development
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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Areas of Work: Families with children, Minority ethnic communities
Examining the evidence
CFHS has commissioned SCPHRP (Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy) at Edinburgh University to undertake an analysis of the learning from the work on evaluation that we have …