A programme of business support for up to 10 community food initiatives that expect to face sustainability isses within the next 6-18 months is now open. The programme will provide …
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Business support for community food initiatives facing sustainability issues
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SROI update
The SROI (Social Return on Investment) project website has been updated with new materials, case studies, an information leaflet and a downloadable Guide to SROI. Dates have also been confirmed …
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New food co-ops toolkit
Sustain: the Alliance for Food and Farming has produced a new food co-ops toolkit to help communities set up their own food co-ops and buying groups. The toolkit aims to …
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Economic evaluation: call for expressions of interest
In response to identified need, Community Food and Health (Scotland) is currently supporting two economic evaluations of community food and health projects. One of these projects is the Edinburgh Community …
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Healthy Weight Communities trial launched
Public Health Minister Shona Robison has launched a trial programme to bring whole communities, towns or cities together to eat more healthily and be more active in addressing childhood obesity. …
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The Missing Ingredients: what we are learning and what we need to do about food, health and homeless
This free event, co-hosted by Community Food and Health (Scotland) and Edinburgh Cyrenians, is an opportunity for those responsible for developing strategy to engage in dialogue with those who carry …
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CFHS annual networking conference 2009
Our annual networking conference takes place on 22 October at Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. This year we would like to offer you the opportunity to lead a workshop for …
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Community Empowerment Plan
The Scottish Government has launched its community empowerment action plan, which builds on its joint statement with CoSLA on community empowerment in 2008. The action plan sets out a range …
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CFHS launches two new publications
Food, training and learning disability highlights work in Scotland to improve food and health for people with learning disabilities. The report focuses on a training project for support workers but …