Two new reports from Public Health Scotland should be of interest to Scotland’s community food initiatives. The COVID-19 Shielding Programme (Scotland) Impact and Experience Survey presents the findings of this online …
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New reports from Public Health Scotland
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The Broken Plate 2020
This new report by the Food Foundation, The Broken Plate 2020, documents the health of our food system, how it impacts our lives and why we must change the food …
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Never the Same Again? Addressing Poverty After the Pandemic
The Poverty Alliance conference this year will be a series of online sessions to explore different aspects of the impact of the pandemic on poverty. They are designed to open …
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Covid-19 funding and beyond
A new charity fundraising hub has recently been launched. The hub includes easy-to-use tools and guidance, as well as checklists for grant applications. A series of webinars will also be …
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New funding strategy from The Robertson Trust
The Robertson Trust today launched its new funding strategy, which will focus on support for poverty and trauma. Details of funding streams will be available shortly. More information on the …
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Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme
The Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme is a £25m Scottish Government funded programme aiming to support charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations that are supporting people and …
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Recent learning on food and food insecurity
The University of Hereford has published research on ‘Scottish food practices’, exploring household practices and use of dietary information. The findings will help inform Food Standards Scotland develop dietary guidelines. The …
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#CommunityFoodNearMe
During the height of restrictions and now as we live with ongoing risk of Covid-19, the places we can walk or cycle to have become more important to us. Community …
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Re-starting cooking skills classes
Two experts have provided us with information in the last two weeks that will be useful to those considering re-starting cooking skills classes. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) …
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#CommunityFoodNearMe – Gracemount Community Garden
In this bumper version of the #CommunityFoodNearMe social media posts that we have been sharing this week, we have a wee slideshow of colleague Jacqui’s visit to Gracemount Community Garden, …