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National Lottery Awards for All Scotland

Funding is available from £300 – £20,000 to support community-led  projects that bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities; or improve the places and spaces that matter to communities; or help more people to reach their potential;  or support people, communities and organisations facing more demands and challenges because of the …

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Baobab Community Fund

The Baobab Community Fund is offering grants ranging from £5,000 – £30,000 per year for up to 5 years, for black and global majority individuals, organisations and collectives (18+) who are working towards racial justice. More information and details of how to apply on the Baobab Foundation website.

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Building stronger community organisations: an online learning resource for community groups

This resource from the Scottish Refugee Council, with support from SCDC, is designed to build the skills, confidence and knowledge of refugee-led organisations and refugee supporting organisations, although most of the materials will be useful to any community group. The resource is available on the SCDC website.

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Review of ready-to-eat food products sold over social media in Scotland

Food Standards Scotland has published this research report revealing insights into the growing trend of food sales on social media platforms. The research, which focused on ready-to-eat food sold over Facebook Marketplace, was commissioned to better understand the scale and safety of food sold in this way. Read more on the Food Standards Scotland website.

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Collaboration for health equity in Scotland

Public Health Scotland has joined with the University College London’s Institute of Health Equity (IHE) for a two-year Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland (CHES). Working with Professor Sir Michael Marmot, the director of the Institute, this collaboration will strengthen and accelerate the action underway to: improve Scotland’s health; increase wellbeing; and reduce health inequities. The …

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CFHS e-bulletin December 2024

Our latest e-bulletin features some findings from our community food stakeholder engagement, as  well as news about the latest webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the December e-bulletin here.

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SCAF online networking opportunities

Various dates from December 2024 – December 2025 The Scottish Alliance for Food has launched a new series of one hour online networking webinars. Join to make new connections, find new collaborators, gain new insights, learn more about other sectors/disciplines, or develop new ideas. More information on the University of Glasgow website.  

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PHS Bitesize Learning Session

Primary 1 Body Mass Index (BMI) statistics Scotland 14 January 2025 10 am – 11 am Online At this session, Public Health Scotland colleagues will present on the latest Primary 1 BMI statistics for Scotland. Due to be published in December and ahead of the session, the latest report will provide statistics on BMI for Primary …

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Funding news

Grants from The Robertson Trust The Robertson Trust Small and Large Grants are now open for applications, with an initial focus on Financial Security, Education Pathways and Work Pathways themes. A further theme of Nurturing Relationships will launch shortly. More information and details of how to apply on the Robertson Trust website. Glasgow’s Holiday Programme …

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Scottish Health Survey 2023 report

This report presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2023, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland. Findings from the survey show that levels of food insecurity and obesity are the highest since the survey began in 2017. The report is available on the Scottish Government website.

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