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Scottish Islands Federation survey

Scottish Islands Federation is a network of island community organisations that aims to share ideas and innovations between the islands as well as give a voice to some of the common …

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Living at the sharp end: CAB clients in crisis

New report from Citizens Advice Scotland  looks in detail at the causes of gaps in income, particularly with regards to the benefits system; the impact of gaps in income on CAB …

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Polishing the Diamonds’: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Scotland

ScotPHN has recently published a report on Adverse Childhood Experience. The report is available on the ScotPHN website www.scotphn.net/projects/adverse-childhood-experiences/introduction/  

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Chewing things over .. CFHS annual networking conference 2016

Wednesday 26 October 2016 Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh Food, health and inequality – taking a compassionate and dignified approach.  Come and share your knowledge and experience, hopes and concerns, with volunteers, …

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What did groups awarded Capacity Building Funding in 2015 do with their funding?

This short report outlines the activities undertaken by applicants to the CFHS capacity building fund in 2015.

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Can you contribute to research on the evaluation of cooking skills clubs for children?

A dietetic student at the University of Westminster would like to speak to people who are involved in running cooking skills clubs for children – in order to find out their …

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Cooking skills blog 13: How can ‘significant others’ help (or hinder) the aims of your cooking skills course?

Our cooking skills study group recently met together and shared ideas about running effective cooking skills courses. One topic they discussed was the role of ‘significant others’ attending courses. That …

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Climate Challenge Fund Development Grants

Development Grants are available from the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund to help community-led organisations develop an application for future climate action funding or to support peer-to-peer learning activities that …

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One Stop Carriers for Causes Grants Programmes

This funding programme offers grants to local non-profit organisations and groups for projects within two miles of a One Stop store in Great Britain that benefit local communities by helping …

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What is community capacity building?

This video produced by SCDC and CHEX explores community capacity building and explains how it can help communities achieve the change they want to see. Click here to watch the …

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