Month: August 2015

Emergency Food Aid in Scotland – Aberdeen

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Following the publication of a research report on emergency food aid in Scotland poverty alliance(www.foodaidscotland.org), the Poverty Alliance is running a series of regional workshop events for those involved in delivering emergency food aid in Scotland.  The aim is to provide opportunities for networking, peer support and learning, and to connect with wider anti-poverty work and campaigns.

Our first session held in Glasgow on 30th April was oversubscribed and feedback from attendees highlights the quality of discussion, learning and new contacts which were made. A briefing note on the session will be published on our website soon.

The third of these sessions will be:

Thursday 27th August

1.30pm to 4.30pm

St Nicholas Room, Civic Rooms, Town House,

Aberdeen, AB10 1FY

The session will likely include presentations from invited speakers and group work discussion on the following themes:

– Working with advice and support services

– Sanctions and the Scottish Welfare Fund

– Stigma and challenging public attitudes to poverty

A detailed programme will be sent out nearer the time.

Do you have questions about Emergency Food Aid in Scotland – Aberdeen?
Contact The Poverty Alliance

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Scotland the Bread are crowd funding

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bread matters

 

 

Scotland grows a lot of wheat but precious little of it is used to make bread. We rely on imports and so have little control over this staple food. It turns out that the wheat varieties in today’s bread may well have less of the nutrients needed for health than in the past. Better grain and better bread can help solve our growing health problems, Scotland the Bread have started research to find more nutritious wheats, suitable for low-impact farming. And they’re passing on the skills that turn locally-grown wheat into delicious, healthy bread.

To help local communities bring better bread within everyone’s reach, Scotland the Bread are supporting six groups to grow their own healthy bread, from the soil to the slice. See here for more details on how to get better bread within the reach of everyone!

Want to know more, visit; http://www.breadmatters.com/

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