Making a Difference - Community Food and Health
Making a Difference - Community Food and Health
Making a Difference - Community Food and Health
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The group then split up into two groups to discuss a set of questions. These were then<br />
presented back to the group as a whole using the interactive sticky wall. Paper plates were<br />
useful for displaying comments <strong>and</strong> relationships. Answers were summarised as follows:<br />
Who do you work with <strong>and</strong> who do you support<br />
Participants worked with <strong>and</strong> supported a wide range of bodies <strong>and</strong> individuals including<br />
CFHS; healthyliving award; Church of Scotl<strong>and</strong>; Barnados; <strong>Community</strong> Planning;<br />
Environmental <strong>Health</strong>; credit unions; NHS, e.g, speech <strong>and</strong> language therapy, health<br />
improvement teams, dietitians, health visitors; Stepwell; HEAL; <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> network;<br />
local Council; private sponsors; trusts; health development officers; local food projects;<br />
social workers; leisure providers; community halls; Get Cooking; food co-ops <strong>and</strong> markets;<br />
schools, nurseries <strong>and</strong> colleges; community orchards; allotments; jogging buddies;<br />
learning disability; 'ready steady get cooking'; 'feeding the family'; volunteers; domestic<br />
abuse groups; drug-related projects; access 2 health group; breakfast clubs; food strategy<br />
groups; homeless people;'get-cooking-get-shopping';old people; <strong>and</strong> young families.<br />
The connections between these groups were numerous.<br />
Why did you come to the workshop<br />
Participants came for a variety of reasons, including;<br />
• being new in post <strong>and</strong> wanting to meet like minded people/new friends;<br />
• inspiration <strong>and</strong> sharing of ideas <strong>and</strong> experiences;<br />
• confirmation that what they were doing was good practice – often feel isolated;<br />
• to know how to evaluate what they are doing;<br />
• to find out more about networking <strong>and</strong> partnerships;<br />
• it's free <strong>and</strong> here will be friendly approachable people;<br />
• to learn about networks to inform policy;<br />
• to promote their own project;<br />
• to find out what is happening elsewhere;<br />
• to present at workshop <strong>and</strong> introduce volunteers<br />
• to learn more about food;<br />
• for ideas on where to take forward own work;<br />
• to find out how networking is used as a tool; <strong>and</strong><br />
• met facilitator at another workshop <strong>and</strong> was taken with their enthusiasm.<br />
How are you going to use it<br />
Ideas were as follows:<br />
• help future planning;<br />
• look at next year's project <strong>and</strong> use ideas learnt;<br />
• consider new opportunities from exp<strong>and</strong>ing networks;<br />
• explore longer-term funding -10 year plans, but three year funding;<br />
• build on enthusiasm gained <strong>and</strong> new ways to do things.<br />
Hopes, dreams <strong>and</strong> realities over the next 6-12 Months<br />
Participants shared the following:<br />
• follow up on contacts made;<br />
• establish a network;<br />
• enthused to do more, reinvigorated;<br />
• lots of ideas to take back to work on;<br />
• Scottish Government recognises the good work <strong>and</strong> practice of the voluntary sector<br />
<strong>and</strong> continues to invest.