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Emma Österberg @emmaosterberg.bsky.social · 10h

Join a conversation on the security and quality of employment in the third sector. Few spots left! forms.gle/KJSSQoULtfw3... #thirdsector #funding #charityleadership #workforce #employment #underemployment

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Emma Österberg @emmaosterberg.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

We bring our day to a close with a panel on the challenges and opportunities of cash first in Scotland and beyond #CashFirstCommunities

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Emma Österberg @emmaosterberg.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

After a refreshing lunch we head for our afternoon workshops: 'Evaluating community approaches to cash first', 'Cash first in practice in Edinburgh', Community guiders' and 'What next for SWF?' #CashFirstCommunities

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Emma Österberg @emmaosterberg.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Our morning workshops cover a range of topics: 'Food journeys', 'Cash first, human rights and dignity', 'Routes out of crisis' and 'Effective advice' #CashFirstCommunities

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Emma Österberg @emmaosterberg.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Kicking the day off with wonderful and insightful reflections from Aberdeenshire and Glasgow Cash First Partnerships #CashFirstCommunities

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Save the Children Scotland @savechildrensco.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Great to be at #ScotLab25 with our End Child Poverty coalition partners discussing what needs to happen to end child poverty across Scotland. John Dickie from @cpaguk.bsky.social kicked things off laying out the role social security must play in meeting the 2030 targets 🧵

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Great to hear from @kirstymcneill.bsky.socialat our #EndChildPoverty #ScotLab25 fringe, reflecting on the UK Govt’s Child Poverty Taskforce and the need to rewire the economy if we’re to end child poverty.

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Emma Österberg @emmaosterberg.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Delighted to start #ScotLab25 bright and early with an important conversation around tackling child poverty

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Independent Food Aid Network @ifanuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This new submission from @justfairuk.bsky.social on the state of our everyday rights in the UK is a sobering read. It makes it clear that the system is broken, and the situation is only getting worse #CashFirst ➡️ justfair.org.uk/rights-for-a...

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Rights for all: towards a fairer UK | Just Fair

Today we publish our submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UN CESCR) seventh review of the UK, on behalf of civil society in England, and a joint statement sent to UN...

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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

📢 80+ campaigners are calling for urgent improvements to the Healthy Start scheme. It's meant to prevent #foodinsecurity and malnutrition amongst pregnant women and young children but too many families in #poverty are missing out. Read more: bit.ly/3WjaX2H #costoflivingcrisis #HealthyStart

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 01/01/2025

“Draconian policies driving hunger haven’t changed and more people than ever are facing poverty from which there seems to be no escape.” Sabine Goodwin writes about what Labour needs to change to end the country's dependency on food banks. buff.ly/3BJFWxK

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 11/12/2024

Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) director Sabinee Goodwin says groundbreaking commitments to tackle poverty should inspire Westminster – but the Scottish government must aim higher. ⏫ Read her thoughts. ✍️⬇️ buff.ly/4gMJVZx

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Ed Pybus @epybus.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Great news about the scrapping on the two child limit, but the media are at it again - the "benefit cap" and the "two child limit" are two different policies! Excellent explainer here : largerfamilies.study/publications... @dailyrecord.co.uk @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social

Screen shot of teh BBC new website Scottish New feed witha headline saying "Two-child benefit cap will be scrapped"

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Congratulations to Independent Food Aid Network for becoming a Gold Standard 4-day week employer!🥳🥳 Tackling food insecurity is one of the great responsibilities of our time. We are delighted IFAN have seen the benefits of implementing a 4-day week to aid with the delivery of their services.

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Independent Food Aid Network @ifanuk.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

There is nothing inevitable about child poverty. It is vital that all possible resources are raised and allocated in this Scottish Budget to deliver the change that is needed to #EndChildPoverty @scottishgovernment.bsky.social Read EndChildPoverty’s pre-budget briefing: tinyurl.com/4wn3hcz

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Sabine Goodwin @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

It's critical to focus on the particular challenges faced by children under 5 and the devastating reality that a quarter of these children are food insecure. The first priority must be to address the key driver of families' poverty (lack of income) through a #CashFirst approach.

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Independent Food Aid Network @ifanuk.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

NEW ScotCen evaluation of ‘Worrying About Money?’ resources (bit.ly/WAM-resources) published today. Report follows interviews with members of the public facing financial insecurity across Scotland. Read the full report➡️ bit.ly/WAMguide-eva... @gov.scot.web.brid.gy #CashFirst 1/4

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Independent Food Aid Network @ifanuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

“Our focus must be on permanently reversing this devastating trend while ending the normalisation of a charitable response to poverty.”

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Independent Food Aid Network @ifanuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

“It’s long been established that, year after year, eye-watering Trussell figures represent just the tip of the UK’s food insecurity iceberg." @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social Trussell's latest data show 280,000 used their food banks for the first time over six months www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

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Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time

Campaigners are calling for the government to end "the normalisation of a charitable response to poverty", including food banks.

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Independent Food Aid Network @ifanuk.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Important intervention from @antoniabance.bsky.social on the #UniversalCredit uplift and the forthcoming review at today's Westminster Hall debate at 10.36.20. This #cashfirst measure reduced severe/ moderate food insecurity in households on #UniversalCredit by 16% parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

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Independent Food Aid Network @ifanuk.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Read about the Independent Food Aid Network's #cashfirst calls in our briefing Eradicating food insecurity while ending the need for food banks and other forms of charitable food aid in the UK ➡️ bit.ly/4fQ5YxA IFAN is calling for immediate, #cashfirst actions to reduce severe food insecurity...

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