Thanks to everyone who supported our joint event at #Lab23 with IFAN on #cashfirst & ending the need for charitable food aid. It was a great event with a fantastic panel & very engaged audience asking excellent questions. Now for another day of conference! Greater Manchester Poverty Action

Really great to join Nourish Scotland session feeding back on #CashFirst Conference in Glasgow

Thanks to Edinburgh Community Food for running an inspiring #CashFirstToolkit event. Great to also hear from IFAN David Reilly Edinburgh Poverty Commission and discuss practical ways for #communityfood orgs to start conversations around money, income maximisation, #cashfirst with support.

It was an honour to be asked to be part of the panel #cashfirst is common sense: ending the need for charitable food aid at the Labour Conference in Liverpool. Thanks for a great discussion.

2023 winner of the Community Focus Award was Argyll and Bute Council Flexible Food Fund and it’s focus on #CashFirst , this initiative has been recognised within the FM community and is so well deserved, congratulations 🏅

Sponsor: McCain Foodservice UK

#assistconf23 #community

Maria Marshall from IFAN talked about the growing need for charitable food aid and a #cashfirst approach.

Find out more about the Independent Food Aid Network at foodaidnetwork.org.uk

Our shift towards a #cashfirst model has been pivotal. This innovative approach prioritises financial assistance alongside supermarket vouchers, empowering individuals to make their own choices amidst crisis.
#London charity #London #Westminster #foodbank

Big thanks to IFAN today👏

The Money Counts Training was informative and we look forward to the next 🌻

#training #cashfirst #money

At a time when the buzzwords in anti-poverty campaigning are #CashFirst , the govt decides that disabled people can't be trusted with actual money they can spend as best suits their needs but should be given vouchers instead. How does that help anybody? Including govt?

It’s begun! Kicking off our joint #CashFirst Communities conference with Sabine Goodwin and Polly Jones. Despite all the many challenges ‘we want today to be an opportunity to share local victories against adversity’ #CashFirst IFAN The Trussell Trust Scotland

Poverty can be solved.

All it will take is political will & money which will save the government a fortune in the long run.

And all we need is a compassionate government to deliver it.

#CashFirst

Sometimes we forget what came before. This explains a lot of what we're seeing right now in terms of increased foodbank parcels, for example. Increasing incomes must be the first step to resolving poverty at the Westminster level.

Foyle Network Foundation (Foyle Foodbank)

#CashFirst

Food parcels and baby boxes are not the dignified or environmentally sound route out of poverty. #cashfirst

Today we warmly welcome Edinburgh Community Food to our conference suite. As part of Challenge Poverty week, their event today brings together other organisations, asking how a #cashfirst approach to make the path to getting food on the table & accessing money easier can be achieved.

Lee Coin Whyyyyy

Great to see that the Scottish Government is taking a human rights approach to tackling food insecurity. #humanrights #poverty #cashfirst #foodbanks #scotland

📢 We're excited to announce bookings are open for #CashFirst Communities with IFAN

Join us to explore how we can learn from #CashFirst initiatives across Scotland to build a future where no-one needs to turn to charitable food aid.

👉 Book here: bit.ly/cfc-conf

We still have tickets available for our #CashFirst event on Fri 22nd March.
💡 Tackling #FoodInsecurity : A Cash First Approach Journey Event
📅 Fri 22nd March 2024, 10am – 2.30pm
📍 Norton Park Conference Centre, 57 Albion Road, EH7 5QY
🎫Book a ticket: bit.ly/3Ti7Y8x

Next we have Maria from IFAN who is here to talk about the need to move away from emergency food aid with more significant equitable responses focussing on #CashFirst

#AssistConf2023

Thank you for sharing, Annie! 🍓 Save the date - Friday 22nd March, Norton Park. Join us to hear how #CommunityFood staff have used the toolkit and what more we can do to support people through a #cashfirst approach. More details coming soon 👀

#edinburghfoodcharity