Food Insecurity Resource Space
The Community Food National Reference Group is a partnership between CFINE, Edinburgh Community Food, Glasgow Community Food Network, and Lanarkshire Community Food & Health Partnership. The group has worked collaboratively to develop a resource centre allowing access to information on local and national cash first approaches to tackling food insecurity and poverty.
Looking for support? Start here!
- CFINE's SAFE (Support Advice Finance Education) Team - Support Leaflet Aberdeen City
- CFINE's SAFE (Support Advice Finance Education) Team Referral Form - Aberdeen City
- Worrying about money? Financial Support and Advice Services Leaflet - Aberdeen City
- Aberdeen City Council Financial Inclusion Team Leaflet
Policy, Research & Evaluations
- Cash-First: Interim Evaluation of the Cash-First Programme Report
- Charter 1.3 Cash First Update - Aberdeen City
- Cash-First: Towards Ending the Need for Food Banks in Scotland - Scottish Government Report
- Cash first and the Crisis and Resilience Fund - Note from Crisis Support Working Group August 2025
- Cash-First approaches to supporting people facing financial hardship locally: A literature review
- Cash First: Training and awareness raising resources
The Community Food National Reference Group is a partnership created between CFINE, Edinburgh Community Food, Glasgow Community Food Network and Lanarkshire Community Food and Health Partnership.
