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Community Food Initiatives Programme 2025-28
Safefood is inviting applications for funding for its Community Food Initiatives Programme 2025-28.
The Community Food Initiatives programme aims to empower people in low-income communities to make healthier food choices. It funds local projects that improve access to healthy and safe food using a community development approach. Since 2010, over 50,000 people have taken part in a Community Food Initiative activity.
The Community Food Initiatives Programme 2025-28 is funded by Safefood and administered by SECAD Partnership CLG.
Safefood is an all-island implementation body set up under the British-Irish Agreement (1999) to promote awareness and knowledge of food safety and healthy eating on the island of Ireland.
Safefood is looking for organisations on the island of Ireland with experience working with target groups and local partners to apply for funding
A Supporting Information document is attached and contains:
- Full details of the funding available (CFI Leader Application & supporting information)
- Booklets containing case studies, including community event and small projects, from Safefood Community Food Initiatives during 2016-2021. (CFI 2016-18 and CFI 2019-21)
SECAD will hold an online information session on 19 March 2025 from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm. Please email sconroy@secad.ie for details.
How to apply
Please contact Sinéad Conroy at sconroy@secad.ie to receive the link to register and to make an online application.
The closing date for funding applications is 21 March 2025.
If you have any queries about the funding or completing the application form, please contact Sinéad Conroy at:
M: +353 (0)87 354 3606
Improving Your Gut Health
Online workshop with hints & tips to improve your gut health, which also helps improve immunity, skin, digestion, sleep & mental health – Monday 17th February at 11am or thursday 27th February at 7pm.
NEW Online Safety Training Needs Analysis – Children’s Workforce Survey
Online Safety Training Needs Analysis – Children’s Workforce Survey launches on Safer Internet Day
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The National Children’s Bureau, commissioned by the SBNI, has today launched a training needs analysis survey for the children’s workforce as part of the NI Executive’s Online Safety Strategy Action Plan. Your input will help to understand the current experience of learning and development in online safety and identify future training and development needs.
Access the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OnlineSafetyTrainingNA
We welcome responses from anyone in your organisation who works with and for children, young people and those who care for them. That could include frontline practitioners, managers, and senior leaders. There is no limit to responses from individual organisations and we are keen to hear from people in a variety of roles.
The survey closes on 11 March 2025.
Are you ready to Talk PANTS?
From 5th to 16th May 2025, we will be celebrating Talk PANTS, a campaign helping children across Northern Ireland stay safe from sexual abuse.
We have created an easy-to-use guide to help your service engage with Talk PANTS:
Step 1: January & February 2025 Join our Talk PANTS webinar to learn more about the campaign, access our activity sheets and resources.
This will equip you with the knowledge and confidence needed to deliver Talk PANTS. Click here to register your interest.
Step 2: February to April 2025 Deliver Talk PANTS in your setting. We have lots of suggestions in our support pack (attached) on how to get your families and children involved.
Step 3: May 2025 Celebrate Talk PANTS Fortnight!
Celebrate with us during Northern Ireland Talk PANTS fortnight (5th – 16th May 2025) by sharing our Talk PANTS content on your social media and spread awareness of the importance of the Talk PANTS campaign.
Step 4: Don’t forget! Share your Talk PANTS activities with us throughout the year by tagging us on social media and use the hashtag #NITalkPANTS