Scotland-Wide 'Worrying About Money?' Money Counts training

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Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN)

Scotland-wide Money Counts training: Promoting a cash-first approach to food insecurity<a href="https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/cash-first-leaflets" title="https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/cash-first-leaflets" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">'Worrying About Money?' resources</a> are straightforward guides (leaflet, interactive, easy read, translated and poster formats) for people facing money worries and financial crisis as well as support workers and volunteers to quickly identify locally available cash-first or income-focused options and which local agencies are best placed to help. It's critical that people facing money worries are linked to cash-first advice and support at the earliest opportunity.This training session is designed for frontline staff and volunteers working across Scotland who may have brief conversations with people about their money worries or financial struggles as part of their work.After the online one-hour session you will:<ul><li>be fully aware of the local financial advice and cash-first support options currently available in your local authority in Scotland;</li><li>feel confident about using your local 'Worrying About Money?' leaflet to ask people about their wider money worries and guide them to appropriate support;</li><li>understand more about the importance of taking a cash-first approach to food insecurity and poverty.</li></ul>You can find out more about '<a href="https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/cash-first-leaflets" title="https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/cash-first-leaflets" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Worrying About Money?' resources and their alternative versions </a>and you can order free hard copies of the leaflets and any other available alternative versions <a href="https://bit.ly/print-req" title="https://bit.ly/print-req" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> including new 'Moved to Scotland and Worrying About Money?' leaflets for Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, and Aberdeen.This session will include contributions from Charlotte White of the <a href="https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk" title="https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN)</a>, Sarah-Jayne Dunn of <a href="https://www.cas.org.uk" title="https://www.cas.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Citizens Advice Scotland</a>, and Dr Rebecca Kay of <a href="https://migrationpolicyscotland.org.uk" title="https://migrationpolicyscotland.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Migration Policy Scotland</a>.If you have any questions about this Money Counts training session or if you face any difficulties signing up to attend, then please contact IFAN at admin@foodaidnetwork.org.uk.This session is delivered online. You will receive a link to join the event shortly beforehand.Information collated through Eventbrite for this Scotland-wide Money Counts training session will be processed by the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN). You can read IFAN's privacy statement <a href="https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/privacy-statement" title="https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/privacy-statement" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. <a href="https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/privacy-statement" title="https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/privacy-statement" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">If you have any questions about this please contact IFAN at admin@foodaidnetwork.org.uk.</a>

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