Scotland-wide Money Counts Training (Teams)

Money Counts Training: a cash first approach to food insecurity
About this Event

The 'Worrying About Money?' leaflets are straightforward resources for people facing financial crisis and support workers to quickly see available cash first support options and which local agencies are best placed to help. Now more than ever, it is vital 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 across Scotland who may have brief conversations with people about their money worries or financial struggles as part of their work.

After the one-hour session you will:

be fully aware of the local financial advice and cash first support options currently available
feel confident about using the 'Worrying About Money?' leaflet to ask people about their wider money worries and guide them to appropriate support
understand more about the importance of a 'cash first' approach to growing food insecurity and poverty

This training session is organised by Emma Österberg from the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) and Sarah-Jayne Dunn from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). Colleagues from Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) wil join the session to promote further training.

You can find out more about 'Worrying About Money?' cash first referral leaflets at www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/cash-first-leaflets. You can order free hard copies of the leaflets and any other alternative versions here.

If you have any questions about this Money Counts training session or if you face any difficulties signing up to attend, then please contact Emma at [email protected].

This session will be delivered on Teams. Another session is delivered on the 22nd of January through Zoom. The Teams link will be sent out a few days before and on the day of the event through a separate email.

Information collated through Eventbrite for the Scotland-wide Money Counts training sessions will be processed by the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN). This data may be shared with local partners in relation to the organisation of this local training session only. You can read IFAN's privacy statement here: www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/privacy-statement. If you have any questions about this please contact IFAN at [email protected].