Events

Building First Communities in the South West 2026 (Part 1)

Online
Wednesday 6th May 2026
9AM – 10:30AM
Hosted by
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Independent Food Aid Network
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Trussell

Building Cash First Communities in the South West Session 1: Shaping how the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) is delivered locally

Please find a recording of the session and session's resources below.

Trussell/IFAN slides

Tamsin Maule, Cornwall Council slides

Vicky Powers, Derbyshire County Council slides and Derbyshire County Council Growing Financial Resilience Affordable Credit Project Evaluation

And please also find answers to questions we weren’t able to get to during the session. Very many thanks to Tamsin Maule of Cornwall Council for her help with these.

This online session focused on providing context to the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) and the ways that local authorities can use the funding to best achieve the guidance objectives. Discussions covered the significance of cash-first crisis support and ways and means to deliver financial resilience through local community networks of support.


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