Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE)
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Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE)
@cfine.bsky.social
Aberdeen based charity & social enterprise tackling poverty and building resilience through a range of support and services

📍2-4 Poynernook Rd, Aberdeen AB11 5RW
🌐 www.cfine.org
☎️ 01224 596156
CFINE are looking for volunteers for our Tesco Food Collection with FareShare to help support your local community! 📣

📅 27th-29th November
⏰3-hour time slots (9am-9pm)
📍Tesco Westhill and Aberdeen South (Torry)

Sign up here: fareshare.org.uk/foodcollecti...

#Aberdeen
October 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
CFINE are looking for early morning volunteers! ☀️

This role would include assisting our pantry team to make up orders, load vans and other general warehouse work.

⏰8am onwards
🗓️ Monday – Friday
📍CFINE, 2-4 Poynernook Road, AB11 5RW

Contact KDonald@cfine.org for more info

#Aberdeen
August 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A huge thank you to everyone who donated to our pet food drive this weekend! 🐾

Over the weekend we received an incredible amount of pet food donations from our pet food drive at Pets at Home.

Thank you to @bluecrossuk.bsky.social and Pets at Home for giving us this opportunity.
July 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Mind Store's New Women’s Wellbeing Group!

The community support group run for women will be holding its first meeting, teaching you how to make homemade bread.

🗓️Wednesday 2nd July
⏰11:30am-3pm
📍CFINE, 2-4 Poynernook Road AB11 5RW

Please contact Mindstore@cfine.org or 07907473894
June 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
CFINE is currently recruiting for a Volunteer Coordinator!

You can find out more about the role using the link below.

www.cfine.org/volunteer-co...

Contact SCockburn@cfine.org for an application form

Applications close 12pm on Wednesday 2nd July 2025

#AberdeenJobs
June 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Are you living in Aberdeen and impacted by the cost-of-living crisis?

CFINE’s Lived Experience Group invites you to contribute to their Manifesto!

Fill in the survey today: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/M1YAbMsPwB

#FoodPovertyAberdeen #LivedExperience #CostOfLivingCrisis
May 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
CFINE is low on supplies to include in our emergency food provision and want to encourage support through donations.

Our emergency food provision is a lifeline for many around the city and every donation can help to make a difference.

www.cfine.org/get-involved...

#Aberdeen
May 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
CFINE are currently recruiting for TWO positions within our SAFE Team

💷SAFE Team Advisor
www.cfine.org/safe-team-ad...

💷SAFE Team Outreach Advisor
www.cfine.org/safe-team-ou...

Applications will close on 12th May.

#AberdeenJobs #Aberdeen
May 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Yesterday CFINE hosted an event around the discussion of food poverty.

Our Lived Experience Group will use feedback from this event to create a Manifesto ahead of the 2026 Scottish Election.

www.cfine.org/news/a-lived...
May 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
CFINE are currently recruiting for TWO positions within our SAFE Team

💷SAFE Team Advisor
www.cfine.org/safe-team-ad...

💷SAFE Team Outreach Advisor
www.cfine.org/safe-team-ou...

Applications will close on 5th May.

#AberdeenJobs #Aberdeen
April 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🎵 The songs created by CFINE's Community Music Project are out now! 🎵

The ‘Growing with the Garden’ EP represents the different voices of the groups by exploring themes like identity, memory, and resilience.

Listen using the link below

www.cfinecommunitymusicproject.bandcamp.com

#Aberdeen
April 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
📣 Saltire24 and CFINE's Fundraising Connection: A Call for Corporate Support 📣

2025 marks CFINE’s third year of working with Saltire24 to raise funds to support our essential services. Read our latest blog to find out how you can get involved 👇

www.cfine.org/news/saltire...
April 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A huge thank you to the Khyber Pass Association for another generous donation of nappies! 💚

£750 worth of nappies where donated thanks to support from the Khyber Pass Association Donations like this make a huge difference for those who access our food bank.
April 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Our community music project is coming towards the end. The official release date for the songs will be April 25th!

You can learn more about this project in our latest blog post:

www.cfine.org/news/cfine-c...

#Aberdeen
April 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We are thrilled to announce we that CFINE has been shortlisted for the 2025 Living Wage Champion Awards in the Living Hours Champion category. 🎉

Congratulations to all those who have been shortlisted! We look forward to attending the award ceremony in July!

#LivingWageEmployer
April 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
CFINE are delighted to have collaborated with GREC and the Earth & Worms Community Garden to mark 40 years since GREC was founded.

Chair of Earth & Worms, and CFINE's Community Growing Assistant, Lucy, put in impressive 'groundwork' to ensure the event was a success.
April 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The participants of our community music project where recently at Tullos Community Garden to record parts of their music videos.

Since November last year, they have been exploring different aspects of music-making to create songs inspired by their community and greenspaces 🌿
March 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Buying from Vegaroonitoon allows you to get fresh fruit and veg delivered to your door

This is a great way to invest in CFINE’s support services and get something in return

A win-win!

Buy your own box today using the link below
cfine.org/vegaroonitoon

#Aberdeen #AberdeenFood
March 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
NEW BLOG- Women Shaping a Fairer Future in Aberdeen

Earlier this month, women from across Aberdeen came to CFINE to discuss the challenges of poverty and inequality in the city.

Read more about it below.

www.cfine.org/news/women-s...

#GenderEquality #FairerFuture #Aberdeen
February 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Join us this Saturday at Pittodrie for their Food Drive!

Volunteers from CFINE and @afcct.bsky.social will be there collecting donations of food for our food bank.

🗓️ Saturday 22nd of February
📍Richard Donald Concourse, Pittodrie Stadium
⏰12:30-14:50

#Pittodrie #Dons #AFC #WhatsOnAberdeen
February 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Our 'Women Shaping a Fairer Future in Aberdeen' event was a success!

The women of Aberdeen discussed key issues driving poverty and inequality in the city. Including discussing welfare, care, and safety.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who got involved.

@swbg.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Join our SAFE team this valentines and fall in love with your finances.

Come along to our pop-up event: "Falling in Love with Your Finances: Our 6-Step Strategy"

📍 Aberdeen Vaccination and Wellbeing Hub, Bon Accord Centre
📅 14th February 2025
⏰10am-12pm

#WhatsOnAberdeen
February 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🏦Did you know February is #PayrollGivingMonth? 🏦

Payroll Giving allows you to give more to charities for less.

Find out more in our latest blog post 👇

www.cfine.org/news/payroll...

#PayrollGiving #CharityDonation #Aberdeen
February 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🚨 CFINE WILL BE SHUTTING AT 12PM 24/01🚨

Due to Storm Éowyn we have made the decision to close at 12pm today

The food bank will be open from 10am-12pm for those who need it

We would like to encourage people to only travel if absolutely necessary
January 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Could you spare some time next summer to volunteer at the Tall Ships Aberdeen? ⛵

Applications are now open!

Meet new people, have a lot of fun as we welcome the world to Aberdeen.

Find out more below👇

bit.ly/TALLapply

#TSR2025 #JoinTheCrew #TallShipsAberdeen #WhatsOnAberdeen
January 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM