Safefood Community Food Initiatives
The Community Food Initiatives programme empowers people in low-income communities to make healthier food choices.
We fund local projects that improve access to healthy, safe food using a community-development approach. Since 2010, over 50,000 people have taken part in Community Food Initiative activities gaining practical tips in:
- Food and healthy eating
- Healthier shopping
- Cooking skills for healthy eating
We support initiatives with a range of online, video and print resources to encourage people to develop healthy eating skills and knowledge. You can explore the resources here.
See the impact in action
In the video below the Galway City Partnership runs a cooking class.
In the video below, ReachOut Northern Ireland hosts a community event on healthy eating.
In the video below, we explain how the programme works.
About the programme
The Community Food Initiatives Programme 2025-28 is funded by Safefood and administered by SECAD Partnership CLG.
- Each programme runs for 4 years.
- The 2025-2028 programme is funding 28 community initiatives.
Read about past programmes
- CFI Evaluation 2019-2021
- Community Food Initiatives: Healthy Food, Healthy Families 2019-2021
- CFI Evaluation 2016-2018 – summary report
- CFI 2016-2018: Healthy Food, Healthy Families. Examples and best practice
- CFI Evaluation 2013–2015
- CFI Evaluation 2013–2015 – summary report
- CFI Evaluation 2010-2012
- CFI Evaluation 2010-2012 – summary report
