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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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There’s a poor outlook for McCloud’s new poverty blog

NEWS 11 August 2015 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
A campaign to tackle the stigma of poverty has launched a new phase with a spoof blog that highlights,the difficulties of life in poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/theres-a-poor-outlook-for-mcclouds-new-poverty-blog

Bairns should come first, says child maintenance campaign

NEWS 25 October 2016 by Susan Smith
Families & Young People
A group of charities has launched a campaign calling for an overhaul of what they say is an unfair and

https://tfn.scot/news/bairns-should-come-first-says-child-maintenance-campaign

Bid to support city through poverty

NEWS 31 March 2020 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
Those facing hardship in Edinburgh are being asked to share their stories of how the coronavirus is affecting

https://tfn.scot/news/bid-to-support-city-through-poverty

Young people need to take the bull by the horns to end child poverty

OPINION 17 March 2015 Guest post
Families & Young People
Joshua McCormick MSYP met with Tam Baillie, Scotland’s commissioner for children and young people and was left inspired

https://tfn.scot/opinion/young-people-need-to-take-the-bull-by-the-horns-to-end-child-poverty

Poverty doesn’t only affect homeless people

OPINION 28 April 2015 Guest post
Families & Young People
​The Scottish Youth Parliament is teaming up with Children 1st to end child poverty in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/poverty-doesnt-only-affect-homeless-people

Is a poverty of ambition holding our sector back?

OPINION 23 October 2020 by Nathan Sparling
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
HIV Scotland
Nathan Sparling sets a challenge to Scotland's voluntary sector to cast aside fear and be ambitious about

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-a-poverty-of-ambition-holding-our-sector-back

Surplus food or the right to food?

OPINION 15 July 2015 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Graham Riches warns the UK is treading a dangerous path following in the footsteps of the North American

https://tfn.scot/opinion/surplus-food-or-the-right-to-food

60 seconds with Louise Cameron

FEATURE 3 February 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
1 comment
Now is the time to act seriously to tackle child poverty according to Louise Cameron chair of the Scottish

https://tfn.scot/features/60-seconds-with-louise-cameron

Scrap the benefit cap, UK Government told by campaigners

NEWS 1 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Poverty Alliance, Scotland’s anti-poverty network, has now made fresh calls for the cap to go. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scrap-the-benefit-cap-uk-government-told-by-campaigners

Winter of discontent: snow is not fun for too many children

OPINION 13 March 2018 Guest post
Families & Young People
Rhona Cunningham reminds us that for thousands of children growing up in poverty, snow storms meant being

https://tfn.scot/opinion/winter-of-discontent-thousand-of-children-went-hungry-during-snow-mayhem