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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Extreme poverty now the new normal

Research shows material harship is no longer a rarity

https://tfn.scot/news/extreme-poverty-now-the-new-normal

Final plea to First Minister over Rape Crisis centres

Up to 30 jobs could be under threat amid funding cuts

https://tfn.scot/news/final-plea-to-first-minister-over-rape-crisis-centres

Older people face rising poverty as private tenants

Many live in fear to ask landlords to make routine repairs

https://tfn.scot/news/older-people-face-risiing-poverty-as-private-tenants

Housing cuts risk trapping vulnerable tenants in hospitals amid bed-blocking crisis

Housing associaitions are facing a "devastating" 25% cut in funding

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-cuts-risk-trapping-vulnerable-tenants-in-hospitals-amid-bed-blocking-crisis

“Not yet clear”: SCVO speaks out after NI hike in budget

Voluntary sector leaders are pushing for clarity from the government. 

https://tfn.scot/news/not-yet-clear-scvo-speaks-out-after-ni-hike-in-budget

OSCR and Police Scotland investigate Coatbridge College’s former principal

​Pressure mounts on Coatbridge College's former principal John Doyle to hand back thousands of pounds

https://tfn.scot/news/oscr-and-police-scotland-investigate-coatbridge-colleges-former-principal

Scots local authority homelessness services are routinely breaking the law. 

“Time to think unthinkable when it comes to cuts” as homelessness services continue to break the law across Scotland. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-local-authority-homelessness-services-are-routinely-breaking-the-law

Foster families can cope with new refugees

​Fostering charity says foster families will respond to government pledge to take in 3,000 refugee children

https://tfn.scot/news/foster-families-can-cope-with-refugee-influx

Calls intensify for Scottish underground coal gas ban

A report from Friends of the Earth Scotland found the technology was a major contributor to climate change, air pollution and groundwater contamination.

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-intensify-for-scottish-underground-coal-gas-ban

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