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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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Child maintenance bill must be amended or domestic abuse victims will suffer

NEWS 27 February 2023 by Robert Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Broad coalition of charities have hit out

https://tfn.scot/news/child-maintenance-bill-must-be-amended-or-domestic-abuse-victims-will-suffer

SCVO praised for flexible working opportunities

Press release
29 March 2022
Posted in
Arnold Clark, Centrica, Dentons, Scottish Water, Shoosmiths, Pursuit Marketing and the Scottish Government,Flexibility Works is a social business funded and supported by the Scottish Government to support organisations,We are funded and supported by the Scottish Government and the Social Innovation Partnership.

https://scvo.scot/p/49670/2022/03/29/scvo-praised-for-flexible-working-opportunities

Deposit return scheme could reduce plastic litter by 90%

NEWS 31 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Environment & International
The Scottish Government initiative will see shoppers pay a 20p deposit when buying drinks in single-use containers.

https://tfn.scot/news/deposit-return-scheme-could-reduce-plastic-litter-by-90

Food poverty hitting Scots children in lockdown

NEWS 3 June 2020 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Emergency food requests rise on the back of the economic crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/food-poverty-hitting-scots-children-in-lockdown

Charity calls for unused roads to be adapted for social distancing

NEWS 16 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
1 comment
Friends of the Earth Scotland wants pavements and cycle lanes to be expanded to allow better social distancing

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-unused-roads-to-be-adapted-for-social-distancing

Disabled people at breaking point with fear and anxiety

NEWS 8 May 2020 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
1 comment
​Some respondents talked of suicidal thoughts

https://tfn.scot/news/disabled-people-at-breaking-point-with-fear-and-anxiety

Charities invited to apply to £50m fund

NEWS 14 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
The Wellbeing Fund aims to assist third sector organisations working with people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-invited-to-apply-to-50m-fund

Government admits Universal Credit link to soaring foodbank use

NEWS 12 February 2019 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Government ministers had steadfastly denied any link between Universal Credit and rising referrals to foodbanks

https://tfn.scot/news/government-admits-universal-credit-link-to-soaring-foodbank-use

Activists picket Scotland’s richest pension fund

NEWS 14 June 2019 by Robert Armour
Environment & International
1 comment
They urge the fund managers to divest from companies creating climate change

https://tfn.scot/news/activists-picket-scotlands-richest-pension-fund

Childhood getting worse, parents and grandparents say

NEWS 9 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Families & Young People
Bullying, peer pressure and social media cited as serious concerns in cross-generational survey.

https://tfn.scot/news/childhood-getting-worse-parents-and-grandparents-say

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.