Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

Scottish Government in row over National Care Service contracts

NEWS 22 February 2022 by Niall Christie

Management

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

2 comments

Ministers are under pressure to end the involvement of multinational consultants in setting up the public service

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-in-row-over-national-care-service-contracts

Third sector responds to UK budget as chancellor pledges to increase spending

NEWS 27 October 2021 by Robert Armour

Management

Sunak pledges a "new economy"

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-responds-to-uk-budget-as-chancellor-pledges-to-increase-spending

New report calls for urgent action to tackle loneliness

NEWS 15 October 2020 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

#NeverMoreNeeded

A national campaign has said more must be done to help those facing isolation this winter

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-calls-for-urgent-action-to-tackle-loneliness

Holyrood elections 2016 - it’s third sector question time

NEWS 8 April 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

3 comments

Scotland's main political parties bring their pitches to the third sector.

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-elections-2016-its-third-sector-question-time

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

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

Scottish Government in row over National Care Service contracts

Third sector responds to UK budget as chancellor pledges to increase spending

New report calls for urgent action to tackle loneliness

Holyrood elections 2016 - it’s third sector question time

Deposit return scheme could reduce plastic litter by 90%

Food poverty hitting Scots children in lockdown

Charity calls for unused roads to be adapted for social distancing

Disabled people at breaking point with fear and anxiety

Charities invited to apply to £50m fund

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