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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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General election: Speak out now to beat hatred and division

NEWS 18 April 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Scotland’s third sector must be at the forefront of ensuring progressive ideas win over hatred and division in snap General Election campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/use-election-to-beat-hatred-and-division

Charity confirms closure of vital service as funders slash budget

NEWS 18 January 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Vulnerable women are at risk bosses say

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-confirms-closure-of-vital-service-as-funders-slash-budget

Tory ministers told cuts will kill - but pushed ahead with them anyway

NEWS 2 August 2023 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Foreign aid cash slashed to balance the books - condemning thousands to death

https://tfn.scot/news/tory-ministers-told-cuts-will-kill-but-pushed-ahead-with-them-anyway

Scottish charity joins legal challenge of UK Government’s blocking of gender reforms

NEWS 10 August 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
A Scottish charity has been given permission to join a legal challenge to the UK Government’s veto of gender reforms. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charity-joins-legal-challenge-of-uk-governments-blocking-of-gender-reforms

Rape Crisis centres face loss of life-saving services as funding cut looms

NEWS 28 November 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Many jobs could be lost in the process

https://tfn.scot/news/rape-crisis-centres-face-loss-of-life-saving-services-as-funding-cut-looms

Half a million Scots with health conditions miss out on rehab

NEWS 5 October 2023 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
CHSS is calling for the Scottish Government to improve services for people with long-term conditions

https://tfn.scot/news/half-a-million-scots-with-health-conditions-miss-out-on-rehab

"Unjust": Charity calls for end to UK Government benefit cap

NEWS 23 June 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
The Poverty Alliance has now written to the Chancellor, calling on him to scrap the cap, or at least raise it in line with living costs.

https://tfn.scot/news/unjust-charity-calls-for-end-to-uk-government-benefit-cap

Civil society coalition demands first minister condemns Cambo oil plans

NEWS 27 October 2021 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
#ClimateScotland
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland has written to Nicola Sturgeon asking her to call on Boris Johnson to reject all new oil and gas projects

https://tfn.scot/news/civil-society-coalition-demands-first-minister-condemns-cambo-oil-plans

Families on benefits will be forced to cut back on basic essentials, charity warns

NEWS 15 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
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For families subject to the benefit cap, the loss will be even greater.

https://tfn.scot/news/families-on-benefits-will-be-forced-to-cut-back-on-basic-essentials-charity-warns

Warning over increasing homelessness numbers in Scotland

NEWS 28 June 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Between March 2022 and March 2023 there were 9,121 social housing completions against a target of 7,770.

https://tfn.scot/news/warning-over-increasing-homelessness-numbers-in-scotland

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.