Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Teachers for pupils with support needs at an all time low

NEWS 13 March 2018 by Susan Smith

Families & Young People

A coalition of charities says pupils who need extra help in the classroom are being failed and extra funded is desperately needed

https://tfn.scot/news/teachers-for-pupils-with-support-needs-at-an-all-time-low

Tech companies should face sanctions

NEWS 23 April 2019 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

The majority of Scots feel that social media companies should face criminal punishments if they fail to protect children

https://tfn.scot/news/tech-companies-should-face-sanctions

Funding can make Scotland a leader in suicide prevention

NEWS 13 June 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

A £3 million fund to help deliver a new strategy to prevent suicides has been welcomed by a charity

https://tfn.scot/news/suicide-funding-can-make-scotland-a-leader-in-prevention

Call for Charity Commission chair to resign immediately

NEWS 5 August 2015 by Rab Armour

Management

Comments made by William Shawcross undermined public trust and confidence says SCVO chief executive

https://tfn.scot/news/scvo-calls-on-charity-commission-chair-to-resign-immediately

Treatment postcode lottery, charity claims

NEWS 21 November 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland has said more needs to be done to help those with serious chest conditions

https://tfn.scot/news/treatment-postcode-lottery-charity-claims

Union bosses want answers over Oxfam jobs

NEWS 20 February 2018 by Rab Armour

Management

Charity agrees not to bid for government cash

https://tfn.scot/news/union-bosses-want-answers-over-oxfam-jobs

Warning that Scots wont live long enough to get a state pension if age rises much higher

NEWS 18 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

Possibility of state pension age being raised to 68 would be a disaster for many people north of the border

https://tfn.scot/news/warning-that-scots-wont-live-long-enough-to-get-a-state-pension-if-age-rise

One in three carers on the breadline as financial plight worsens

NEWS 3 November 2021 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Urgent financial help is a must says charity

https://tfn.scot/news/one-in-three-carers-on-the-breadline-as-financial-plight-worsens

Charities face critical challenges as costs rise and demand increases

NEWS 31 October 2025 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

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Regeneration & Housing

Research finds the financial strain on the sector is affecting the delivery of services

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-face-critical-challenges-as-costs-rise-and-demand-increases

Half a million pound funding powers grassroots climate action in central Scotland

NEWS 15 August 2025 by Niall Christie

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Community Climate Action Hubs will benefit.

https://tfn.scot/news/half-a-million-pound-funding-powers-grassroots-climate-action-in-central-scotland

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Tech companies should face sanctions

Funding can make Scotland a leader in suicide prevention

Call for Charity Commission chair to resign immediately

Treatment postcode lottery, charity claims

Union bosses want answers over Oxfam jobs

Warning that Scots wont live long enough to get a state pension if age rises much higher

One in three carers on the breadline as financial plight worsens

Charities face critical challenges as costs rise and demand increases

Half a million pound funding powers grassroots climate action in central Scotland

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