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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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Report reveals disabled are struggling to find work

​Call for Scottish Government to create employment opportunities for disabled people

https://tfn.scot/news/report-reveals-disabled-are-struggling-to-find-work

OSCR feared private schools ruling would create “two tier” charity system

Emails reveal civil servants wanted to review wider issue of charity status before revoking private schools' charity rate relief

https://tfn.scot/news/oscr-feared-private-schools-ruling-would-create-two-tier-charity-system

Hundreds of disused homes brought back to life

Double amount of empty homes brought back into use thanks to charity partnership

https://tfn.scot/news/hundreds-of-disused-homes-brought-back-to-life

​Human rights organisations welcome UN report

Report lays down a challenge to governments and has taken on board concerns

https://tfn.scot/news/human-rights-organisations-welcome-un-report

Five-year youth strategy launched

​Government and charities join together in praise of youth workers as national strategy is launched

https://tfn.scot/news/five-year-youth-strategy-launched

Plans to make it easier to buy public land

​Community empowerment bill includes extending community right to buy and protection for allotments

https://tfn.scot/news/plans-to-make-it-easier-to-buy-public-land

Housing groups’ concern over Immigration Act

Housing bodies say Immigration Act discriminates against vulnerable groups

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-groups-fear-immigration-act-discriminates-against-vulnerable

One million Scots now in poverty

Campaigners shocked at official poverty figures

https://tfn.scot/news/one-million-scots-now-in-poverty

Welfare safety net is failing

Many poor families in Scotland are living on the breadline as a result of welfare cuts

https://tfn.scot/news/poor-families-getting-hit-harder

Abuse charities to be given three year funding

Charities working with survivors of rape and abuse have welcomed a Scottish Government pledge that they are to be allocated three year funding

https://tfn.scot/news/abuse-charities-to-be-given-three-years-worth-of-funding

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