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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Concern as majority of mental health support still being done remotely

NEWS 21 October 2022 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
NHS pressures mean face-to-face contact is rare

https://tfn.scot/news/concern-as-majority-of-mental-health-support-still-being-done-remotely

Health charities urge government to take social prescribing seriously

NEWS 25 October 2022 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#CostOfLivingCrisis
The undervalued process can improve outcomes for people by giving them choice and control

https://tfn.scot/news/health-charities-urge-government-to-take-social-prescribing-seriously

Innovative programme launched to help workers spot domestic abuse

NEWS 26 October 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
The charity is aiming to update workplace attitudes and cultures towards domestic abuse in all its forms

https://tfn.scot/news/innovative-programme-launched-to-help-workers-spot-domestic-abuse

“Pushed to the brink”: Government told to act over threat to small charities

NEWS 19 June 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Demand for their services and support is rising as are income and fundraising challenges and their own running costs. 

https://tfn.scot/news/pushed-to-the-brink-government-told-to-act-over-threat-to-small-charities

Immediate pay rise for social care support staff announced

NEWS 14 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Social care support workers providing direct adult support will have their pay increased to at least the Real Living Wage rate of £9.30 an hour

https://tfn.scot/news/immediate-pay-rise-for-social-care-staff-welcomed

Little Alan’s lifeless body shocked the world – but refugees continue to die

FEATURE 5 October 2016 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Graham Martin finds Oxfam demanding much more is done to help refugees globally.

https://tfn.scot/features/little-alans-lifeless-body-shocked-the-world-but-refugees-continue-to-die

How are disabled people’s human rights being addressed in Scotland?

OPINION 22 August 2023 by Eilidh Dickson
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Disabled people cannot wait another seven years for their rights to be fully protected without action from the Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-are-disabled-peoples-human-rights-being-addressed-in-scotland

The economic role of Scotland’s third sector in shaping health and social care

OPINION 27 February 2024 by Sara Redmond
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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The third sector’s economic contribution and development seems to be too often overlooked

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-economic-role-of-scotlands-third-sector-in-shaping-health-and-social-care

Voluntary sector has an urgent role to play in Covid-19 recovery

NEWS 23 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
Organisations may not survive without further support and investment, economic experts have warned

https://tfn.scot/news/voluntary-sector-has-an-urgent-role-to-play-in-covid-19-recovery

Soaring fuel bills will capsize charities helping the most vulnerable

NEWS 21 December 2022 by Graham Martin
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Calls for targeted support for charities when energy relief scheme ends

https://tfn.scot/news/soaring-fuel-bills-will-capsize-charities-helping-the-most-vulnerable

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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.