Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

It’s time to spark volunteering in Scotland

OPINION 10 May 2018 Guest post

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Paul Reddish reveals ProjectScotland's plans to create a national youth volunteering team

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-time-to-spark-volunteering-in-scotland

Danger foodbanks could become a fixture of welfare support

NEWS 12 February 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

New report shows foodbank dependency in Scotland is increasing

https://tfn.scot/news/danger-foodbanks-become-a-fixture-of-welfare-support

Amnesty International adverts banned in Edinburgh and Glasgow

NEWS 16 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

Network Rail faces criticism for pulling Amnesty International adverts at Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central train stations

https://tfn.scot/news/amnesty-international-adverts-banned-in-edinburgh-and-glasgow

Charities in cut-throat competition with each other

NEWS 3 October 2016 by Susan Smith

Families & Young People

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Charities say rivalry and competition are preventing them from working together

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-in-cut-throat-competition-with-each-other

Charities welcome minimum alcohol prices ruling

NEWS 21 October 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

Charities have welcomed a legal ruling backing the minimum pricing of alcohol

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-minimum-alcohol-prices-ruling

Government figures show 43% of sexual crime victims are under 18

NEWS 27 September 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Social Justice & Poverty

Statistics found there had been a 7% increase in reported sexual offences in the past 12 months

https://tfn.scot/news/government-figures-show-43-of-sexual-crime-victims-are-under-18

New benefit cap puts 20,000 Scottish children at risk of homelessness

NEWS 1 November 2016 by Susan Smith

Regeneration & Housing

The new benefits cap will leave a significant gap between the income and rent of more than 6,000 Scottish families, a new report has found

https://tfn.scot/news/new-benefit-cap-puts-20000-scottish-children-at-risk-of-homelessness

Urgent cash injection needed in Scotland's schools to tackle "hidden hunger"

NEWS 27 April 2022 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

Health & Social Care

School pupils are going hungry

https://tfn.scot/news/urgent-cash-injection-needed-in-scotlands-schools-to-tackle-hidden-hunger

The worst crisis yet: inflation and cost of living set to ravage the voluntary sector

NEWS 20 May 2022 by Graham Martin

Management

Funding & Finance

Funding fails to keep up with inflation, demand rises and donations likely to fall

https://tfn.scot/news/the-worst-crisis-yet-inflation-and-cost-of-living-set-to-ravage-the-voluntary-sector

Concerns over 'short-term' approach to communities' net zero challenge

NEWS 18 January 2022 by Niall Christie

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

Funding constraints limit the ability of community groups to build capacity

https://tfn.scot/news/concerns-over-short-term-approach-to-communities-net-zero-challenge

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It’s time to spark volunteering in Scotland

Danger foodbanks could become a fixture of welfare support

Amnesty International adverts banned in Edinburgh and Glasgow

Charities in cut-throat competition with each other

Charities welcome minimum alcohol prices ruling

Government figures show 43% of sexual crime victims are under 18

New benefit cap puts 20,000 Scottish children at risk of homelessness

Urgent cash injection needed in Scotland's schools to tackle "hidden hunger"

The worst crisis yet: inflation and cost of living set to ravage the voluntary sector

Concerns over 'short-term' approach to communities' net zero challenge

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