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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Charities work to find effective trauma support

NEWS 20 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Barnardo's and Kibble hosted a joint parliamentary reception which aims to build on work to help children in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-work-to-find-effective-trauma-support

Outrage as 300 city asylum seekers face eviction

NEWS 30 July 2018 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Asylum seekers will struggle to find any form of accommodation

https://tfn.scot/news/outrage-as-300-city-asylum-seekers-face-eviction

Free personal care challenges lie ahead

NEWS 2 August 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Age Scotland has said that Scotland arguably has the best social care system in the UK, but highlighted concerns about the future

https://tfn.scot/news/free-personal-care-challenges-lie-ahead

Charities savage Tory two-child benefits cap

NEWS 21 January 2019 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Charities say benefits cap creates a morally unacceptable two-tier system

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-savage-tory-two-child-benefits-cap

Charity fights for pensioners’ right to free TV licence

NEWS 7 February 2019 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
Warning that moves to charge over 75s would criminalise them for non-payment if they couldn't afford a TV licence

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-fights-for-pensioners-right-to-free-tv-licence

Religious leader backs calls for LGBT lessons in schools

NEWS 11 July 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
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Rev Kelvin Holdsworth has given his backing to Time for Inclusive Education’s (TIE) campaign for teachers to be trained on how to discuss LGBT+ issues

https://tfn.scot/news/religious-leader-calls-for-an-end-to-homophobia-in-schools

Calls for NHS to stop funding homeopathy

NEWS 4 August 2017 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
Calls have been made for the NHS to stop spending cash on homeopathy

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-for-nhs-to-stop-funding-homeopathy

Let’s educate Scots to campaign for change

NEWS 9 December 2016 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
Environmental activist and Green MSP Andy Wightman has called for a more structured approach to grassroots and community campaigning

https://tfn.scot/news/lets-educate-scots-to-campaign-for-change

Humanitarian efforts suspended amid Aleppo massacre

NEWS 13 December 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Environment & International
Humanitarian efforts in Aleppo have been suspended in protest against lack of action from the international community to stop the unfolding massacre

https://tfn.scot/news/humanitarian-efforts-suspended-amid-aleppo-massacre

Disability campaigners vow to picket DWP centres

NEWS 16 December 2016 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
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​2017 will be a year of unrest for DWP vow campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/disability-campaigners-vow-to-picket-dwp-centres

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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.