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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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Minister: third sector is the “golden thread” that binds our communities

NEWS 22 February 2017 by Graham Martin
Management
Cabinet secretary makes a robust defence of Scotland's third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/minister-third-sector-is-golden-thread-that-binds-our-communities

Anger as Scottish Government leaves 130,000 disabled Scots at the mercy of PIP assessments

NEWS 1 August 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
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​New figures reveal 130,000 are still to be subjected to humiliating PIP assessments - but SNP won't halt them

https://tfn.scot/news/anger-as-scottish-government-leaves-130000-disabled-scots-to-mercy-of-pip-a

Report confirms Scotland in grip of housing crisis

NEWS 7 August 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Urgent call to develop a new housing strategy as report shows extent of homelessness in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/report-confirms-scotland-in-grip-of-housing-crisis

Business coalition attacks charity over windfarm campaign

NEWS 16 August 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
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Companies say a conservation charity's legal action against a windfarm development is costing the Scottish economy dear

https://tfn.scot/news/business-coalition-attacks-charity-for-risking-jobs-and-livelihoods

£250k to continue WEvolution’s evolution

NEWS 17 March 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
A charity which helps people from poor communities set up their own business has been backed by a £225,000 grant from the Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/250k-to-continue-wevolutions-evolution

Sturgeon’s constituency “biggest slum in Scotland”

NEWS 30 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
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Community activists say Govanhill's problems aren't being addressed

https://tfn.scot/news/sturgeons-constituency-biggest-slum-in-scotland

17,000 children denied specialist help for mental health problems

NEWS 27 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government has promised to investigate why so many children have been denied help from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

https://tfn.scot/news/17000-children-denied-specialist-mental-health-help-in-last-three-years

Self Directed Support failure is leaving people in despair

NEWS 18 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
Management
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The Scottish Personal Assistant Employers Network (SPAEN) has said that people are being denied their legal right to choose Self Directed Support

https://tfn.scot/news/local-authorities-need-to-do-more-to-implement-social-care-reform

Foodbank crisis accelerates as welfare system fails more families, says CAS

NEWS 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Social Justice & Poverty
The growing need for foodbanks is a “crisis” that needs to be addressed urgently according to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

https://tfn.scot/news/foodbank-crisis-accelerates-as-welfare-system-fails-more-families-says-cas

Is this power to the people?

OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Environment & International
Can legislation really help to empower communities? Ian Cooke, director of the Development Trusts Association Scotland, believes so

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-this-power-to-the-people

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2026. 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.