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Real lives: Our young are sleepwalking into addiction

OPINION 10 May 2017 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Community activist Davy Sorbie says politicians are misplacing the emphasis on Scotland's battle against substance misuse and alcohol addiction

https://tfn.scot/opinion/our-young-are-sleepwalking-into-addiction

Fair Funding is essential for sustainable volunteering

OPINION 3 June 2024 by Sarah Latto

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

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Regeneration & Housing

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Volunteers Week: we need a clear commitment to Fair Funding says Sarah Latto

https://tfn.scot/opinion/fair-funding-is-essential-for-sustainable-volunteering

Memo to new government: we see things others don’t, so we know what needs to change

OPINION 8 July 2024 by David Hilferty

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

#GeneralElection24

As the immediate celebrations and commiserations start to fade, the to-do list facing the new UK Government is coming into sharper focus

https://tfn.scot/opinion/memo-to-new-govt-we-see-things-others-dont-so-we-know-what-needs-to-change

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

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

Anger as chancellor launches attack on charities

NEWS 7 October 2014 by Graham Martin

Management

Anger as chancellor savages charities

https://tfn.scot/news/anger-as-chancellor-launches-attack-on-charities

Foodbank funding welcomed, but more must be done to fight poverty

NEWS 11 August 2014 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding for foodbanks welcomed, but the sources of poverty must be addressed

https://tfn.scot/news/foodbank-funding-welcomed-but-more-must-be-done-to-fight-povertry

If money is tight, are you claiming all the support you are entitled to?

OPINION 7 October 2024 by Stephanie Millar

Social Justice & Poverty

Regeneration & Housing

#CostOfLivingCrisis

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https://tfn.scot/opinion/if-money-is-tight-are-you-claiming-all-the-support-you-are-entitled-to

Building a better economy and the UK general election

OPINION 20 November 2023 by Duncan Thorp

Management

Duncan Thorp looks ahead to a year of political change - and what it could mean for social enterprises

https://tfn.scot/opinion/building-a-better-economy-and-the-uk-general-election

Refugee crisis: what you can do in Scotland to help

LIST 3 September 2015 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

We've compiled a list of some practical ways people in Scotland can help some of the refugees pouring into Europe

https://tfn.scot/lists/refugee-crisis-what-you-can-do-in-scotland-to-help

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Real lives: Our young are sleepwalking into addiction

Fair Funding is essential for sustainable volunteering

Memo to new government: we see things others don’t, so we know what needs to change

Is this power to the people?

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

Anger as chancellor launches attack on charities

Foodbank funding welcomed, but more must be done to fight poverty

If money is tight, are you claiming all the support you are entitled to?

Building a better economy and the UK general election

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