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

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Scots aid charity rewarded for its climate change work

NEWS 9 February 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Tackling climate change has become a priority for aid groups

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-aid-charity-rewarded-for-its-climate-change-work

Let's create a Scotland that cares about carers

NEWS 29 September 2022 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Major civil society campaign says the cost of living crisis has made an already perilous situation even worse

https://tfn.scot/news/lets-create-a-scotland-that-cares-about-carers

Two child limit entrenching families into poverty

NEWS 21 October 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Removing the cap could lift 500,000 children out of poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/two-child-limit-entrenching-families-into-poverty

Ukraine crisis: how you can help

NEWS 1 March 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
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Work is being done across Scotland and beyond to support those on the ground in Ukraine

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-appeals-launched-as-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-continues

Government warned Scotland must prepare for ageing population

NEWS 13 July 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
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Since 2000, the number of people aged 65 and over in Scotland has increased by a third, while the number of children has fallen by six per cent. 

https://tfn.scot/news/government-warned-scotland-must-prepare-for-ageing-population

Survey lays bare grim reality of child poverty

NEWS 11 September 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Families face daily struggle to support children

https://tfn.scot/news/survey-lays-bare-grim-reality-of-child-poverty

Save the Children warns of devastating impact of aid cuts on children worldwide 

NEWS 4 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Both the US and UK Governments have announced swingeing cuts to overseas development funding.

https://tfn.scot/news/save-the-children-warns-of-devastating-impact-of-aid-cuts-on-children-worldwide

Free rail travel for companions a boon to those with sight loss

NEWS 24 March 2025 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Pilot project hopes to become permanent

https://tfn.scot/news/free-rail-travel-for-companions-a-boon-to-those-with-sight-loss

Job cuts at Foreign Office will limit UK’s ability to deliver on international aid commitments

NEWS 16 December 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The PCS union has said up to 1,885 jobs could go in a planned restructure. 

https://tfn.scot/news/job-cuts-at-foreign-office-will-limit-uks-ability-to-deliver-on-international-aid-commitments

Record number of women dying from drug addiction

NEWS 3 July 2018 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Support services are not tailored to offer the support women specifically need

https://tfn.scot/news/record-number-of-women-dying-from-drug-addiction

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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.