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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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Scotland’s fuel poverty crisis demands action, not just targets

OPINION 30 September 2025 by Tom Barclay
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
Tom Barclay on working together to address the effects of rising bills

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-fuel-poverty-crisis-demands-action-not-just-targets

Warm words and new agencies will not house the 150,000 people still waiting for a home

OPINION 5 March 2026 by Angela Currie
Regeneration & Housing
The housing situation is not improving says Angela Currie

https://tfn.scot/opinion/warm-words-and-new-agencies-will-not-house-the-150000-people-still-waiting-for-a-home

Multi-million pound Christmas present for children’s charities

NEWS 21 December 2016 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Children’s charities have received an early Christmas present in the form of £3.38 million from the Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/multi-million-pound-christmas-present-for-childrens-charities

Charities welcome plan to scrap women’s jail

NEWS 26 January 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Charities delighted as Scottish Government abandons plans for a new women's prison

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-plan-to-scrap-womens-jail

Dismay and defiance: Scotland joins condemnation as Trump trashes climate deal

NEWS 2 June 2017 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Scottish charities joined in the world-wide chorus of dismay and defiance which has greeted the US decision to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate deal

https://tfn.scot/news/dismay-and-defiance-scotland-joins-condemnation-as-trump-trashes-climate-de

GE17: hung parliament can work in third sector’s favour

NEWS 9 June 2017 by Graham Martin
Management
The uncertainty surrounding the general election result could provide an opportunity for the third sector to push forward its agenda

https://tfn.scot/news/ge17-hung-parliament-can-work-in-third-sectors-favour

Donors steer charity clear of financial ruin - for now

NEWS 10 November 2020 by Rab Armour
Management
Massive response to appeal

https://tfn.scot/news/donors-steer-charity-clear-of-financial-ruin-for-now

Scots families face lockdown financial struggles

NEWS 1 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
Many households have seen a drop in income and some fear being able to pay the rent, new research has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-families-face-lockdown-financial-struggles

Charity labels 500 hospital deaths as “tragic”

NEWS 13 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Age Scotland has said the amount of patients who die while waiting for discharge shows the need for urgent action in social care

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-labels-500-hospital-deaths-as-tragic

World’s poorest will suffer as Tories axe aid department

NEWS 17 June 2020 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
DfID decision a "disaster" for the world's poor - and the fight against Covid

https://tfn.scot/news/worlds-poorest-will-suffer-as-tories-axe-aid-department

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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.