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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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The refugee crisis has not gone away

OPINION 24 October 2019 Guest post
Families & Young People
Robina Qureshi responds to the news that 39 people have been found dead in a lorry in Essex

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-refugee-crisis-has-not-gone-away

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Why medical school training is key to supporting people with eating disorders

OPINION 3 March 2022 by Emma Broadhurst
Families & Young People
Health & Social Care

https://tfn.scot/opinion/eating-disorders-awareness-week-why-medical-school-training-is-key-to-supporting-people-with-eating-disorders

Scottish budget aftermath: hope well hidden in the long grass

OPINION 10 December 2024 by Jamie Livingstone
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Oxfam Scotland’s Jamie Livingstone assesses the latest fiscal pledges from Holyrood – and find them wanting

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-budget-aftermath-hope-well-hidden-in-the-long-grass

Improving transitions to adulthood

OPINION 29 April 2021 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Camphill Scotland and Inclusion Scotland review what commitments Holyrood candidates are making to support those with disabilities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/improving-transitions-to-adulthood

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

Why social enterprises and charities should care about tax justice  

OPINION 2 October 2025 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Duncan Thorp: social enterprises, charities, cooperatives, community groups and other social economy organisations can and should benefit from fair tax reforms

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-social-enterprises-and-charities-should-care-about-tax-justice

Services failing Scots with Parkinson’s

NEWS 6 February 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Those fighting the condition face long waits for diagnosis and a lack of specialist care

https://tfn.scot/news/services-failing-scots-with-parkinsons

Refugees face shocking levels of destitution

NEWS 5 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Refugees are struggling to eat, having to walk miles every day and are being stuck in exploitative relationships, a study has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/refugees-face-shocking-levels-of-destitution

Starting Again: how refugees are making new lives in Scotland

NEWS 26 October 2015 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
1 comment
Exhibition shows how refugees make a new life for themselves

https://tfn.scot/news/starting-again-how-refugees-are-making-new-lives-in-scotland

Chief encounters: Donald MacLeod can’t see the day charities aren’t besieged and unable to cope

NEWS 15 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Culture & Leisure
The co-chairman of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland (NRS) pulls no punches

https://tfn.scot/news/chief-encounters-donald-macleod

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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.