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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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Campaign to block new refugee detention centre in Paisley

NEWS 19 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
​Pressure group says new centre aims to get vulnerable people out of the country as quickly as possible and their cases won't be heard properly

https://tfn.scot/news/campaign-to-block-new-dungavel-style-immigration-detention-centre-being-bui

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

First minister backs kindness campaign

NEWS 14 December 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
The Scottish Government has announced a further £6m to help tackle loneliness and isolation

https://tfn.scot/news/first-minister-backs-kindness-campaign

DEC launches Myanmar earthquake appeal

NEWS 3 April 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Nearly 3,000 are feared dead

https://tfn.scot/news/dec-launches-myanmar-earthquake-appeal

Jobs revolution needed to lift children out of poverty

NEWS 29 May 2026 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has been published

https://tfn.scot/news/jobs-revolution-needed-to-lift-children-out-of-poverty

Holyrood 2026: Scottish sector in wait and see mode

NEWS 12 May 2026 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Charities are taking time this week to work out how to respond to the new parliamentary arithmetic

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2026-scottish-sector-in-wait-and-see-mode

There is nothing natural about this

FEATURE 1 October 2022 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
The climate collapse is ramping up demands on the international aid sector just as cash from governments gets cut. Graham Martin asks what happens when you're needed more than ever but there's only so much you can do.

https://tfn.scot/features/there-is-nothing-natural-about-this

What a time to be sentient! – an early look at the potential and pitfalls of chat-based AI tools

John Fitzgerald
30 May 2023
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Especially if you’re doing work like checking terms in contracts or looking for key issues in government

https://scvo.scot/p/59989/2023/05/30/what-a-time-to-be-sentient-an-early-look-at-the-potential-and-pitfalls-of-chat-based-ai-tools

Dismay as law lords back hated benefit cap

NEWS 16 May 2019 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Charities have hit out after law lords dismissed a challenge to the controversial benefits cap for single parents

https://tfn.scot/news/dismay-as-law-lords-back-hated-benefit-cap

UK misses out on EU poverty funds

NEWS 16 May 2019 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
The Home Office has failed to secure £600,000 for victims of modern slavery, and there are fears that further funding could also be lost

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-misses-out-on-eu-poverty-funds

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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.