Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Council elections: Scotland's voluntary sector makes its demands

NEWS 21 April 2022 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

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Social Justice & Poverty

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TFN's guide to charity council election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/council-elections-scotlands-voluntary-sector-makes-its-demands

Building an enhanced and compassionate social security system in Scotland

OPINION 21 January 2022 by Ben Macpherson

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Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

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Minister for Social Security Ben Macpherson: "Treating people with dignity, fairness and respect will be at the heart of delivering our new Adult Disability Payment"

https://tfn.scot/opinion/building-an-enhanced-and-compassionate-social-security-system-in-scotland

The story behind foodbank use

FEATURE 14 May 2014 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Luxury or necessity? Robert Armour talks to Scottish people about why they have turned to foodbanks

https://tfn.scot/features/the-story-behind-foodbank-use

A dam good idea

FEATURE 3 June 2014 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Five years on, Scotland’s first mammal reintroduction trial celebrates success

https://tfn.scot/features/a-dam-good-idea

Disabled people need rights now

FEATURE 23 May 2023 by Rab Armour

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Scotland’s disabled community feels increasingly isolated and legislation is the only way to address inequalities, urges a new campaign. Robert Armour finds out more.

https://tfn.scot/features/disabled-people-need-rights-now

Services will be cut and social care bodies put at risk

OPINION 20 October 2017 Guest post

Management

John McDonald says the Scottish Government must fully fund charities to pay staff the living wage or services will be cut and charities could close

https://tfn.scot/opinion/services-will-be-cut-and-social-care-bodies-put-at-risk

SCVO Letter to Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy

Sheghley Ogilvie

24 April 2023

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forward to meeting with you on 10 May to discuss how we collectively ensure that the Scottish Government's,That is the Scottish Government’s recently released Fair Work First Guidance, which includes new criteria,1 July 2023, which is just over two months away, yet we still need clarity on how the Scottish Government,Please be assured that SCVO supports the Scottish Government’s aspirations for Scotland to become a Fair

https://scvo.scot/p/59321/2023/04/24/scvo-letter-to-neil-gray-msp-cabinet-secretary-for-wellbeing-economy-fair-work-and-energy