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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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 pensioners missing out on free personal care

NEWS 24 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
​Councils not doing enough to ensure older people get access to care, new data reveals

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-pensioners-missing-out-on-free-personal-care

One-in-five Scots pensioners struggling financially

NEWS 25 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
​Over-65s not claiming what they are due, research shows

https://tfn.scot/news/one-in-five-scots-pensioners-struggling-financially

Volunteer - you won’t lose your benefits

NEWS 28 February 2017 by Susan Smith
Regeneration & Housing
New guidance produced by Scottish charities and the UK government clarifies the rules around volunteering when on benefits

https://tfn.scot/news/volunteering-wont-affect-your-benefits

New scheme offers hundreds of carers respite

NEWS 13 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
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​American model for respite care proves successful in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/new-scheme-offers-hundreds-of-carers-respite

Anti-smoking group says let child carers smoke

NEWS 21 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
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ASH Scotland argues that smokers should not be excluded when recruiting carers for needy children

https://tfn.scot/news/anti-smoking-group-says-it-is-okay-with-smoking

More Jobcentres are to close heaping further misery on claimants

NEWS 27 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Claimants will have to travel further to visit their local Jobcentre

https://tfn.scot/news/more-jobentres-are-to-close-heaping-misery-on-claimants

New record for Scots wind power

NEWS 9 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Wind turbines creating enough energy to power all of Scotland for four straight days

https://tfn.scot/news/new-record-for-scots-wind-power

Let’s hear it for Scotland’s army of volunteers

NEWS 29 May 2017 by Graham Martin
Management
Thousands of charities and voluntary organisations are gearing up to celebrate the vital contribution made by volunteers

https://tfn.scot/news/lets-hear-it-for-scotlands-army-of-volunteers

Charities win flexible working awards

NEWS 22 March 2019 by Susan Smith
Management
The Family Friendly Working Scotland awards recognise employers that can prove they offer exemplary flexible working opportunities for staff

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-win-flexible-working-awards

Scotland aims to consign violence against women to history

NEWS 26 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
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Scotland has detailed its progress in tackling violence, to mark the start of 16 days of international activism

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-aims-to-consign-violence-against-women-to-history

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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.