Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Cuts to closure threatened women’s group will cost lives

NEWS 29 January 2015 by Rab Armour

Funding & Finance

Closure-threatened Clydebank Women's Aid says it will fight tooth and nail to provide vital service

https://tfn.scot/news/massive-support-for-closure-threatened-womens-group

Campaign to stop Scotland’s unknown killer cancer

NEWS 1 October 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

Breakthrough Breast Cancer survey finds less than half of Scotland knows about secondary breast cancer

https://tfn.scot/news/campaign-to-stop-scotlands-unknown-killer-cancer

Rape clause protest to take place in Edinburgh

NEWS 17 April 2018 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

One year on, protesters say the "unworkable" policy must be scrapped

https://tfn.scot/news/rape-clause-protest-to-take-place-in-edinburgh

Parents plan to picket Coca-Cola lorry as it visits Scots shopping centres

NEWS 1 November 2017 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

1 comment

Holidays aren't coming as parents plan to highlight the damage sugar does to children as the iconic brand visits Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/parents-plan-to-picket-coca-cola-lorry-as-it-visits-scots-shopping-centres

Over 52,000 complained about charity fundraising last year

NEWS 7 July 2015 by Rab Armour

Management

Organisations which consistently ask for money via direct mail top the list of complaints

https://tfn.scot/news/over-52000-complained-about-charities-last-year

Calls made for Scotland versus Qatar football match to be scrapped

NEWS 2 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

1 comment

Campaigners highlight “appalling labour abuse” in Qatar

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-made-for-scotland-versus-qatar-football-match-to-be-scrapped

Call for action as the number of young women suffering domestic abuse rises

NEWS 29 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Charities launch campaign after figures show a rise 8.9% in reported incidents of domestic abuse where the victim is a woman under the age of 30

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-action-as-the-number-of-young-women-being-abused-rises

Scottish mums’ campaign for cancer drug wins victory

NEWS 10 April 2017 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Medicines Consortium agreed to license a life-extending cancer drug after bowing to the pressure from a group of mums with breastcancer

https://tfn.scot/news/life-extending-cancer-drug-made-available-on-nhs-in-scotland

No vote could still unleash people power

NEWS 18 September 2014 by Graham Martin

Management

1 comment

Civil society unites to call for constitutional change despite no vote

https://tfn.scot/news/no-vote-could-still-unleash-people-power

A child is counselled for mental trauma every 11 minutes

NEWS 6 February 2017 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

More than 50,000 children were counselled by the Childline service last year – an average of one every eleven minutes

https://tfn.scot/news/one-child-every-11-minutes-counselled-for-mental-trauma

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Cuts to closure threatened women’s group will cost lives

Campaign to stop Scotland’s unknown killer cancer

Rape clause protest to take place in Edinburgh

Parents plan to picket Coca-Cola lorry as it visits Scots shopping centres

Over 52,000 complained about charity fundraising last year

Calls made for Scotland versus Qatar football match to be scrapped

Call for action as the number of young women suffering domestic abuse rises

Scottish mums’ campaign for cancer drug wins victory

No vote could still unleash people power

A child is counselled for mental trauma every 11 minutes

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