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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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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

Charity says ditch the car and save thousands

NEWS 26 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Huge savings can be achieved if families ditch the car - even for short journeys

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-says-ditch-the-car-and-save-thousands

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

A drug and alcohol plan is not enough: Scotland needs the commitment to back it up

OPINION 21 April 2026 by Louise Stewart
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Louise Stewart of WithYou: we need to turn words into action

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-plan-is-not-enough-scotland-needs-the-commitment-to-back-it-up

How financial technology is closing the gap on digital exclusion

OPINION 28 October 2024 by Sarah-Jayne Dunn
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
This was a powerful demonstration of how the Citizens Advice service is not just an advice-giver for the tens of thousands of clients we help every year

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-fintech-is-closing-the-gap-on-digital-exclusion

Debt charities work together to to mainstream top quality advice

OPINION 22 July 2024 by Martin Barr
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
CAS got together with Money Advice Scotland and the Child Poverty Action Group to produce a new Debt Advice Handbook for Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/debt-charities-work-together-to-to-mainstream-top-quality-advice

Time for joined-up solutions on accessible housing and social care crises

OPINION 8 August 2024 by Lorna Cameron
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Lorna Cameron says accessible housing is a human right denied to thousands of Scots with disabilities.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-for-joined-up-solutions-on-accessible-housing-and-social-care-crises

People Know How - when the funding runs out

OPINION 26 November 2024 by Amy Watters
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
This powerful blog from People Know How provides a stark insight into the impact of funding cuts and service closures on both volunteers and the staff who support them

https://tfn.scot/opinion/people-know-how-when-the-funding-runs-out

Less stepping back, more stepping up: Scotland’s next chapter in public service reform

OPINION 21 October 2025 by Giles Ruck
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Giles Ruck on an initiative that places the voices of local people and those with lived experience at the heart of funding decisions

https://tfn.scot/opinion/less-stepping-back-more-stepping-up-scotlands-next-chapter-in-public-service-reform

Campaigners vow to swamp “racist” demonstration

NEWS 3 November 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Counter protest planned promising to drown out members of far right group in Ayrshire village

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-vow-to-swamp-racist-demonstration

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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.